When it comes to immigration, House Republicans haven’t done much this year — they haven’t taken action to defend the status of Dreamers, or passed legislation to protect nearly a million immigrants whose temporary protected status is in danger, or done anything to prevent the tragedy of thousands of...
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With House Republicans set to stage a show vote resolution regarding ICE later today, America’s Voice is excited to report that we have uncovered what appears to be the unvarnished, first draft of the GOP resolution. While we hear that the final version that will receive a House vote...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: New York Times, “Closed for Business: Trump Administration Moves to Shrink Grounds for Asylum” Here’s What You WON’T See in Today’s House GOP Resolution on ICE We Have a Copy of the Unvarnished First Draft of the House GOP Resolution on ICE! English Color Lines Judge...
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Hundreds of people in Washington, D.C. took to the streets on Monday to protest recent discriminatory Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the city. “Not in our neighborhood, not in our city” chants could be heard while signs that read “full rights for all immigrants” could be seen...
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Houston TPS Holders Are Living Their Lives in Limbo as they Face Family Separation After End of TPS Countdown to Somalia TPS Decision Deadline: 2 Days In an article for the Houston Chronicle, Olivia Tallet depicts the lives of TPS holders in Houston as they face the Trump Administration’s...
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Fresh off his historically disastrous summit in Helsinki, be ready for President Trump to try his favorite political maneuver – aiming to distract and divide us by whipping up fears over immigrants. Immigrant bashing is his central political strategy to divert attention from Helsinki, soaring healthcare costs, the Trump...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: Houston Chronicle, “End of Temporary Protected Status Brings Uncertainty in Lives of Thousands of Houston Residents” La traición del camarada Trump Heads Up! As Trump Tries to Recover from the Surrender in Helsinki, Expect Another Cynical Pivot to Attacking Immigrants English Politico Ryan scraps ‘abolish ICE’...
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Countdown to Somalia TPS Decision Deadline: 3 Days A recording of the press call is available here. On a press call earlier today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), TPS holders, and immigration policy experts gathered to discuss the upcoming Somalia TPS decision deadline on July 19th. The Trump administration must...
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273,000 Children at Risk of Deportation at the Hands of the Trump Administration Countdown to Somalia TPS Decision Deadline: 3 Days In an article for Roll Call, Camila DeChalus brings attention to yet another looming family separation crsis. TPS holder parents and their more than 273,000 U.S. citizen children...
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Traditionally, USCIS is in charge of granting applications for legal immigration status, while ICE enforces immigration law, including orders related to deportation. These two functions have generally been kept distinct. The idea is that someone with a chance to confirm their legal status should be able to do so...
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