A New York Times op-ed from Derrick Johnson, president and chief executive of the NAACP, lifts up the findings and implications of polling conducted for the NAACP by the African American Research Collaborative and Latino Decisions, analyzing voters’ views in 61 of the nation’s most competitive midterm congressional districts....
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Holders Continue on Their Mission to Advocate for Keeping Their Families Together TPS Expiration Dates: Sudan, 11/2/2018 Nicaragua, 1/5/2019 Nepal, 6/24/2019 Haiti, 7/22/2019 El Salvador, 9/9/2019 Honduras, 1/5/2020 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and immigration advocates on the TPS caravan “Journey for Justice” made a...
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On Monday, the Washington Post published an editorial, “ICE is sending Mauritanians back to modern-day slavery.” The opinion piece is as clear and condemning as its title. The piece begins: THE WEST AFRICAN nation of Mauritania is known for its poets, for its reserves of gold — and...
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To honor Senator McCain’s life and legacy, America’s Voice en Español Director Maribel Hastings penned the following column, originally published in Univision and translated by Lynn Tramonte. As Hastings laments, “Now that the immigrant community, their citizen and permanent resident relatives, and activists who support them are under an...
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Cleveland, OH — On Monday, the Washington Post published an editorial, “ICE is sending Mauritanians back to modern-day slavery,” that is as clear and condemning as its title. The piece begins: THE WEST AFRICAN nation of Mauritania is known for its poets, for its reserves of gold — and...
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“The Trump Administration is prioritizing deportation over human life” Cleveland, OH — Unions, faith organizations, and Mauritanian community leaders–among others–sent a letter to members of the Ohio congressional delegation today, expressing deep concern about the deportation of long-term Ohio residents to Mauritania, a country that is unable to protect...
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Ending TPS for Hundreds of Thousands of People Sets Stage for Next Family Separation Crisis In a broadcasted segment by News 12 Hudson Valley, a New York family with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) tells their struggle with the possible separation of their family as a result of the Trump...
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In his latest column for HuffPost, America’s Voice Communications Manager and DACA-recipient Juan Escalante calls out President Trump for holding a ceremony to celebrate the men and women who have willingly separated thousands of families and for refusing to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border...
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One month after the court-ordered deadline to reunify children ripped from their parents by the Trump administration, more than 500 children remain separated from their loved ones. The administration continues to drag its feet, and the pace of reunifications has slowed to a crawl. As the Washington Post writes...
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Administration Terminated TPS for Sudan Despite Advice from Country Condition Experts TPS Expiration Date for Sudan: 11/2/2018 Nick Miroff at the Washington Post reports that emails released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveal the Trump administration disregarded the advice of DHS officials cautioning against the termination of...
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