Edwin Describes Plans With Dad, Jesus: He Pays for Our Education, and We’ll Give Him His Vitamins When He’s Older Willard, OH – Today, Jesus Lara’s 14 year-old son, Eric, emailed U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs over 35,000 names in support of cancelling Jesus’ deportation. A new video shows Eric and his brothers Edwin...
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When 14 year-old Eric Lara first launched a MoveOn petition to stop his dad’s deportation, he never expected that over 35,000 people would sign it. Eric’s dad, Jesus Lara, is scheduled for deportation on July 18. He had been living here for 15 years, paying taxes, and is working...
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The Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider a massive increases in immigration enforcement spending in the proposed fiscal year 2018 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations bill later today. This bill tracks with President Trump’s request for a massive border wall, more private...
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Palm Beach Post column highlights why the deportation of Francisco Javier Gonzalez embodies the cruelty of the Trump approach to immigration enforcement In a new column for the Palm Beach Post, titled “Fear ‘Trumps’ Decency in Deporting Palm Beach Restaurant Manager,” Frank Cerabino highlights the story of Francisco Javier Gonzalez, a local...
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Willard, OH – “What if they were white children?”, the editor of Sandusky Register, Matt Westerhold, asks this morning. If the Lara children – Eric (age 14), Edwin (age 11), Anuar (age 9), and Elsiy (age 6) – were white, would they be expected to live without their father? That is the reality these four American citizens...
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America’s Voice Today Is the Day DHS Secretary Kelly Confirmed that the Trump Administration is Intent on Mass Deportation Immigrant Advocates Blast Proposed FY2018 DHS Appropriations Bill In Mar a Lago’s Backyard, Fear ‘Trumps’ Decency in Deporting Palm Beach Restaurant Manager ICYMI: Sandusky Register: “What if they were white children?” Lara...
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While Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly continues to maintain the charade that there’s nothing he can do to stop deportation cases (even though there is), hardworking immigrants with longstanding ties to America continue to be detained and deported. This week’s summary of cases includes a Massachusetts father...
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Clock Ticking for Gibbs and Lara Family, With Deportation Scheduled For July 18 Willard, OH – If you’ve been following the story of Ohioan Jesus Lara, you know that, at its core, it is a tragedy in which a father of four U.S. citizen children faces deportation in less than a...
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Make no mistake about it. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is threatened as never before. Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a group of anti-immigrant hardliners – in and out of government – are demanding that President Trump kill DACA by September 5th. If not, Paxton plans to...
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America’s Voice As Some in the GOP Gear Up to Kill DACA, Leaders from Across the Spectrum Are Rising Up to Defend It Will Rep. Bob Gibbs Stand Up for Jesus Lara & His American Kids? Father of Navy Serviceman, Florida Restaurant Manager, Face Deportation ¿Defenderá el representante Bob...
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