TPS: IT’S A BFD The Biden administration announced the redesignation of TPS for Venezuela on Wednesday (America’s Voice statements in English here and Spanish here) and the same for Afghanistan the next day. President Biden is responding to calls from advocates, lawmakers, mayors, governors and others, taking affirmative steps to allow immigrants already living...
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Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to today’s news of a Temporary Protection Status (TPS) redesignation for Afghanistan: “We commend the Biden administration for redesignating TPS for Afghanistan, which continues their positive series of recent policy announcements. Many...
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Washington, DC – Below is a column by Maribel Hastings and David Torres from America’s Voice en Español translated to English from Spanish. It ran in several Spanish-language media outlets earlier this week: With Citizenship and Constitution Day in the background, efforts are being redoubled so that eligible permanent...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: “We applaud the Biden administration … those who have fled Venezuela don’t want handouts or special treatment – instead they want to work and support themselves and contribute more fully to their communities.” Washington, DC – Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News reports tonight that the Biden Administration...
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Sep 18, 2023
Washington, DC – The Republican push to shut down the government, including over the border and immigration, is the crescendo of their relentless focus on anti-immigrant themes during the Biden administration. Meanwhile, blue states and cities are facing strains over recent arrivals and how best to navigate the political...
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Vanessa Cárdenas: “To the extent that this is a policy discussion at all, the immigration policies they propose are a perfect encapsulation of the GOP’s ongoing descent into extremism” Washington, DC – House Republicans are proposing incorporating key elements of the border and immigration policy package known as HR2...
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TEXAS JUDGE ISSUES ANOTHER RULING AGAINST DACA Following news this week that Texas Judge Andrew Hanen had – as predicted – issued a ruling against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and its estimated 600,000 beneficiaries, America’s Voice sprung into action, taking part in a steering committee...
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Washington, DC – The following is analysis by David Leopold, America’s Voice legal advisor, past president, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and Immigration Group Leader, Ulmer & Berne LLP, posted to the America’s Voice blog and assessing this week’s DACA ruling by Judge Andrew Hanen in the context of...
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For an audio recording of today’s call, click HERE Washington, D.C. – Today, on a press conference call at 11 AM Eastern, a group of advocates, experts, and litigators reacted to the latest ruling from Judge Andrew Hanen in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas...
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Washington, DC – The following are statements from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, and Yuna Oh, Political Associate for America’s Voice and a DACA recipient, reacting to yesterday’s DACA ruling by Judge Andrew Hanen (English and Spanish versions are below). Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice:...
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