Last weekend was historic. Millions of Americans across the country joined ”No Kings Day” rallies to defend our democracy,  to speak out against the unfettered power grab by Donald Trump, and to oppose Stephen Miller’s mass deportation machine. The rallies drew more than 5 million people, making it one... Continue »
This Father’s Day, we honor and celebrate the resilient stories of immigrant dads like Hoang Pham, who nearly five decades later still vividly remembers the day he waved goodbye to his family in Vietnam – and left behind the only life he’d ever known. He was just 18.  “He... Continue »
DACA has been “a beacon of hope,” allowing young immigrants to “dream, live, and thrive without fear,” Dreamer Claudia Quiñonez said during a Washington, D.C. press event with members of Congress and allies marking the program’s 13th anniversary this week. Under the popular and successful program, hundreds of thousands... Continue »
“I think Pride Month is an opportunity to highlight his story even more,” said Rep. Robert Garcia. “The more folks learn about it, the more they’ll put pressure on the administration and Homeland Security to do the right thing.” Pride Month is a time to celebrate the many LGBTQ... Continue »
The chaos, cruelty, and overreach of Stephen Miller’s mass deportation obsession has been on full display in our communities in recent days, with militarized, masked ICE agents swarming courthouses, worksites, and entire neighborhoods in cities including Minneapolis, San Diego, and L.A. in order to abduct contributors, spouses, parents, and... Continue »
Washington, DC —  As the Trump administration continues to provoke and escalate the volatile situation in Los Angeles, leading voices are denouncing the dangerous motivations and implications behind Trump and Stephen Miller’s efforts. Meanwhile, fresh polling from YouGov finds the Trump administration’s handling of deportations and deployment of National... Continue »
DACA and beneficiaries of the popular program are celebrating 13 years of successes Many Dreamers currently protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have delivered for America and themselves. These bright young people who are American in every way except full legal status have transitioned from... Continue »
Under the budget plan currently being debated by the U.S. Congress, we’ll be paying for nativist fever dreams on a national scale. The terrifying visuals coming out of Minneapolis of armed federal agents dressed like they’re going to war with a local community will only get uglier. The senseless... Continue »
Immigrant Heritage Month, first established in June 2014 and observed every year since, is a time for our nation to honor, celebrate, and uplift the stories of immigrants and their communities. In honor of the month-long celebration, 30 cities and counties have launched a multilingual campaign affirming that immigrants... Continue »
Dreamer Ximena Arias-Cristobal, who has lived in the U.S. since she was four, “should never have been arrested,” her attorney said. “She should never have been put in this situation.”  While Georgia Dreamer Ximena Arias-Cristobal is now free from ICE detention, her nightmare is nowhere close to over. During... Continue »