Virginia Family is Forced to Deal with Unspeakable Hardship After Terminations of Temporary Protected Status and DACA In a deep dive piece for HuffPost, Elise Foley describes the deeply tragic consequences of the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) for...
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Here is a recording of the call. San Francisco, CA – On a press call earlier today, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, plaintiffs, and attorneys in the ongoing Ramos v. Nielsen lawsuit discussed the implications of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s plan to abide by the October 3rd court order that...
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Today’s must-read pieces come from Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions and Greg Sargent of the Washington Post. With Trump dominating the newscycle in recent days with his xenophobia and mendacity, Barreto cites extensive polling evidence and recent races to predict Trump’s fear mongering won’t work and Sargent challenges the...
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Blatant Lies and Racism Central to His Divide and Distract Strategy President Trump’s closing argument for the midterms is clear: lie, stoke fear, and whip up a race-baiting frenzy over border security, immigration and a caravan of Central Americans seeking safety and opportunity. It’s almost as if he’s a...
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TPS Families Look to Pope as They Grapple with Possible Family Separation and Return to Violent Conditions In an new piece for the Las Vegas Review Journal, reporter Meghin Delaney lifts up the voice of Alessandra Granados, after Granados visited with Pope Francis and plead with him to help...
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In a new editorial, the Washington Post responds to Trump’s frenzied and cynical exploitation of the caravan. The Post’s editorial is below and available online here. With each passing day, President Trump makes clearer his delight in the political advantage he may extract from the migrant caravan heading north...
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Several counties and big cities see record turnout for midterms Voting is underway in the Lone Star State, and one day into early voting saw incredible turnout throughout the state. From Houston to Austin, the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso, early vote totals for the first day were...
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Some influential media observers, such as the Washington Post’s media columnist Margaret Sullivan, have criticized the media for repeating Trump’s lies about immigration and the caravan. As Sullivan wrote in a tweet accompanying her column, “By picking up the language of “caravan crisis” and “onslaught” — and by allowing...
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