Supreme Court travel ban order.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court agreed to review two major legal challenges to Trump’s Muslim ban,Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)and Trump v. Hawaii. The cases will be consolidated for oral argument and heard during the October 2017 term. The immediate reaction from the President and his administration was a... Continue »
Jorge Ramos and Fusion published this video last week on the Undocumented Student Program at the University of California-Berkeley, the first program of its kind in the US: The undocumented college students participating in the program receive academic counseling, legal aid, and mental health services. As student Bianca Rodriguez Plancarte... Continue »
Advocates and experts analyze SB 4 hearings.
San Antonio – Today, immigrant advocates and legal experts analyzed yesterday’s court hearing regarding whether or not a federal judge should block Texas’ “show me your papers” SB4 law from enactment. Speakers reviewed the current status of the lawsuits filed to enjoin SB 4 and outlined the next steps... Continue »
Here’s a common (and lazy) argument against undocumented immigration: “why can’t they just come here legally, like everyone else did”? As we’ve explained before, it’s almost impossible for many immigrants to come to the US with papers. And as a new article from Philly.com explains, the first part of that premise is false... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice House to Vote on Bills that Endanger Public Safety and Supercharge Trump’s Mass Deportation Force Immigrant Advocates and Legal Experts Analyze SB 4 Hearing in San Antonio ICYMI: David Leopold: “Why the Supreme Court’s Travel Ban order was a stunning defeat for Donald Trump” Ahead of FAIR’s... Continue »
Today, advocates from all over Texas gathered for an all-day rally in San Antonio while a federal court considered a motion to block the state’s SB 4 anti-immigrant law from taking effect. Outside, advocates showed off signs, spoke out against the damage SB 4 would do to immigrant communities, marched,... Continue »
Today, the US Supreme Court agreed to review two major legal challenges to Trump’s Muslim ban, Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and Trump v. Hawaii. The cases will be consolidated for oral argument and heard during the October 2017 term. In addition, the Court upheld one part of the ban,... Continue »
In response to today’s news that the Supreme Court will hear the Muslim/travel ban case in October and will allow a limited version of the ban to take effect, legal experts and advocates analyzed the developments and larger implications. A recording of today’s event is available here. Becca Heller, Director of International... Continue »
Today's must-read top immigration news from around the country.
America’s Voice Legal Experts React to Supreme Court Decision in IRAP V. Trump and Analyze Implications Advocates Respond to SCOTUS Decision on Trump’s Muslim Ban Advocates Rally in San Antonio as Court Hears Motion to Block SB 4 Top News Reuters U.S. Top Court Set to Rule on Religious Rights; Travel Ban... Continue »