Salvadoran immigrants who have long filled D.C.’s service jobs will soon lose their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) A piece in Huffington Post exposes the painful irony for TPS holders and workers who have been left in limbo by the very people for whom they work: the federal government. Specifically, the piece focuses...
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Know Your Rights When Stopped by ICE or Police A video of Border Patrol agents boarding a Greyhound bus asking people to show them their papers has garnered over 2.5 million views on Facebook according to the Florida Immigration Coalition (FLIC). Last Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...
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A recording of today’s call is available here Austin, TX – Dreamers and their advocates spoke on a call on the latest in the fight for the Dream Act and protections for vulnerable immigrants. Julieta Garibay, Co-Founder and Texas Director of United We Dream, said: We are utterly disappointed that the...
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The government shutdown is officially over, and Congress has once again failed to pass legislation that protects Dreamers. This happened despite an abundance of polls showing that supermajorities of Americans support immigrant youth and want their elected officials to take action. Some of this support has shown up in...
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As we move into the next phase of the Dreamer legislative debate, here are three key fundamentals that, if respected, will help get us across the finish line. 1. The core question: do Republicans want to keep Dreamers here in America or deport them? As Greg Sargent of the Washington...
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As negotiations continue and uncertainty surrounds the future of immigration policy in our country, activists have not wavered in their steadfast commitments to ensuring TPS holders are included in any final decision and permanent pathway to citizenship. Relevant excerpted coverage follows: Spectrum News 13: Salvadorian immigrants under TPS face uncertain...
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Caribbean woman pulled off bus by agents on Friday is still missing FLORIDA – Border Patrol agents boarded a Greyhound bus on Friday to ask passengers for documentation in Ft. Lauderdale on a bus en route to Miami from Orlando; during the stop a black woman of Caribbean descent was asked to remove her...
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Last Friday, Youngstown businessman Amer Numan Barhoum Adi Othman (“Al Adi”), 57, was transferred to a federal prison after commencing a hunger strike following his unexpected arrest by the Cleveland ICE office. Hundreds of people also marched on Saturday and Sunday in support of his freedom. “We’re in fear...
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Miami, FL – Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of Famn Ayisyen Nan Miyami (Haitian Women of Miami, FANM), issued the following statement after the Senate voted to reopen the government today, calling on Congress to ensure Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients are part of a final agreement to provide a permanent...
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The following is a statement by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, in response to congressional votes today. Last week, I was moved to tears of joy when Democrats stood up and fought for progressive values and for Dreamers. Today, I am moved to tears of disappointment and...
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