America’s Voice America’s Voice: DACA Works; Trump Must Keep It In Place Until Dream Act Becomes Law ICYMI: Strong Bipartisan Support for Dreamers, DACA and DREAM Act Immigration 101: What is the Dream Act? ICYMI: “Paxton should consider the harm of ending DACA’s success” Ohio Dreamers, Advocates Call on...
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Cleveland, OH – The Sandusky Register reports today that Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Catholic Diocese of Toledo criticized the deportation of Jesus Lara Lopez, a Willard father, taxpayer, and homeowner who was forced to leave his family yesterday. As the Register and many other news outlets have made clear, Jesus was deported despite having lived in...
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Jesus Lara Lopez, an Ohio taxpayer and father of four U.S. citizen children, was deported yesterday to Mexico following a tearful goodbye with his family. Unfortunately, Jesus’ case is not an isolated one. The heartbreak that he and his family feel today is the same heartbreak that so many other...
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America’s Voice Five Truths Evident After Heartbreaking Deportation of Jesus Lara ICYMI: Bishop of Toledo Condemns Lara Deportation, While Rep. Bob Gibbs Callously Applauds Trump’s Political Police Force Plans to Move Against America’s Cities Trump Administration Promises More Terrorizing Immigration Raids ICYMI: LA Times Editorial: “Trump Should Show Some...
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The House Appropriations Committee today marked up the DHS appropriations bill before taking a 30-22 party-line vote to pass it out of committee. Democratic amendments which were offered but voted down or withdrawn included provisions to cut CBP and ICE funding, to protect DACA, to prohibit ICE raids in...
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In New York, Jose Molina is facing deportation after living in the US for almost forty years. He’s been married to his wife for 16 years, has a green card, is a permanent resident, and works for the New York City Department of Parks. The Trump Administration is trying...
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Willard, OH – Jesus Lara Lopez, an Ohio taxpayer and father of four U.S. citizen children, was deported this morning following a tearful goodbye with his family. Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, responded with the following statement. It’s a sad, sad day when the most powerful nation on earth...
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America’s Voice Frank Sharry Responds to Deportation of Jesus Lara Frank Sharry responde a la deportación de Jesús Lara Rep. Bob Gibbs, Senator Rob Portman, DHS Secretary John Kelly, and Detroit ICE Field Office Director Rebecca Adducci Failed the Lara Children of Willard, Ohio Photos: An American Family Was...
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A recording of today’s event is available here Willard, OH – Ahead of Jesus Lara Lopez’ scheduled deportation tomorrow, his sons and legal team joined community and faith leaders to provide an update on his case and share a letter from local faith leaders supporting an end to this deportation nightmare. The solution is...
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Nury Chavarria is a Connecticut mother who has lived in the US for more than 24 years and has four US citizen children, including one who has cerebral palsy. She’s been living and working in the US since she came from Guatemala at age 19 to apply for asylum,...
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