If you follow this blog, you know that a small group of Ohioans went all the way to Iowa to track down our sitting governor, John Kasich (R), who is also running for President. We had been trying to get a meeting with his office to discuss Ohio’s support...
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As advocates applaud a judge’s ruling that holding women and children in detention violates a 1997 court decision, a social worker will today testify about the “deplorable” conditions she witnessed while working at the Karnes detention facility in Texas. From Esther Lee of ThinkProgress: At a Judiciary Democrats’ Forum...
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*** MEDIA AVAILABILITY**** Ohio Immigrant Families Meet with Gov. Kasich and AG DeWine End Day in Just as Much Limbo as They Started It Cleveland, OH—Yesterday, Ohio immigrants and their U.S. Citizen children, lawyers, and allies headed back to Columbus to meet directly with their Attorney General Mike DeWine and...
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A federal judge’s decision last Friday that detaining mothers and children violates a 1997 court settlement is already having a “groundbreaking” effect, said the Huffington Post earlier today. Citing the 1997 Flores Agreement, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled last week that hundreds of families currently held in detention...
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English (en español al final de la página): NBC News: Jeb Bush Says He Was Hurt by Trump Remarks About Mexicans By Andrew Rafferty Time: Donald Trump Is Not as Aggressive on Immigration As He Sounds By Tessa Berenson Vox: Donald Trump is more moderate than many Republican voters...
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Jul 27, 2015
Last night I found myself leaving the grocery store, when an individual called my name as I walked down the parking lot. “Hey, are you Juan Escalante?” Startled, I quickly replied “Yes?” and proceeded to engage in conversation. It turned out that this individual was an undocumented student, a...
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Citing a 1997 court settlement on the detention of children, late last week U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that hundreds of mothers and children currently held in family detention facilities must be released by the federal government. From the AP: “The decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Dolly...
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Looks like Sheriff Joe messed with the wrong one, again. Following a court order from U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow on Friday, a team of six U.S. Marshals raided the downtown Phoenix office of embattled Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. According to reports, U.S. Marshals seized hundreds of...
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Coddling Anti-Immigrant Extremists, The GOP Has Brought Trump Effect Upon Itself By indulging, rather than standing up to, the anti-immigrant and nativist sentiments in its midst, the Republican Party has helped catalyze the rise of Donald Trump. As we head into the first round of presidential primary debates, the...
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English (en español al final de la página): Los Angeles Times (Op-Ed): GOP and Latinos: On immigration, history shows the way By Joe Trippi The Toledo Blade (Ohio): Group says Ohio will be at forefront of debate By Lauren Lindstrom Politico : Poll: Anger at Washington fuels Trump’s rise...
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