The uproar across the country and party lines against the administration’s inhumane immigration policies and rhetoric – from separating infants and toddlers from their parents to referring to immigrants as “animals” – is amplified only by the deafening silence in most of the Republican ranks. There are some notable exceptions. Below, we... Continue »
In Michigan this week, dozens of advocates kicked off a 90-mile march from Detroit to Lansing to highlight Donald Trump’s mass-deportation policies — and draw attention to deportation cases like that of Ded Rranxburgaj, a local father who has been living with his wife in sanctuary for the last... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice ICYMI: “Trump’s Latest Rage-Filled Tirade Unmasks Paul Ryan’s Lies” Moderates’ Choice: Be Defined By an Anti-Immigrant Retiring Speaker or Stand Up and Sign the Discharge Petition John Kelly Lets Out His Inner Steve King: Immigrants “Don’t Have Skills”, Can’t Assimilate Thanks to the Trump Administration, These Families... Continue »
During the “Day without Latinxs & Immigrants,” thousands of workers struck and thousands of students were absent from school Over 100 businesses closed during the march (partial list here)  Photos here Video here Over ten thousand people marched in Waukesha today as part of a Day Without Latinxs & Immigrants statewide general strike. Marchers demanded... Continue »
Congress may be essentially done for the year, but the Trump Administration is moving forward aggressively to fundamentally reshape the way America treats immigrants and refugees. Just in the past few weeks alone, we’ve seen the Trump administration: Abandon ICE’s presumed release policy that kept most pregnant women out of... Continue »
A former reserve sheriff’s deputy is facing hate crime charges after telling Louisiana authorities that he plowed his pickup truck into a convenience store because he thought its Sikh owners were Muslim. Chad Horsley, 27, was arrested Monday and charged with one count each of hate crimes, simple criminal damage to... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice: “Making America Great Again, One Ruined Family at a Time” Trump’s War on Immigrants Could Reap a Crop of Ruin on California Agriculture ICYMI: LI Herald: “TPS holders cast into the shadows?” English Rewire News Reproductive Justice Activist Detained ‘in Retaliation’ for Protesting By Regina Mahone March... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Over 70 #DreamActNow Events Call on Congress to Protect Dreamers ICYMI: Voice of America: “Boston’s Salvadorans, Haitians Form Alliance Over Temporary Immigration Status” ICYMI: San Antonio Dreamer Andrea Fernandez: “It’s Time for Our Representatives to Protect America’s Legacy as a Welcoming Place” Supreme Court Upholds Practice of... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Trump Crushes Bipartisan Efforts to Protect Dreamers The Latest Episode of Our Podcast, “Senate Floor Votes” is Available Now English Reuters Senate rejects immigration bills, leaves Dreamers in limbo By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell February 15, 2018 New York Times Senate Rejects Immigration Plans, Leaving Fate... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Frank Sharry: “Los extremistas del Partido Republicano usan un lenguaje depurado para encubrir el horrible hedor de su radical y, sí, racista agenda” Frank Sharry: “GOP hardliners are using sanitized language to cover up the ugly smell of a radical and, yes, racist agenda” English New York... Continue »