One immigration case that’s been making the news is the story of Roberto Beristain, an Indiana business owner and undocumented immigrant who was deported this week after spending almost 20 years in the US. Beristain has a wife and four children, all of whom are US citizens, which might prompt...
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So Much for Deporting “Bad Hombres” and Improving Public Safety In another heartbreaking case that reveals the cruelty and hypocrisy of Trump’s inhumane deportation policies, the Guardian reports that Maribel Trujillo – an Ohio mother of four U.S. citizen children – has been told by ICE agents that she...
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ENGLISH Washington Post Trump supporter regrets vote after undocumented husband is deported By Peter Holley April 06, 2017 Washington Post Her husband was undocumented, but she voted for Trump. Now her partner has been deported. By Peter Holley April 06, 2017 Huffington Post Undocumented Man Whose Wife Voted For...
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***MEDIA ADVISORY*** TODAY, April 7 1PM EST DIAL IN: (800) 895-0198; PASSCODE: ‘IMMIGRATION’ Office Hours: Rep. Espaillat to Discuss New “Sensitive Locations” Bill; Plus, Expert to Discuss Impact of ICE Enforcement at Courthouses; Indivisible Talks about Spending Fight and Recess Plans Washington, DC – Today’s “Office Hours” at 1pm...
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ENGLISH Associated Press Homeland Security Chief Backtracks on Splitting Families April 05, 2017 Reuters Trump Administration Says No Longer Considering Separating Women, Children at Border By Julia Edwards Ainsley April 05, 2017 New York Times A Full Border Wall With Mexico? ‘Unlikely,’ Homeland Security Chief Says By Ron Nixon...
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It took nearly a quarter of a century for one of the most notorious symbols of discrimination, xenophobia, and anti-immigrant sentiment to collapse. In Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio reigned almost unchecked from 1993 to 2016, when he lost his reelection campaign for a seventh term. A new administration now...
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Donald Trump’s first 100 days are coming to a close, and they have been anything but good for his racist and dysfunctional administration. From his dismal approval ratings to back-to-back defeats of his Muslim Ban, Donald Trump continues to inspire Americans across the country to fight back against his...
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ENGLISH Above the Law Sessions’s Orders To Local Police Are Contradictory, Until You See The Racism That Ties Them Together By Elie Mystal April 04, 2017 Associated Press DHS won’t rule out arresting crime victims, witnesses By Alicia A. Caldwell April 04, 2017 Reuters Federal Authorities Raid Los Angeles-Area...
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Why should Americans support immigration? For a comprehensive answer, check out Matthew Yglesias’ piece at Vox, “The Case for Immigration”. As he points out, the United States throughout its history has not typically taken in immigrants as an act of kindness — it’s taken in immigrants out of recognition...
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ENGLISH Daily Kos (Opinion) Public safety be damned, ICE will continue arresting immigrants at courthouses By Gabe Ortiz April 03, 2017 Associated Press Immigration agents round up 153 in South Texas April 03, 2017 Boston Globe State’s top court to weigh whether local authorities must detain immigrants for ICE...
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