From Massachusetts this week comes the story of Jose Flores, a 37-year-old construction worker who is now in immigrant detention after he dared to ask his employer for workers’ compensation. His case may be the latest example of how the Trump Administration practices immigration retaliation. Jose Flores, detained after asking...
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America’s Voice As ICE Brags About Arrests and Congress Works to Turbocharge Trump’s Deportation Agenda, A Reminder of the Futures Shattered and Families Separated Famously Vengeful Trump Presides Over Policy of Immigration Retaliation This Week in Texas: Lawsuits Filed, “Summer of Resistance” Announced While Abbott Fails At Spin English...
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Like just about everything emanating from the Trump Administration these days, the new statistics from ICE documenting immigration enforcement during the first 100 days of the Administration merit a healthy dose of skepticism. Honan’s claims on immigrant deportations don’t add up Acting ICE director Thomas Homan convened a call...
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If there’s any doubt that the Trump Administration wants to deport as many immigrants as possible, check out what’s happening in Seattle, where the Justice Department has ordered an immigrant rights organization to stop some of its legal work providing help for immigrants facing deportation. For now, a federal...
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Since President Trump’s inauguration, we’ve seen a slew of anti-immigrant legislation proposed on both the local and national level. Earlier this month, the Texas legislature passed the SB4 law, the virulently anti-civil rights, anti-immigrant, and anti-public safety legislation that includes a provision similar to Arizona’s infamous ‘show me your papers’ law, which...
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…but what else would you expect from Goodlatte? As if House Republicans haven’t done enough damage to America yet. Today, the House Judiciary Committee lead by Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) will take up a series of anti-immigrant bills intended to “turbocharge Trump’s mass deportation agenda”, and the Goodlatte bills...
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English CNN House committee set to mark up aggressive immigration bills By Tal Kopan May 18, 2017 USA Today Immigration arrests up 38% nationwide under Trump By Alan Gomez May 17, 2017 Los Angeles Times Arrests on civil immigration charges are up 38% in 100 days since Trump’s executive...
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Sheriff David Clarke of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has announced that he’ll be joining the Trump Administration as the newest DHS Assistant Secretary. He would be reporting to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and working as a liaison with state and local law enforcement and governments. The position does not...
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En respuesta a los informes sobre que el Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE) ha incrementado la cifra de arrestos y aumentado drásticamente la cantidad de detenidos sin histotrial delictivo, Frank Sharry, Director Ejecutivo de America’s Voice Education Fund, dio a conocer el siguiente comunicado: El secretario del DHS, John...
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Newly released ICE data reveals that the rate of deportations has increased 38% during the Trump Administration, including a 156% increase in the removal of immigrants who have no criminal history and don’t deserve to be deported. Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice Education Fund issued the following statement: Secretary...
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