The announcement from Attorney General Jeff Sessions that most asylum seekers fleeing domestic and gang violence will no longer qualify for asylum protection in the U.S. is another in a string of cruel immigration announcements by the Trump Administration, America’s Voice Education Fund said today. Also yesterday, AG Sessions...
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Recent reports highlight the abject cruelty and widespread consequences of the Trump administration’s policy of separating parents and children at the border. In a Boston Globe story titled, “Down on the Border, There’s a New Trail of Tears,” Liz Goodwin writes: US Border Patrol agents separated Wil from his...
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Despite Congressional Reporting Requirements, Trump Administration Hides Suicide of Distraught Dad Separated Under Family Separation Policy One month after the incident, the Washington Post reported on the suicide of a Honduran man, Marco Antonio Muñoz, separated from his three-year-old son and wife by the Border Patrol under Trump’s family separation policy: ...
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In a stirring piece, “From teenagers to heads of household,” Univision profiles some of the young people left to pick up the pieces of their families after the military-style raid at Corso’s Flower and Garden Center last week. There’s Jimmy Rodriguez, a DACA recipient, who was detained during...
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Tragedy Strikes and Outrage Mounts Over the Trump Administration’s Cruelty Over the weekend, Nick Miroff of the Washington Post reported on the devastating story of Marco Antonio Muñoz, a Honduran father who was evidently so distraught about being separated from his wife and child as a result of the...
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Across the state, Ohioans are outraged at the military-style immigration raid carried out by federal agents at Corso’s Flower and Garden Center in northern Ohio. At this link are quotes from leaders denouncing the raid and expressing concern for the futures of affected workers, children, families, as well as...
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A recording of today’s event is available here In the midst of yet another busy week in the immigration debate, leading legal and policy experts gathered on a press call today to discuss the latest developments, including the discharge petition, family separation, and raids. A recording of today’s event...
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Miriam Jordan of the New York Times tells the heartbreaking story of Jose, a 5 year-old boy from Honduras, who has been ripped away from the father who brought him to America in search of safety. Jose is currently living in a Michigan foster home, unsure when he’ll be...
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