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TPS for Haitians Revoked During Thanksgiving Week  TPS Decision Deadline for 200k Salvadorans 01/08/2018: 19 days Atlanta, GA  – A CNN piece tells the story of Schnaika, a Haitian TPS recipient who was brought to Atlanta from Haiti when her home collapsed in the 2010 earthquake and she desperately needed medical attention. For years now, though... Continue »

Gross human rights violations at four U.S. immigration detention centers were identified by Acting Inspector General John V. Kelly* for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a Dec. 11 report entitled Concerns about ICE Detainee Treatment and Care at Detention Facilities. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for... Continue »

Later this afternoon, the U.S. Senate will vote on cloture on the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen for DHS Secretary. The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund: We urge Senators to oppose Kirstjen Nielsen’s nomination as DHS Secretary. From the first week... Continue »

Haitian TPS Termination the Latest in Long Line of Administration Decisions Aimed at Kicking Out and Keeping Out Immigrants and Refugees Yesterday’s decision by the Trump Administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 50,000 Haitians in the U.S. is a cruel, heartless and stupid decision. When viewed through... Continue »

Englewood, OH – For the past 21 years, Fatiha Elgharib has built a life for herself and her family in Ohio, raising four children – including a DACA-recipient and a 15-year old U.S. citizen with Down Syndrome.  Now, on November 27, just four days after Thanksgiving, the Trump administration is... Continue »

Fatiha Elgharib has lived in the US for 21 years and is the mother of four children, including two US citizens. She and her family are longtime residents of Englewood, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio.  Her youngest child, Sami was born with Down Syndrome and other severe medical conditions.... Continue »

America’s Voice Time Has Run Out For Many Dreamers; Thousands More in Jeopardy Right Now TOMORROW: Confirmation Vote on Nielsen Despite Senators’ Serious Concerns About Her Independence From White House English New York Times Post Office Fails to Deliver on Time, and DACA Applications Get Rejected By Liz Robbins... Continue »

Call On the Administration To Extend TPS Status For Haiti Before the Upcoming November 23, 2017 Deadline A recording of today’s call is available here. Today, immigration, national security, and faith leaders and experts, condemned the Trump Administration for its decision last night to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) from fully vetted, hardworking,... Continue »

Last night, the Department of Homeland Security announced its decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 2,500 Nicaraguans, with a 12 month phase-out period; to defer a decision on 57,000 Hondurans with TPS, triggering an automatic extension of 6 months; and announced no decision on the future of... Continue »

Police charged a Delaware man with a hate crime after he allegedly told authorities he was considering throwing Molotov cocktails at the home of neighbors he believed were Muslim. The News Journal in Wilmington reports Gerard Medvec, 64, of Delaware City, had been spying on his neighbors with binoculars... Continue »