Pastor Max’s Story Continues to Show Need for Reform at ICE and Accountability for Director Saldaña In the wake of his tragic deportation, Pastor Max Villatoro, now in Honduras, is speaking out for the first time since he was detained, sharing his personal experience with the U.S. deportation machine and...
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In Wake of High Profile Deportation Of Pastor Max Villatoro, Leopold Raises Key Questions about ICE Director Saldaña’s Failure to Follow President’s New Enforcement Guidelines In a new post published on Latino Rebels, David Leopold, Cleveland-based immigration attorney and past President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association discusses the recent,...
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National Journal: Ted Cruz Has Been Running for President for Years in the Senate By Lauren Fox Politico: Cruz’s strategy: Destroy the ‘mushy middle’ By James Hohmann and Alex Isenstadt New York Times: Ted Cruz, an Ambitious Conservative With Sharp Elbows By Ashley Parker and Maggie Haberman The Hill: Trump brings birther charge...
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Earlier today, MSNBC’s José Díaz-Balart featured immigration attorney David Leopold and his client Gloria Villatoro, whose husband Max Villatoro was deported by ICE to Honduras last week. Pastor Max’s story caught national attention when he was arrested by ICE officials as his young U.S. citizen children slept nearby. Pastor...
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The news that Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is officially running for President should be cause for alarm for Republicans hoping to recast their image on immigration ahead of the 2016 elections. In a campaign kickoff video, Cruz proudly introduces himself as the “son of an immigrant father, who fled oppression...
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On Friday, we received tragic confirmation that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Pastor Max Villatoro to Honduras during the early morning hours. While we weren’t ultimately successful in convincing ICE that this father of four U.S. citizens shouldn’t have been a priority for deportation, the support for Pastor Max amounted to...
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AP: US deports pastor who had 17-year-old DUI conviction Huffington Post: Iowa Pastor Max Villatoro Deported After Community Rallies To Keep Him In U.S. By Elise Foley KCRG (Iowa): Immigration officials deport Iowa City pastor By Erin Jordan Iowa City Press Citizen (Iowa): Attorney: Pastor Max Villatoro deported; ‘no easy way’ to get US visa...
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Yesterday, we received this tragic confirmation: ICE deported Pastor Max Villatoro to Honduras during the early morning Friday hours. We, like Pastor Max’s family and his Iowa community, are heartbroken by the news. But we also remember that though we ultimately weren’t successful in convincing ICE that this father...
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After ICE Director Saldana Coddles House Republican Restrictionists at Hearing, Her Agents Move to Deport Pastor Max Based on a phone call from Pastor Max Villatoro to his lawyer late last night, we fear he was deported to his native Honduras either under cover of night or in the...
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We know the final cost of something as consequential as deportation: Broken families. For millions of these immigrant families, there is no greater nightmare. We also know ICE, the agency in charge of making these decisions, has a job it must do. But in making those decisions, immigrant families...
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