This afternoon Yolanda Rondon with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and Julie Nemecek, a Columbus immigration lawyer, filed emergency stays with the Board of Immigration Appeals to halt the deportation of Ousmane Sy and Abou Diallo, two Ohio men currently detained in Arizona. ICE had planned to deport Sy and...
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Youngstown, OH – For months, religious leaders have tried to visit immigrant detainees to provide religious support at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, operated by CoreCivic, and been thwarted from doing so. Today, instead of being allowed to minister to the individuals incarcerated here for CIVIL violations, five of...
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Over the weekend, Darren Beattie, who served on the White House speechwriting staff, was fired for appearing on a 2016 panel at the Mencken Club with Peter Brimelow, the founder of the VDare.com. The Southern Poverty Law Center describes VDare as “a blatantly racist website and a hub for...
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Today, the White House will host a “celebration” for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, against the backdrop of the cruel and unresolved family separation crisis that implicates both agencies. Last week, we offered a brief primer on the litany of abuses at...
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Holders, Elected Officials, and Advocates Rallied in Los Angeles for the Start of TPS Caravan Last week Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, government officials, and immigration advocates began the nationwide “TPS Journey for Justice Caravan” tour. The bus will stop in more than 30 states...
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“US shouldn’t become new persecutor of refugees” The Columbus Dispatch is out with a new editorial, “US shouldn’t become new persecutor of refugees,” decrying the U.S. government’s insistence on deporting Black Mauritanians to a country that is likely to arrest and enslave them. The issue was recently raised in...
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America’s Voice Darren Beattie Not the Only White Nationalist in the White House Frank Sharry: White House Pep Rally for ICE and CBP All About “Divide and Distract” Political Strategy TPS “Journey for Justice Caravan” Kickstarts Nationwide Tour in Los Angeles El peligroso carnaval de excesos de Donald Trump...
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Nearly one year ago, the Trump administration announced the end of the popular and successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. With the Republican Congress unable and unwilling to resolve the future of Dreamers through legislation, it has been left to the courts to intervene. To date, three...
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Last night we learned the total number of children that remained separated from their parents has actually increased. Based on new numbers released last night, 565 children (up from 559) are still separated, including 24 children who are 5 years of age and under. This is deeply disturbing confirmation...
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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Holders are Part of the Essential Fabric of the US; They Deserve to Remain Here with Their Families TPS Expiration Dates: El Salvador, 9/9/2019 Haiti, 7/22/2019 Honduras, 1/5/2020 Nepal, 6/24/2019 Nicaragua, 1/5/2019 South Sudan, 5/2/2019 In an opinion piece for the conservative Weekly Standard, Christian...
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