The USA Today Editorial Board penned a strong editorial piece, condemning the Trump Administration for its racist rhetoric and highlighting that same rhetoric as destructive to bipartisan compromise and a catalyst to ‘global condemnation.’ Additionally, in response to the common argument that Temporary Protected Status was always meant to be...
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Miami, FL – In a letter to the editor, Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of Haitian Women of Miami, in telling the story of a 10-year old girl with two TPS holding parents, exposes Trump’s true motivation for canceling TPS for Haitians and Central Americans: prejudice. The full letter can be accessed here, and...
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Speakers discussed the impact of TPS and DACA cancellations and a recent DHS notification that Haitian nationals can no longer apply for H-2A or H-2B temporary work visas A Facebook Live of the press conference is available on the Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami fan page Miami, FL — In a press conference this morning,...
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Baltimore, MD – In a profile piece for Mother Jones, Noah Lanard paints a vivid picture of what Carmen Paz, Salvadoran TPS holder and Maryland resident, is currently facing as the rug is pulled out from under her and her family, after having lived in the United States for two decades. The full...
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A recording of today’s event is available here Alexandria, VA — Today, former Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada joined Jose Campos, President of the Salvadoran American Chamber of Commerce; Jose Gonzalez, union organizer at LiUNA; and Frank Sharry of America’s Voice, to condemn Trump’s racist comments about Salvadorans and...
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The backlash to the racist rhetoric Trump used when he called the native countries of TPS holders “shitholes” continues to grow, as activists from across the country call on Congress to enact a permanent solution in the coming days. Excerpted coverage from Massachusetts to Florida to Nevada follows below:...
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Dreamers from across the country continue to raise their voices and call on Congress to act – for their futures and for America. First-person narratives from Dreamers in Utah, Ohio, Nebraska, Maine, and Pennsylvania–appearing in their local papers–continue to tell the story about the crisis that Trump’s cancellation of...
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Last night, Defend Our Dreams Coalition, in partnership with Univision and Entravision Communications Corporation, launched a campaign across 20 major media markets mobilizing communities to call Congress and demand immediate legislative action on immigration to protect Dreamers. Today, Wednesday, January 17—a national day of action—Univision and Entravision will have...
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