11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 4 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 21 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 67 DAYS MIAMI, Florida – In a Politico piece, Sergio Bustos highlights Miami Archbishop Wenski’s historic and committed advocacy for the rights of immigrants, in this case, for immigrants protected under Temporary Protected Status...
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“Partisan meetings, bluster about poison pills and delay tactics will not get it done” The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund, regarding today’s scheduled meeting between President Trump and Senate Republicans about immigration, with a particular focus on resolving the crisis created by...
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320,000 Face Imminent Revocation and Deportation By Trump Administration A recording of today’s call is available here. 11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 5 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 22 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 68 DAYS On a press call today, religious leaders convened to discuss the importance and...
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El Paso, TX – In an op-ed for the El Paso Times, Clint-resident Dreamer Melissa Martinez called on Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) to support the Dream Act. As someone who represents a heavily Latino district, Rep. Hurd has an opportunity to lead on an issue vitally important to the community. Congressman Hurd’s...
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A full recording of the Senator’s speech is available here. 11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 6 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 23 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 69 DAYS Senator Van Hollen (D-MD) on the floor today called directly on President Trump and Acting Secretary Duke to “make the...
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Miami Beach, FL – Hardline anti-immigrant forces, led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, forced the hand of President Trump to kill off the popular and successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by March 2018. On Sunday, Florida Representative David Richardson joined immigrant youth...
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11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 6 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 23 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 69 DAYS In a piece for La Opinion, Pilar Marrero provides a comprehensive situational breakdown and much-needed look at the 300,000 Salvadoran, Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Haitian adults now incredibly vulnerable to deportation...
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As we’ve highlighted, the Department of Homeland Security’s inhumane treatment of Rosa Maria Hernandez, the 10-year old undocumented child with cerebral palsy currently in detention, is not an isolated event. In a must-read piece for the Washington Post, journalist and academic David Perry continues to ring the alarm bell about Rosa Maria...
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