Contrary to DHS Secretary Nielsen’s Statements, This is NOT What Happens “Every Day” With Parents Facing Criminal Charges According to the Washington Post, “The head of the Department of Homeland Security defended the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from parents when the family is being prosecuted for...
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Emails Detail Administration’s Mission to Deport All Immigrants According to reporter Jorge Rivas at Splinter, Trump officials actively looked for reasons to deport Haitians before terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The discovery comes after reports exposed how the Trump Administration ignored the warnings of diplomats when they terminated TPS for six countries and...
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Republican leaders are laying bare the fact that their desire to maintain their hold on power vastly exceeds their interest in helping Dreamers or the country. The ongoing intra-GOP squabbling over the discharge petition, which is designed to force action on a vote for Dreamers, boils down the following:...
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Donald Trump’s latest comments scapegoating, dehumanizing, and “othering” immigrants is an unfortunate reminder of the worldview of this president and a preview of the ugly politics of fear that we will see from the White House and Republican candidates throughout this election cycle. The following is a statement from...
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Columbus, OH — Gov. John Kasich recently announced the creation of an historic Office for New Americans, a statewide expression similar to the local initiatives lead by the city of Dayton and other Ohio communities. In light of this development, a local faith leader has released this statement. Rev. Dan Clark, Ohio...
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Akron, OH – Today we would like to take this time to announce that we stand behind the Governor’s creation of the Office for New Americans in the State of Ohio. We are happy to say that this is a strong move for our state to welcome immigrants coming...
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America’s Voice After Trump’s Latest Dehumanizing Comments, Americans Are Ready for Common Decency and Common Sense By Blocking Dream Discharge Petition, Republican Leaders Choosing Party Over Country ICYMI: Splinter: “DHS Officials Sought Negative Information on Haitians Before Ending Vital Humanitarian Program” DHS Family Separation Policy Relies on a System that Separates...
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We must stop “separate and lose” child policy Trump Administration separating kids from asylum-seeking parents and putting them on military bases, while losing track of whereabouts of other children in government custody At a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing yesterday, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen defended the Trump Administration’s shameful...
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America’s Voice Incompetence and Cruelty: DHS Secretary Nielsen Tries to Defend the Indefensible Primary Voters Reject Pro-Trump Pennsylvania Democrat With A Track Record of Scapegoating Immigrants ICYMI: Héctor Figueroa, President of Local 32BJ SEIU, “Legal immigrants face loss of protection” Incompetencia y crueldad: la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kirstjen...
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“¡Si se puede!” “¡Si se puede!” “¡Si se puede!” were among the chants yesterday in front of the California state house as immigrants and immigrant allies from across the state gathered to celebrate Immigrant Day 2018. The day of action, which was organized by the California Immigrant Policy Center,...
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