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Kevin McAleenan
Kevin McAleenan
America’s Voice The economic reality of the border has prevented its closure Sonia Nazario’s Powerful NYT Op-ed About Violence Against Women in Honduras: ‘Someone Is Always Trying to Kill You’ Failing and Flailing: Firing Nielsen Reveals Incompetence and Cruelty as Trump Doubles Down on His Signature 2020 Issue Trump...
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“Actually addressing the root causes of the problem in Central America and humanely managing applications for asylum from families fleeing violence are far, far down the list of Trump administration priorities.” – Pili Tobar, America’s Voice The Trump Administration remains hellbent on failed deterrence-only policies and cynical political stunts...
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What a Real Alternative Looks Like The Trump strategy for our southern border is an epic failure. The deterrence-only, build-a-wall, send-the-troops, separate-the-families, lock-em-up, border-centric response to a regional refugee and migration challenge is blowing up in their faces. Now they are trying to blame Congress and get rewarded for...
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Dec 17, 2018
Another Tragic Incident Exemplifying the Glaring Need for CBP Detention Overhaul and Robust Structures of Accountability and Transparency We now know her name: Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin. According to the Washington Post, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disclosed that a “A 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died...
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Sep 26, 2018
Frank Sharry on Latest FOIA Memo Evidence that DHS Secretary Nielsen and Others Knew About Family Separations in Advance Despite her statements to the contrary, a newly-released April 2018 memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) makes clear that the Trump administration was fully aware that family separations...
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As the nation reels from the ongoing and unresolved family separation crisis, White House Advisor Stephen Miller is at it again. Without remorse or regret for having ripped apart thousands of families in one of America’s darkest chapters, the cabal of hardliners he has sprinkled throughout the federal bureaucracy...
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In a new piece for CNN, Maria Santana highlights the growing role designated hate groups, notably Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) and Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), in the Trump administration — which has hired at least two hate group leaders.. Santana’s piece comes after the Department of...
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Happening in the U.S. House of Representatives this week are not one, not two, but three subcommittee hearings on immigration-related topics, spanned across two different committees (Homeland Security and Judiciary). All House Committees are, of course, currently controlled by Republicans. Unlike the hearings of the last few weeks, these next...
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America’s Voice “Our Nation Cannot Bear Another Match on the Tinderbox” – Reminders Why the Supreme Court Should Not Do Trump’s Bidding on DACA “It’s Wall to Wall Madness” English El Semanario The Presidential obsession remains fixed on the wall By David Torres June 05, 2020 The New...
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America’s Voice North Carolina Gov. Cooper’s Veto a Victory for Common-Sense Policymaking and Rejection of Divisive Partisan Fear-Mongering “There Seems to Be No Limit” To Trump’s Cruelty ICYMI: NBC News, “Families, lawmakers urge Trump administration to give TPS status to Venezuelans” English The Texas Tribune State leaders are looking...
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