While we join most observers in recoiling from President Trump’s unhinged speech in Phoenix last night, a range of developments from around the country reminds us that Americans are standing up to his divisive vision for the country and rejecting his dark view of immigration and immigrants. Illinois Republican...
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A Dreamer with active DACA status is being held by ICE and faces deportation in a new case that has national implications. Riccy Enriquez Perdomo, a 22-year-old mother of two young children was arrested last week and has been held at four different locations since. ICE agents in Louisville,...
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America’s Voice Americans Reject Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Vision, Stand up for a Welcoming America National Board of Hispanic Caucus Chairs Hold Press Call Declaring Opposition to Texas’ Discriminatory SB4 Law ICYMI: DACA Recipient Faces Deportation After Going to ICE to Post Bond for Another Person DREAMer with DACA Faces Deportation...
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Por qué dicho “acuerdo” es imposible de llevarse a cabo Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice, reacciona al informe de prensa deMcClatchy que revela que algunos funcionarios de la Casa Blanca quieren utilizar DACA como ficha de negociación en un potencial proyecto de ley migratorio más amplio y centrado...
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Why the Reported “Deal” is a Non-Starter A report from Anita Kumar of McClatchy reveals that some in the White House want to use Dreamers as a “bargaining chip” in a larger immigration legislative debate: Donald Trump’s top aides are pushing him to protect young people brought into the country illegally...
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What’s next for hate groups after #UniteTheRight? Ending DACA. Just ask Mark Krikorian, the leader of a hate group called CIS who advocated for pulling the plug on DACA just days as the Charlottesville attack. In addition, Krikorian proposed trading the DREAM Act for a slew of anti-immigrant legislation. According to McClatchy, top White...
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America’s Voice White House to Hold Dreamers Hostage in Pursuit of a White Nationalist Agenda? Ending DACA Is the Next Priority For Hate Groups With Influence Over The GOP ¿Mantendrá la Casa Blanca como rehenes a los Dreamers con el fin de lograr una agenda nacionalista blanca? Top News...
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Over the weekend, a right-wing “Free Speech Rally” demonstration in Boston ended early after attendees were dwarfed by literally 40,000 counter-protesters who turned out to demonstrate against hate. Check out this bird’s-eye view image of the 40,000: Tens of Thousands March Against White Supremacy in Boston & Other U.S....
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Austin, TX – Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, private detention corporations like GEO Group have seen their profits skyrocket under Trump’s increased immigration enforcement tactics. As the Houston Chronicle outlines: “In the first three months of his presidency, at least 113,828 immigrants were locked up in 180 different facilities nationwide – a...
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In South Florida today, deportation relief came for Reina Gómez, a community leader and organizer who was facing deportation despite suffering from a rare form of leukemia that requires frequent treatment. Reina will now be able to stay in the United States and request a work permit and driver’s...
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