Last night, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke announced her decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nicaragua with a delayed effective date of 12 months before the designation ultimately terminates on January 5, 2019. DHS did not reach a decision for Honduran TPS holders, automatically...
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Call On the Administration To Extend TPS Status For Haiti Before the Upcoming November 23, 2017 Deadline A recording of today’s call is available here. Today, immigration, national security, and faith leaders and experts, condemned the Trump Administration for its decision last night to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) from fully vetted, hardworking,...
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Immigrant youth, local leaders, advocates, and allies are escalating their campaign for the Dream Act with 43 rallies, marches, petition deliveries, and protests in 14 states to call for citizenship and protection for immigrant youth on Thursday, November 9. Poll after poll documents the overwhelming public support for undocumented...
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Last night, the Department of Homeland Security announced its decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 2,500 Nicaraguans, with a 12 month phase-out period; to defer a decision on 57,000 Hondurans with TPS, triggering an automatic extension of 6 months; and announced no decision on the future of...
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Department of Homeland Security Must Answer to Nationwide Advocacy TODAY marks the day by which the Department of Homeland Security must make a decision for the future of tens of thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans protected under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and living in the United States. This past weekend also...
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View photos from all of our Dreamer Dinners here. Back in July, America’s Voice announced the “Dreamer Dinners” campaign, which seeks to bring together immigrant youth and elected officials to build public awareness about the need for Congress to pass the Dream Act. Anyone can host a Dreamer Dinner – they...
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If DHS follows through with revocation, Congress will have to step up The Washington Post is reporting that the State Department is recommending that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) be revoked for over 300,000 Honduran, Nicaraguan, Haitian and Salvadorans living and working in the United States. This recommendation is likely to result...
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11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 3 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 20 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 66 DAYS In a letter to Acting Secretary Elaine Duke, seven House Republicans call on the Department of Homeland Security to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans and Nicaraguans. The...
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Voting for a 2018 Government Funding Bill Without Including Relief for Dreamers is a Dangerous Idea Tallahassee, FL – Yesterday’s White House meeting with Republican Senators made clearthat President Trump and many Republicans are more interested in delaying action and obstructing progress than resolving the status of America’s Dreamers. Also...
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Voting for a 2018 Government Funding Bill Without Including Relief for Dreamers is a Dangerous Idea Austin, TX – Yesterday’s White House meeting with Republican Senators made clear that President Trump and many Republicans are more interested in delaying action and obstructing progress than resolving the status of America’s Dreamers. Said...
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