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  Washington, DC – The Republican Party is moving closer to its longstanding goal of ending DACA and making Dreamers once again deportable and unemployable. President Obama and then-Vice President Biden, responding to public support and sustained GOP obstruction, took action in 2012 to put DACA recipients in a... Continue »

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is again under threat from a politicized legal challenge from Republicans – as it has been for the past 10 years. Republicans’ anti-immigrant judicial pipeline looks like it will deliver a severe blow any day now. A panel of conservative judges... Continue »

DeSantis and his GOP allies abandon Venezuelans and others fleeing “oppressive” regimes; law enforcement, faith, and legal voices decry cruelty  Washington, DC –  Yesterday, Ron DeSantis gave his latest in a series of tortured explanations trying to defend his dehumanizing and Fox-coordinated stunt to transport Venezuelan refugees to Martha’s... Continue »

Washington, DC.- Un nuevo anuncio del Fondo de Liderazgo del Congreso (CLF), el superPAC más grande de los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes vinculado con el liderazgo republicano, ataca a la candidata demócrata de Texas, Michelle Vallejo (TX-15), usando un aluvión de mentiras nativistas e imágenes asociadas a... Continue »

Washington, DC – A new ad from the Congressional Leadership Fund, the largest superPAC for House Republicans tied to GOP leadership, attacks Texas Democratic candidate Michelle Vallejo (TX-15) using a barrage of nativist lies and images associated with “open borders” and fentanyl and associating Michelle Vallejo with “cartel chaos.”... Continue »

Expected DHS DACA Rule a Reminder that DACA Remains Vulnerable to Republicans’ Full-throttle Attack Washington, DC – The Biden administration is expected to announce in the near future a new regulation designed to “preserve and fortify” the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The expected DHS rule will... Continue »

On 10th Anniversary of DACA, TX GOP Silent on TX Dreamers; Loud on Invasion and Deportation Washington, DC – This week’s ten year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program’s implementation is an opportunity to reflect on the success and importance of this life-changing program. It’s... Continue »

Texas Candidates Mayra Flores and Cassy Garcia Set to Attend CPAC Alongside Christian Nationalist Orban and Leading GOP Purveyors of Conspiracy Theories Washington, DC – CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, will convene in Dallas, TX later this week. Among the speakers are a who’s who of leading anti-immigrant... Continue »

Fearmonger at the Border; Challenge DACA in the Courts; Cite Border Security Excuse to Justify Obstruction in Congress Washington, DC – A Dallas News story by Todd Gillman highlights the tenuous future of the popular and successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program due to Republican-led legal challenges.... Continue »

Texas Fuels “Invasion” Hysteria, Stops Common Sense Progress Washington, DC – Today, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas declared an “invasion” in his state by immigrants. This could trigger his use of state resources and the National Guard to expel immigrants and could cause a state’s rights Constitutional crisis as... Continue »