This week, the Trump administration announced the gutting of resources for migrant children in detention while at the same time continuing to unconstitutionally direct money to the ineffective border wall. This is only one of the many attacks the Trump administration has carried out on migrant children, as DHS...
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It’s Much More than Family Separation and the List is Growing It started early in the Trump administration and, at first, it appeared that harming children to achieve policy goals was just an idea that would never be implemented. However, a leaked administration memo and a review of multiple...
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America’s Voice Trump Admin Prioritizes Border Wall Makeover As Children Lose Resources & Detention Conditions Worsen Trump Administration Policies Inflicting Harm on Children Las noticias más destacadas en español English LA Times (Opinion) We could have resolution for the ‘Dreamers,’ if the Republicans would let us By Scott Martelle...
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The latest monthly Customs and Border Protection apprehension numbers – denoting a 32% increase in apprehensions from last month with more than 100,000 families or children detained – underscore the fact that we are in the midst of a refugee and humanitarian crisis. Here are three essential points to...
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America’s Voice Borderline Crazy: GOP Colludes with Trump on Failure, Cruelty and Punishing Children, While Americans Deserve A Rational Way Forward on Border and Refugees Las noticias más destacadas en español English Black Star News Qudsia Raja, Policy Director of the National Domestic Violence Hotline said while the survey’s...
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A Powerful Victory for the Common Sense and the Problem-Solving Americans Want from their Elected Leaders Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, regarding yesterday’s passage of the American Dream and Promise Act: For years, Democrats have promised to make...
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America’s Voice Elections Matter: House Democrats Take Big Step On Journey to Modernize Our Immigration System English Associated Press House OKs Dems’ Immigration Bill, Despite Veto Threat June 04, 2019 Reuters House Votes to Protect ‘Dreamer’ Immigrants Amid White House Opposition June 04, 2019 The Wall Street Journal House...
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The Dream and Promise Act passed out of the House on a 237-187 vote today. It’s a momentous occasion, and one that’s been years in the making. The bill takes us one step closer to permanent protections for Dreamers and TPS-holders — longtime immigrants who have lived in the...
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On Day of Bill Passage, Congress Must Not Lose Sight of Importance to Continue Fighting for Immigrants at Risk The following is a statement from Pili Tobar, Deputy Director of America’s Voice, on the House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act that would...
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On Friday, the Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a management alert requiring “immediate attention and action…to alleviate dangerous overcrowding at the El Paso Del Norte Processing Center (PDT).” In unannounced visits to the PDT, the IG observed that DHS was housing 6 to...
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