Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
ENGLISH Associated Press Young immigrants won’t ‘rest easy’ despite Trump’s comments April 21, 2017 Huffington Post Trump Says Dreamers Shouldn’t Worry. Statistics Say Otherwise. By Roque Planas April 21, 2017 Daily Kos A deported immigrant’s teen son worries about the fate of other undocumented moms By Gabe Ortiz April... Continue »
Trump's first 100 days on immigration.
Today, America’s Voice Education Fund releases a new report assessing immigration enforcement in the first 100 days on immigration of the Trump Administration (available in Spanish here). While President Trump has already flip-flopped on an array of campaign promises, deportations are proceeding in rigid accordance with Trump’s nativist campaign pledge.... Continue »
McCauley Column, NYT Editorial Provoke Compelling Questions about Ohio Mom’s Deportation The headline of Byron McCauley’s column in the Cincinnati Enquirer about Oswaldo, Maribel Trujillo’s eldest son, is heartbreaking: “His mom deported, 15 year-old boy left with questions,” and so is the entire piece.  Just read the first lines:... Continue »
Trump's first 100 days on immigration.
Introduction While President Trump has already flip-flopped on an array of campaign promises, immigration enforcement is proceeding in rigid accordance with Trump’s nativist campaign pledge. As we reach the first 100 days on immigration benchmark, it is clear that the Trump Administration has laid the groundwork to implement a... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
ENGLISH Daily Kos (Opinion) ICE clerical error leads to ICE telling Dreamer with DACA to prepare for deportation By Gabe Ortiz April 20, 2017 Associated Press Central America worries about more gang deportations from US April 20, 2017 Associated Press Report: ICE does bad job of overseeing deportable immigrants... Continue »
As White House Gears Up for a Shutdown Fight Over Wall, Deportation Force and Expanded Detention, We Look to Pelosi and Schumer to Stand Against Trump and Protect Our Values According to Politico: The White House, under internal pressure to show legislative achievements ahead of the 100-day mark, is gearing up... Continue »
Donald Trump has made it clear that he’s pursuing a white nationalist policy that is aimed at reshaping American demographics for decades to come. We’ve seen this in the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants who have been living in the US for decades and raising families without causing trouble.... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
ENGLISH Daily Kos Maribel Trujillo deported by ICE, despite having four U.S. citizen kids and no criminal record By Gabe Ortiz April 19, 2017 Washington Post Trump the candidate vs Trump the president on DACA By Claritza Jiminez April 19, 2017 USA Today Trump increases deportations of former DREAMers... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
ENGLISH Washington Times Secretary Kelly tells DHS critics to ‘shut up,’ let agents do their jobs By Stephen Dinan April 18, 2017 Houston Chronicle DHS chief fires back at deportation critics By Kevin Diaz April 18, 2017 Remezcla On Tax Day, a Reminder That Undocumented Immigrants Pay Higher Taxes... Continue »
Maribel is an Ohio mom facing deportation tomorrow.
Over 700 prominent clergy have signed a nationwide open letter from Faith in Public Life urging Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly to stop the deportation of Maribel Trujillo Diaz, an Ohio mom facing deportation tomorrow. Faith community: release Maribel Trujillo-Diaz has received support from thousands of Ohioans and... Continue »