Must-Read Boston Globe Column = Yet Another Reminder that DHS Implementing Mass Deportation, Not Targeted Enforcement In the Boston Globe, Kevin Cullen writes a must-read column highlighting ICE’s recent arrest of longtime Irish-American leader John Cunningham. While DHS Secretary John Kelly touts that his agency is focused on bad actors and public...
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SB 4 will allow racial profiling and discrimination of Texas’ communities of color Austin, TX – According to the Austin American-Statesman, the Trump and Sessions led Department of Justice yesterday indicated its intent to file a statement of interest and “asked to be involved in the court hearings next week on SB 4,” Texas’ anti-immigrant and...
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California, long a national leader in pro-immigrant policymaking, is poised to once again provide a powerful example of how states can stand up for immigrants and protect public safety for all. At a press conference yesterday, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck joined with former U.S. Attorney General Eric...
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It Is Important to Take a Moment to Remember the Sacrifice of People Who Make Our Nation Special As our country mourns the death of seven U.S. Navy sailors, a new piece from Dave Phillips of the New York Times serves as a reminder of the strength our country gathers from its diversity –...
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ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan’s testimony before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee last week laid bare the Trump Administration’s radical deportation policy. In contrast with the usual spin that we hear from President Trump and DHS Secretary John Kelly that they are targeting public safety threats, Homan made it clear that...
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At the tail end of Father’s Day, the New York Times published a searing feature from Miriam Jordan regarding the immigration debate currently raging throughout the nation, including in small-town Ohio, and profiling one father – Jesus Lara Lopez – whose deportation battle has become a test case for the Trump Administration. Jordan examines...
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Jesus Lara, Long-Time Willard Resident, Dreams of Remaining With His Family Cleveland, OH – At the tail end of Father’s Day, the New York Times published a searing feature from Miriam Jordan regarding the immigration debate currently raging nationally and in small-town Ohio and one father – Jesus Lara Lopez – whose deportation battle...
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A recording of today’s DAPA immigration event is available here On a press call today, immigrant advocates and legal experts analyzed the Trump Administration’s latest moves to rescind the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program and the current status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program...
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After blocking DAPA’s implementation in 2014, Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB4, an unconstitutional law that will target communities of color and immigrants in Texas Austin, TX – The Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announced yesterday that the administration is rescinding the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program....
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Washington, DC – A continuación compartimos un comunicado de Lynn Tramonte, subdirectora de America’s Voice, en respuesta al memo del DHS en torno a DAPA divulgado ayer: Ayer, el gobierno de Trump revocó oficialmente la acción ejecutiva inmigratoria conocida como DAPA, una política de sentido común que habría permitido a los padres...
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