Editorial boards and expert observers continue to speak out on behalf of DACA and Dreamers. Writing in The Hill, former ICE Acting Director John Sandweg makes a compelling case for why DACA is smart, legal, and beneficial to America – including by allowing enforcement to target actual public safety threats and not...
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A recording of today’s event is available here On a press call today, Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) joined immigrants, legal experts, immigrant advocates, and faith leaders to call on the Trump Administration to preserve DACA and Congress to protect Dreamers. A recording of today’s event is available here. Rep. Grijalva recently organized a...
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When Will ICE Director Rebecca Adducci Be Held Accountable For Her Dangerous Decisions? Cleveland, OH – An editorial in today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer criticizes the deportation of long-term Ohio residents back to areas of the world where they are being kidnapped and extorted. This happened recently to Francisco Narciso and another Painesville man, who...
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DHS Shut Out Congress and Attorneys During Muslim Ban Chaos, DHS Inspector General Challenges Need for Expansion The Trump Administration and Republican allies are pushing for billions in additional funding to beef up the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deportation force, including 15,000 new ICE and CBP agents. But revelations...
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At the White House yesterday, Republican Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA)unveiled legislation to slash legal immigration levels by at least 50% (some estimates go as high as 70%). In a press briefing following the announcement, Trump aide Stephen Miller entered into a bitter exchange with CNN’s Jim Acosta over...
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Over 1,600 Interfaith Leaders Call on Trump Administration to Preserve DACA Faith leaders and advocates gathered in front of the White House to urge the Trump administration to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This program, which protects undocumented youth from deportation, is under attack by...
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Austin, TX – The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program provides opportunities and futures for nearly 800,000 Dreamers who live, study, and work in America, including more than 124,000 in Texas. Yet the future of DACA is under serious threat. A coordinated assault on DACA, led by Texas Attorney General Ken...
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At the White House today, Republican Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) unveiled legislation to slash legal immigration levels by at least 50% (some estimates go as high as 70%). In light of this legislation, and President Trump’s unsurprising embrace of it, we excerpt a piece by Matthew Yglesias of Voxfrom April, championing...
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