Washington, DC — CBS News is reporting that the Trump administration has started plans to transport the first group of migrant detainees to Guantanamo Bay. The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice:   “Let’s be clear: this is an unprecedented move and another dangerous... Continue »
Washington, DC — This weekend, the Trump administration announced it will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, a decision that reverses the U.S. government’s earlier decision – recently announced – and pulls the rug out from several hundred thousand individuals who rely on TPS for legal protection and... Continue »
CHAOS AND CRUELTY: TWO WEEKS OF THE INDISCRIMINATE TRUMP DEPORTATION MACHINE Two weeks into the second Trump administration and the chaos and cruelty are already exposed for all to see. The administration’s immigration enforcement machine has been sweeping in its scope, harm and indiscriminate nature, falsely alleging that all... Continue »
Washington, DC — At a virtual event and discussion held earlier today, key national and local voices assessed the scope, fears and implications of President Trump’s promised largest deportation operation in history and related policy announcements and ICE enforcement actions.  The discussion was the next installment of America’s Voice’s... Continue »
Washington, DC — Yesterday delivered several reminders that the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda is sweeping in its scope, harm and indiscriminate nature, viewing all immigrants here without legal status as “criminal” and comfortable in the reality that U.S. citizens and tribal members are among those being targeted and... Continue »
Washington, DC — The scope, harm, and indiscriminate assault of the Trump administration’s deportation agenda are coming into sharper relief. From ongoing reports of those actually detained in local ICE raids to indications about the growing fears and harms spreading throughout broader communities, the Trump agenda already is causing... Continue »
TRUMP’S DAY ONE ‘SHOCK AND AWFUL’ The Trump administration’s day one announcements on immigration and the border were sweeping in scope and by design, part of a purposeful “shock and awful” effort that aims to overwhelm opposition by sheer volume. While experts continue to analyze the full implications, some... Continue »
Washington, DC — An ICE raid on a Newark, NJ restaurant yesterday that led to the detention of a U.S. military veteran and U.S. citizen was a troubling snapshot of the types of indiscriminate enforcement we fear the Trump administration is seeking to turbocharge. As Newark Mayor Ras Baraka... Continue »
Washington, DC — On a virtual press event held today, leading experts on immigration and refugee policy and law gathered to discuss the details, implications, and scope of the harmful array of newly signed executive orders and announcements in the first week of the Trump administration. Today’s event was... Continue »
Washington, DC — Using his nativist lies of “invasion” as justification for his extreme policies, Trump announced today that he is deploying troops to the border. Yet, just yesterday, during a service at the National Cathedral, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde, issued a direct plea to... Continue »