Curbelo, Denham Promise Big, Deliver Nothing, End Up Hurting Dreamer Cause Yesterday, the House Republican effort to pass an immigration bill crashed and burned. A bill negotiated by Speaker Paul Ryan, backed by “GOP moderates” and supported by President Trump, went down to defeat by a margin of 121-301.... Continue »
While the Trump administration pursues zero tolerance policies at the border and indiscriminate deportations throughout the country, observers are highlighting the toll on public safety, national security and effective law enforcement due to the administration’s policies and plans: Texas Observer, “ICE Criminal Investigators Ask to Be Distanced from Detentions,... Continue »
And Should Open the Door to Workable Alternatives On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a decision in Ms. L. v. ICE. In it, Judge Dana Sabraw, a George W. Bush appointee, ends the Trumps-Sessions-Nielsen family separation policy and strongly criticizes the administration for violating the constitutional rights to family... Continue »
Countdown to TPS Decision Deadline for Yemen and Somalia: 7 Days Reporting for Color Lines, Alfonso Serrano writes that a judge in San Francisco is allowing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders to sue the Trump Administration for terminating TPS for over 300,000 immigrants legally working and raising families in... Continue »
Court Has Ordered the Government to Reunite Infants and Toddlers Within Days While over 2,000 children remain separated from their parents, one of the men in charge, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, pointed fingers and attempted to shift the blame to Congress. Is this administration serious... Continue »
Ohio immigrant legislation will help cities protect their populations.
Cleveland “Families Belong Together” Rally Calls on US Government to Respect and Protect Family Unity in All Forms Follow @BelongCle Link: http://bit.ly/2N7xKsZ Cleveland, OH – Americans are outraged at the fact that our own government is separating families at the border. The primal pain of separating a parent from... Continue »
Court Orders Families to be Reunited; Here’s How it Should be Done Below are a our key takeaways following the injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw enjoining the Trump administration’s family separation policy and requiring the government to reunify children under 5 years old with parents... Continue »
A few weeks ago, a group of House Republicans the media has dubbed “the moderates” seemed to discover their backbones. Fed up with a leadership that ignores their needs and panders to the Freedom Caucus, they were on the verge of approving a discharge petition that would have compelled... Continue »