Cleveland, OH – Today, Donald Trump took the cowardly way out on DACA, sending his Attorney General to deliver the bad news to 800,000 Americans with DACA–and thousands of other young people who are finally old enough to apply for the first time. For an explainer on DACA, see this piece from Vox....
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Trifecta of Hate: Charlottesville, Arpaio, Now Dreamers Follow our liveblog for important developments throughout the day The following are reactions from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund, and Juan Escalante, DACA recipient and America’s Voice Digital Campaigns Manager, reacting to the announcement that the Trump administration is ending...
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Sep 4, 2017
Where Is Attorney General Mike DeWine? Cleveland, OH – Gov. John Kasich weighed in this weekend on Trump’s pending “decision,” expected tomorrow, about cancelling or continuing the DACA program. But so far, Attorney General and Ohio gubernatorial candidate Mike DeWine has been silent. Referencing the story of Jesus Contreras, a...
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Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post writes an unsparing column on President Trump’s threats to the DACA program: First, let’s not think Trump — who invites cops to abuse suspects, who thinks ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio was “doing his job” when denying others their constitutional rights and who issued the Muslim ban — cares...
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A terrible story out of Houston, about a DACA recipient’s death after volunteering during Harvey recovery efforts, is a reminder that DACA recipients are risking their lives while the future of the program is under threat. 31-year-old Alonso Guillen disappeared last Wednesday when his boat capsized as he attempted to save Harvey...
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Instead of Responding to a Manufactured Deadline, Trump Should Keep DACA in Place Everyone wants to be the first to report what the President will do about DACA. But it’s important to remember that trial balloons and leaks are just that–until we have an official announcement, we will not...
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Sep 1, 2017
State AG Sees the Light, Quits Team Paxton; Calls On Tennessee Senators to Enact the DREAM Act After a day of fevered speculation about the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the White House today delayed any decision about the future of this popular and...
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Ohio AG Mike DeWine Should Follow Suit Cleveland, OH – The Attorney General of Tennessee, Herbert Slatery III, just announced that he will not join Texas in attacking the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in the courts. Ohio, like Tennessee, is a plaintiff in a lawsuit attacking a now-defunct...
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A recording of today’s call is available here On a press call today, immigration advocates, legal experts, and DACA recipients assessed a busy week of developments. From the preliminary injunction on Texas’s SB4 to ongoing attention to the future of DACA and DACA recipients, the speakers provided key analysis and...
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Boston Globe editorial and Fabiola Santiago Miami Herald column look at Texas as reminder of why President Trump should keep DACA in place Two must-read pieces today connect the dots between the devastation in Houston, the essential role of DACA recipients and other immigrants in helping with the Texas and Louisiana response...
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