Washington, DC — The sheer volume of immigration policy news is best viewed in the aggregate, taking into account the array of proposed and enacted policies and the larger through lines and implications. Below, America’s Voice highlights some of the key and related immigration developments from the week and...
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TRUMP’S REVOCATION OF HAITIAN TPS IS UNCONSCIONABLE On Thursday, the Trump administration announced the rescission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, whose work permits and protections against deportation are set to expire in summer 2025. Not only is this intentionally making half a...
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Washington, DC — Today, faith leaders from multiple faith traditions gathered on a virtual press event to reaffirm the importance of treating immigrants and refugees with dignity and respect and to call for policies that align with these core values. Speakers also addressed the recent lawsuit filed on behalf...
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Washington, DC — News reports highlight that the Trump Administration has revoked TPS for Haitians, with protections against deportation now set to expire in Summer 2025. The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the news: “Revoking TPS protections for Haitians legally...
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Washington, DC — We’ve been highlighting the high cost of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant obsessions and plans for indiscriminate mass deportations, noting that even real public safety threats are being deprioritized in the process. The ongoing budget process playing out on Capitol Hill also underscores the point. President Trump...
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Washington, DC — Last week, we highlighted the high cost of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant obsessions and plans for indiscriminate mass deportations above all. Over the weekend, a USA Today story, “Thousands of DHS agents shift to deportation instead of drugs, weapons and human trafficking,” underscored the point and...
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Washington, DC — The Trump administration and NYC Mayor Eric Adams seem to have engaged in an overt quid pro quo – dropping the criminal case against Adams in exchange for the Mayor facilitating the Trump administration’s indiscriminate immigration crackdown. Among the many disturbing elements of the story is...
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AS REPUBLICANS PUSH FOR BILLIONS TO FUND IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN, THREE KEY QUESTIONS Earlier this week, NBC News reported on a GOP budget resolution that includes an additional $175 billion for “for immigration enforcement, including ICE agents, detention beds and deportation resources.” Yet as elected Republicans like Lindsey Graham and...
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Washington, DC — Yesterday, NBC News highlighted, “Trump’s border czar is ‘begging’ for money for immigration crackdown, Senate budget chief says,” highlighting comments from Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) ahead of hearings and a vote in the committee today and tomorrow on a budget resolution that includes...
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Washington, DC — Faith leaders from a wide variety of faith traditions are speaking out against and standing up to the Trump administration’s cruel and chaotic immigration and refugee agenda, calling instead for policies that align with broader values and seek to tamp down, instead of inflame, fear and...
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