America’s Voice ICYMI: Los Angeles Times: “L.A. city officials, organizers push back against termination of protected status for thousands of immigrants” As Congress Prepares to Negotiate DHS Appropriations, Over 350 National and Local Organizations Stand Up for Our Nation’s Character and Immigrant Families ICYMI: Chicago Tribune: “Salvadorans and other...
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Mar 7, 2018
In the interior of the United States, the federal responsibility of immigration enforcement is carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ICE sometimes gets help, however, from local police officers participating in a program known as 287(g). Through...
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America’s Voice ICYMI: CU Independent: “Temporary Protected Status: Rosa’s story” Republican Congress Must Stop the Buildup of Trump’s Deportation Force and Focus on Enacting the Dream Act Three Texas Primary Takeaways From America’s Voice Texas Trump y Sessions emprenden una guerra contra los inmigrantes y la seguridad pública Trump...
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After taking the ‘shackles’ off ICE, Trump is shifting his sweeping deportation crackdown to the workplace, with businesses set to pay a heavy price. Business leaders fear Trump’s immigration policies will create a labor shortage and cripple the economy, while economists remind us that immigrant labor benefits the economy....
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America’s Voice While Congress Bickers and Trump Tweets Past the DACA Deadline, the American People are Standing Up to Fight for Dreamers Trump’s Workplace Raids Will Hurt U.S. Businesses ICYMI: Time Magazine Profiles Lorain, Ohio Dreamer President Trump’s War on Immigrants Y el Oscar es para… los inmigrantes English...
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Today is March 5, 2018, the day that Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions said was the legislative deadline for Congress to find a solution for Dreamers. Six months has passed since the Trump Administration ended DACA, and Congress has done nothing to ensure that Dreamers — young people who...
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In a profound loss for immigrants living in immigration detention — sometimes indefinitely — the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week they do not have a legal right to periodic hearings to determine if they should be released on bond. Many detainees are lawful permanent residents, asylum seekers, and/or...
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America’s Voice Over 70 #DreamActNow Events Call on Congress to Protect Dreamers ICYMI: Voice of America: “Boston’s Salvadorans, Haitians Form Alliance Over Temporary Immigration Status” ICYMI: San Antonio Dreamer Andrea Fernandez: “It’s Time for Our Representatives to Protect America’s Legacy as a Welcoming Place” Supreme Court Upholds Practice of...
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Last night in Kansas City, more than a hundred Dreamers, advocates, and community members turned out for a vigil and march in support of Dreamers, immigrants, and the need for #DreamActNow. As their event Facebook page said: Congress has failed to protect our immigrant youth once again after voting...
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This week’s edition of the America’s Voice podcast, “180 Days,” is now available. The weekly podcast covers what’s been happening in the weeks and months before the March 6, 2018 deadline for DACA. We cover the fight to protect Dreamers and pass the Dream Act – and other immigration...
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