At the White House today, Republican Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) will unveil the RAISE Act, legislation to slash legal immigration levels and eliminate multiple categories of family-based legal immigration and diversity visas. The bill would cap refugee admissions at 50,000, thereby reducing the admission of...
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457 out of 650 arrested in one raid were “collaterals” Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the results of raids targeting Central American unaccompanied minors and the families that have taken them in. From the ICE press release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) deportation...
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In a powerful new piece for Arizona Republic, Maxima Guerrero, a DACA-recipient, community organizer and Arizona State University student, reflects on her role in the long battle for comprehensive immigration reform and Congress’ exploitation of Dreamers. Instead of passing legislation to protect the Dreamer population, Congress has withheld legislation to...
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Austin, TX – According to immigration data reported in the Houston Chronicle, at least 1,714 people were targeted nationally for deportation despite presenting documents proving their U.S. citizenship to immigration judges. In the piece, reporter Lise Olsen notes that hundreds of people were detained for months because very few of them had...
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The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is a major success, providing opportunities and protections for nearly 800,000 Dreamers across America and strengthening our economy and society. Yet instead of celebrating the program’s success as we approach the five year anniversary of its implementation, the future of DACA is...
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In our name and with our tax dollars This week brings more troubling examples of long-settled immigrants the Trump Administration is targeting and deporting in our name. While they talk about MS-13, the DHS is mostly going after people with deep ties and no criminal records. Below, we highlight...
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It’s Time to Hold Detroit ICE Director Rebecca Adducci Accountable for Deporting MI & OH Moms and Dads Cleveland, OH – Today’s scene at the airport was sadly familiar: family members, supporters, and media crowding around a long-term local resident as she said her final good-byes and forced herself to walk...
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Madison, WI – The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is an unqualified success, providing new opportunities and futures for nearly 800,000 Dreamers who live, study, and work in America, including more than 7,500 in Wisconsin. Each DACA recipient has come forward, passed a background check and been granted permission to live and work...
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