Following the lawsuit filed yesterday challenging Judge Andrew Hanen’s national injunction on President Obama’s immigration executive actions, Daniel Denvir of Salon explores the politicization of DAPA and DACA; the potential judicial chaos emanating from the Supreme Court tie in U.S. v. Texas; and the continued fight for protection from deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants...
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Dozens of women and their allies formed a human chain and blocked the entrance of Trump Tower in Manhattan yesterday, in response to Donald Trump’s own statements that he has sexually assaulted and harassed women because “when you’re a star, they let you do it.” Since the release of...
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Today, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), and the Rockford, Illinois law firm Dady & Hoffmann filed a lawsuit challenging Judge Andrew Hanen’s national injunction on President Obama’s immigration executive actions on behalf of José Lopez. Lopez is a DACA-mented immigrant whose parents are both eligible...
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In Homestretch, FL Senate Democratic Candidate Leans in on Immigration in Appeal to Latinos Narrowly trailing incumbent Senator Marco Rubio in Florida’s Senate race, Democratic candidate Rep. Patrick Murphy is leaning into the issue of immigration. In a series of recent ads and events, Rep. Murphy is trying to...
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Since the launch of his Presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s violent rhetoric has become an inspiration for unapologetic racists. We launched the “Trump Hate Map” as a result of this disturbing trend of physical and verbal violence, with one of the first entries that of the brutal assault of a...
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Today, October 11, is the last day to register to vote in the following states and locations: Arkansas Georgia Illinois (mail deadline) Indiana Kentucky Lousiana Michigan Montana (mail deadline) Nevada (mail deadline) New Mexico Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Utah (mail deadline) Washington, D.C. (online and mail deadline) Additionally, a federal court recently extended...
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As his poll numbers fall, Trump is increasingly focused on laying out a possible exit strategy that has dangerous ramifications for people of color. By calling for his supporters to act as “observers” in “certain” polling locations to claiming that the government is allowing undocumented immigrants into the United States to...
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New America’s Voice Spanish Radio Ad Highlights Marco Rubio’s Support of Donald Trump and His Own Efforts to End DACA Florida DREAMers and their allies are turning up the heat on Marco Rubio for turning his back on the immigrant community. As Sergio Bustos lifts up in a new story...
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Washington, DC – The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice: “A growing number of Republicans are jumping the sinking Donald Trump ship. Presumably they want some credit for taking such a stand. But it is way too little and way too late for that....
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Raleigh, NC—The following is a statement from Tim Eakins, Director of North Carolina’s Voice: “After a year of supporting Donald Trump and fueling his rise to power, Senator Richard Burr and Governor Pat McCrory have been quick to distance themselves from this latest scandal involving Trump’s disgusting and predatory...
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