Ahart Family’s Act of Compassion Demonstrates Spirit of the Season A heartwarming story out of Des Moines, Iowa shows how one family has decided to make a difference in the life of a young girl whose parents were recently deported. As the Des Moines Register highlights in a new video and article, school...
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Dreamers, Allies Double Down to Pass Dream Before Congress Leaves for Holidays With less than a week left in the 2017 congressional calendar, Dreamers, immigrants, allies, and advocates are doubling down at Dream Central – an 1,200 square feet of tent space on the National Mall, which will serve...
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As Congress Dithers, Members Should Understand What’s Really at Stake This Week for Dreamers and America Through a combination of dysfunction, ineptitude and moral cowardice, Congress is lurching towards the end of 2017 without having resolved the urgent crisis of DACA recipients and other young immigrants. Imagine having a...
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Nearly 200,000 TPS Holders from El Salvador Living in Texas and Across the U.S. are in Jeopardy of Losing Protections 36,000 Salvadoran TPS holders in Texas 42,500 U.S. born children in Texas have Salvadoran parents who are TPS holders 24 Days Until DHS Decision Deadline for Salvadorans on 01/08/2018 A recording of today’s call is...
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DHS Decision Deadline for El Salvador 01/08/2018: 24 days Miami, FL – On Thursday, Miami city commissioners passed a resolution to urge the federal government to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Central Americans and to call on Congress to enact a permanent legislative solution for DACA recipients. The full WLRN...
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Austin, TX – Yesterday, Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) said during an interview that he could conceivably end the year by voting on a spending package that didn’t include the Dream Act. Rep. Cuellar represents Laredo and a district that includes more than 8,400 young peoplewho would benefit from the Dream Act...
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“DACA Recipients Need to Be Pulled From Legal Limbo” An editorial from Pennsylvania’s LancasterOnline.com cites the case of Osman Aroche Enriquez as an example of why it’s urgent for Congress to pass Dreamer legislation as soon as possible. The LNP Editorial Board writes: DACA is a program on which most Americans agree. As...
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There is no crisis…There’s no emergency. The president has given us to March to address it,” according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). His co-conspirator Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) echoed the falsity: ““The deadline is March, as far as I understand it.” Clearly, McConnell and Ryan are no experts...
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For a recording of today’s call, please email nicole@npstrategygroup.com Miramar, FL– This morning, Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam joined Florida Dreamers and leaders to discuss why a legislative solution for Dreamers is so urgent for Florida and America and to call on Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representative John Rutherford (FL-04)...
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New Vox Exclusive Tells How DACA Renewal Applicant Was Detained After USPS Mistake Led to Loss of Status Writing in Vox, Dara Lind breaks the news that, “A former DACA recipient who was waiting to reapply for deportation protections, after his initial application was rejected due to postal service...
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