Fifteen Texas teenagers today gathered on the steps of the Capitol in Austin, Texas to demonstrate against SB 4, the state’s new anti-immigrant law. But this was no ordinary protest — in a show of creativity that has drawn attention from outlets from Univision to People Magazine, the rally...
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Jesus Lara Lopez, an Ohio taxpayer and father of four U.S. citizen children, was deported yesterday to Mexico following a tearful goodbye with his family. Unfortunately, Jesus’ case is not an isolated one. The heartbreak that he and his family feel today is the same heartbreak that so many other...
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Yesterday, The Hill reported that the Trump administration plans to use federal law enforcement agents in a campaign against American cities and counties who have challenged the Trump Administration’s mass deportation agenda. ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan laid out a plan to send hundreds of ICE agents to so-called “sanctuary cities”...
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On Wednesday, in a speech on the floor of Congress, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a call to action to resist the latest threats coming from the Trump Administration in its war on immigrants and refugees. In the coming weeks, the Bannon-Miller-Sessions wing of the Administration is pushing to...
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Yesterday, we wrote why we need a permanent legislative solution for Dreamers and that DACA should be preserved until Congress enacts one. Today, the Los Angeles Times editorial board weighs in, calling on President Trump to demonstrate “political courage” and protect DACA and Dreamers. Find key excerpts of “Trump should show some political courage and...
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America’s Voice Five Truths Evident After Heartbreaking Deportation of Jesus Lara ICYMI: Bishop of Toledo Condemns Lara Deportation, While Rep. Bob Gibbs Callously Applauds Trump’s Political Police Force Plans to Move Against America’s Cities Trump Administration Promises More Terrorizing Immigration Raids ICYMI: LA Times Editorial: “Trump Should Show Some...
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The House Appropriations Committee today marked up the DHS appropriations bill before taking a 30-22 party-line vote to pass it out of committee. Democratic amendments which were offered but voted down or withdrawn included provisions to cut CBP and ICE funding, to protect DACA, to prohibit ICE raids in...
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A new report from Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) finds that, under Trump, prosecutorial discretion in the immigration courts “has largely been abolished.” In the last years of the Obama Presidency, prosecutors were empowered to prioritize their caseload by public safety threat and national security risk, closing cases of individuals...
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In New York, Jose Molina is facing deportation after living in the US for almost forty years. He’s been married to his wife for 16 years, has a green card, is a permanent resident, and works for the New York City Department of Parks. The Trump Administration is trying...
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Willard, OH – Jesús Lara López, un contribuyente de Ohio y padre de cuatro hijos estadounidenses, fue deportado esta mañana tras una triste despedida de su familia. Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice, respondió a través de este comunicado: Es un triste y lamentable día en que la más poderosa...
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