In a new must-read explainer, Washington Post’s Philip Bump reveals that many of the undocumented immigrants targeted by this weekend’s raids may be deported without having received due process, despite claims from the Trump administration that they have. Bump cites a recent report from Syracuse University’s TRAC program, “which...
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According to the New York Times, “Nationwide raids to arrest thousands of members of undocumented families have been scheduled to begin Sunday…The officials said ICE agents were targeting at least 2,000 immigrants who have been ordered deported — some as a result of their failure to appear in court…The...
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English The Guardian Immigration raids to take place across US starting Sunday By Amanda Holpuch July 11, 2019 Associated Press Trump Administration Plans Immigration Enforcement Operation July 11, 2019 Roll Call Democrats denounce immigration raids slated for weekend By Camila DeChalus July 11, 2019 The Wall Street Journal ICE...
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New York, NY — The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) today joined the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef), and Public Counsel in suing the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to stop the deportations of thousands of asylum seekers...
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Nowhere are the cruel and deplorable actions of the Trump administration more outstanding than in the abhorrent conditions of immigration detention facilities holding children and families. Yesterday, in a powerful House Oversight Committee hearing, Yazmin Juárez bravely gave a heartbreaking testimony of the death of her one year old...
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A recording of the call is available here. Earlier today, immigration experts from across the southern border region gathered on a press call to discuss A New Border Vision, a framework for positive and compassionate action that moves us from the myopic and harmful enforcement of the last few decades...
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Having Created Mass Failure at the Border, Now He Wants to Add to the Chaos The New York Times and others are reporting that neighborhood immigration raids will begin Sunday. Trump threatened to launch massive immigration raids in the U.S. after July 4 and now in cities across America,...
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English The Hill Democrats warn push for border crossing decriminalization will prove costly in 2020 By Jonathan Easley July 11, 2019 The New York Times U.S. Prepares to Arrest Thousands of Immigrant Family Members By Caitlin Dickerson and Zolan Kanno-Youngs July 11, 2019 The Hill Deportation raids to begin...
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Today, Yazmin Juarez came to Congress to testify before the House Oversight Subcommittee about the horrible detention conditions that led to the tragic death of her young daughter earlier this year. Yazmin’s and her daughter, Mariee, had made the journey across the border to seek asylum, a trip that...
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Culture of Cruelty Starts at the Top Every day brings more examples of the culture of impunity and dehumanizing cruelty that defines CBP (Customs and Border Protection) and our entire immigration enforcement system. President Trump, who has called the reports about horrific conditions for migrants, asylum-seekers and children in...
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