Just over one year into Donald Trump’s second term, his anti-immigrant mass deportation agenda – spearheaded by Stephen Miller – has descended into lawlessness and brutality. Following the deadliest year of immigration enforcement in decades, in just the first three weeks of 2026 federal immigration agents shot and killed...
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Washington, DC — New polling and key voices – including from mayors, law enforcement, and Republicans – are highlighting the growing consensus that the mass deportation agenda is going too far and is harming, not helping, public safety and community cohesion priorities. According to Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of...
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Washington, DC — In a new op-ed in leading digital outlet the Courier Newsroom, America’s Voice Executive Director Vanessa Cárdenas writes, “A New Vision for Immigration and Our Country.” “As an American who deeply believes in our nation’s fundamental ethos and aspirations, it is hard to process the realization...
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Jan 27, 2026
Washington, DC — Yesterday, news broke that Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino had been removed from his role as “commander at large” for CBP and was leaving Minneapolis. Meanwhile, Beltway speculation highlights DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s future as a cabinet member may be endangered. The following is a statement...
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Jan 26, 2026
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the killing of Alex Pretti and this larger moment: “The buck stops with Donald Trump. Because of his rhetoric and actions, we are living through the moment we have long feared....
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Washington, DC — We’ve been highlighting how this administration’s mass deportation crusade is harming all of us, serving as the ‘tip of the spear’ for a broader assault on the rights and civil liberties of all Americans. In particular, the culture of impunity, chaos, and cruelty that is embodied...
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Jan 22, 2026
Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: It’s hard to believe Trump has just finished his first year of a second term as president. His impact...
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Washington, DC — As America’s Voice has been stating, the mass deportation crusade makes everyone less safe (see our recent fact sheet on the topic here). In addition to the majority of Americans in recent polling who now agree that ICE operations are making us “less safe.” Law enforcement...
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Washington, DC — One year ago, Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time. Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, offered the following assessment of the Trump administration and its anti-immigrant agenda “One year into his second term, it’s crystal clear that Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda is making...
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Washington, DC — A range of polling released this week aligns with the America’s Voice assessment that we are in the midst of a “galvanizing moment” on immigration, with a majority of Americans rejecting key components of this administration’s mass deportation crusade. According to Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of...
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