“My mantra has persistently been presenting aliens with multiple unsolvable dilemmas to impact their calculus for choosing to make the arduous journey to begin with.” Yesterday, the Trump Administration took the latest step in their ongoing effort to dismantle the asylum process in the form of U.S. Attorney General...
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The following is a statement from Douglas Rivlin, Director of Communication for America’s Voice, in response to U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) attempt at a unanimous consent request to pass the House-passed Venezuelan TPS Act of 2019. Republicans blocked the legislation today...
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Far From It On Friday, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration entered into what was described by the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security as a “safe country” agreement with Guatemala to “to require people who travel through that country to seek refuge from persecution there instead...
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English Vox The 2020 Democratic immigration debate, explained By Tara Golshan July 29, 2019 WBUR Where The Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy Stands Now July 30, 2019 Bangor Daily News Tuesday, July 30, 2019: Finding the truth, taking a stand against hate, a safe injection site for Bangor By Joyce...
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America’s Voice In the Face of Donald Trump, Democratic Unity is Urgently Needed Frank Sharry: “Descent Down the Escalator of Racism Continues” Urge la unidad demócrata ante Donald Trump English Law360 House Passes Bill To Temporarily Protect Venezuelans July 26, 2019 The Wall Street Journal U.S., Guatemala Reach Agreement...
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After tremendous support from advocates at Make the Road New York, the office of Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, and the tireless efforts of his attorney Anibal Romero, Manuel Gámez learned last night he received a 30-day stay of deportation. He is applying asylum claim and the reprieve will enable...
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In an eye-opening op-ed for the New York Times, Beth Werlin, executive director of the American Immigration Council, breaks down the Trump administration’s decision to expand the use of expedited removal. As Werlin clearly describes, this cruel decision will “ American principles of fundamental fairness and United States...
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The New York Times just published a heartwrenching deep-dive piece by the acclaimed Sonia Nazario. She exposes the corruption and violence that plague Honduras, which in turn, drives migration to the U.S. In short, the gangs in Honduras are slowly but surely coming to dominate communities, sectors of the...
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America’s Voice Trump’s White Working Class Gender Gap Is Made Worse By His Failed and Racist Approach to Immigrants and Immigration Manuel Gámez, Whose Daughter Died of Suicide, Granted 30-Day Deportation Stay ICYMI: Beth Werlin on “The Human Cost of Fast Track Deportation” Why Are Hondurans Fleeing Their Country?...
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The following is a statement from Douglas Rivlin, Director of Communication for America’s Voice, in response to the House’s passage of the TPS Venezuela Act of 2019, H.R. 549, that will grant protections to Venezuelans and American families as the country continues to descend into further chaos: Passing the...
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