English CNN House committee set to mark up aggressive immigration bills By Tal Kopan May 18, 2017 USA Today Immigration arrests up 38% nationwide under Trump By Alan Gomez May 17, 2017 Los Angeles Times Arrests on civil immigration charges are up 38% in 100 days since Trump’s executive...
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Sheriff David Clarke of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has announced that he’ll be joining the Trump Administration as the newest DHS Assistant Secretary. He would be reporting to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and working as a liaison with state and local law enforcement and governments. The position does not...
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English Huffington Post New Republican Bills Would Ramp Up A Trump Deportation Force By Elise Foley May 16, 2017 Daily Kos Texas Republicans ignore security threat in Oval Office, propose to criminalize immigrants instead By Gabe Ortiz May 16, 2017 East Valley Tribune Family members hail opening of office...
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In what’s been called a “disgusting act of intimidation“, federal agents from the Customs and Immigration Service showed up at a public school in Queens last week looking for information on a fourth grader, before being turned away by a school safety agent and an administrator. Immigration agents come to...
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Tomorrow, the House will vote on HR 2213, which would allow Customs and Border Protection to waive the polygraph test requirement for certain new hires, while a Senate committee holds a hearing for an equivalent bill — the Boots on the Border Act authored by Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ). Both reflect Donald Trump’s plan...
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English Reuters New York City Takes Stance After Immigration Agents Show Up at School By Jonathan Allen May 15, 2017 Wall Street Journal New York City Schools Chancellor Seeks to Reassure After Immigration Visit By Leslie Brody May 15, 2017 AOL Elementary school turns away immigration agent looking for...
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Over the weekend, immigrants and advocates in Miami demonstrated outside a USCIS office in support of a renewal of temporary protective status for Haitians, waving signs, dancing, chanting, and playing music. Protesters held signs reading “save TPS”, “Haitian lives matter”, “unity makes strength”, and “TPS is liberty”. The Trump...
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Mothers’ Day in Texas yesterday was energetic and impassioned, as six hundred mothers, fathers, and advocates rallied in front of Austin City Hall to shame Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over SB 4, Texas’ new draconian anti-immigrant law. On a day dedicated to honoring mothers, advocates made it clear that...
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English Teen Vogue Video Showing Man Screaming at Arab-American Family Goes Viral By Carolyn Lipka May 12, 2017 WMNF Immigration Advocate Juan Escalante on Radioactivity Friday May 11, 2017 Associated Press Hundreds protest in Miami over Haitian immigration status May 13, 2017 Miami Herald Protesters to Trump: Don’t send...
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Despite judges and officials in at least three states and one city (California, Washington, New Jersey, and Denver) specifically asking ICE to refrain from conducting immigration enforcement actions inside and around courthouses, agents are continuing to do so — curtailing immigrants’ access to legal institutions and causing harm to...
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