Here is a roundup of some of the most recent stories and commentary: RAICES Texas, a local service provider with a first-hand look at the human consequences of policy decisions, tweeted a horrifying thread last night that encapsulates what is happening in our names: Today’s story to #EndFamilySeparation …...
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Young People Leading the Community Response Continued to Express Fears and Call for Action Yesterday, we outlined a stirring piece from Univision, “From teenagers to heads of household,” that features some of the young people left to pick up the pieces of their families after the military-style immigration raid...
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Harvard Political Review Tells the Story of Local Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Holder and Harvard Employee Countdown to TPS Decision Deadline for Yemen and Somalia: 3 Weeks Tamara Shamir sheds light on the life of Salvadoran Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holder, Laura Sanchez. In the Harvard Political Review article,...
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“We still talk about American fascism as a looming threat, something that could happen if we’re not vigilant. But for undocumented immigrants, it’s already here.” New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg pens a powerful piece entitled, “First They Came for the Migrants.” Read excerpts below and find the piece...
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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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