Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (noticias en español al final de la página): AMERICA’S VOICE TODAY Trump attorney general demands cities get tough on migrants March 28, 2017 TRUMP’S DEPORTATION PLAN: DETAILS, REACTIONS, EFFECTS Associated Press Oregon ‘Dreamer’ immigrant to be released on bond March 27, 2017 Washington Post ‘Know your rights’: Clinic... Continue »
Poll after poll shows that the Trump Administration’s radicalism on immigration is at odds with the views of the vast majority of Americans on a range of topics. Why is he pursuing a deportation strategy they fundamentally oppose? Overwhelming and Durable Public Support for Legalization, Not Deportation   CNN... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (noticias en español al final de la página): AMERICA’S VOICE New York Times White House to States: Shield the Undocumented and Lose Police Funding By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and CHARLIE SAVAGE March 27, 2017 Huffington Post (Op-Ed) Bill Clinton Laid Groundwork for Trump’s Ugly Immigration Policies By Bill... Continue »
Across the nation, American families are being torn apart by Trump’s Deportation Force. Following are some recent storylines — the faces of Trump’s mass deportation agenda. More than 100 Senegalese deported, and “no one noticed.” Esther Lee at ThinkProgress highlights the deportation of 130 Senegalese nationals last weekend–“a troubling sixfold... Continue »
Rural America relies on foreign doctors for care; Trump’s travel ban would keep these doctors out As we highlighted yesterday, Trump’s cruel, costly, and chaotic immigration policies are having tidal wave effects across the country. In a new analysis for Washington Post’s “Monkey Cage” entitled “How Trump’s travel ban... Continue »
The Trump White House is demanding that billions of dollars in taxpayer money go to an expanded deportation force, new detention centers, and a border wall with Mexico–the building blocks of funding a mass deportation strategy. While Trump panders to the small minority of nativists who make up his base,... Continue »
In a new piece, Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, a conservative opinion writer, juxtaposes President Trump’s policies with a new poll from McClatchy-Marist on the nation’s views on immigration. Spoiler alert: Trump’s policies don’t align with the nation. As Rubin concludes, “Trump seems unable to give up his fixation with... Continue »
Washington, DC – President Trump yesterday claimed that his administration’s Deportation Force was focusing on criminals, stating: “We’re getting gang members out, we’re getting drug lords out, we’re getting really bad dudes out of this country — and at a rate that nobody’s ever seen before…it’s a military operation.” Even... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
English (en español al final de la página): Time: Trump Administration’s Deportation Raids Spark Fear in Immigrant Communities By Maya Rhodan Sinclair Broadcasting: More states line up behind Trump, pushing anti-sanctuary city legislation By Leandra Bernstein Free Speech Radio News: Immigrant rights advocates piece together details on recent sweeps... Continue »
A recording of today’s press call is available here. On a press call today, Gold Star father Khizr Khan, Dreamer and Army veteran, Sergeant Oscar Vasquez, and Marine Corps veteran Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) shared their personal stories and reflections on why Trump’s radical policy vision is contrary to core... Continue »