The following is a press release from the #Not1More campaign: Seven undocumented Alabama residents and supporters locked themselves together to block the entrance of the Etowah County Detention Center as part of the national #Not1more campaign demanding that the President use his executive authority to stop deportations. The blockade is currently...
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Since late last year, we’ve been trying to tell the story of Maria Perez and her deported husband, Brigido Acosta-Luis. Last fall, Brigido was deported and forcibly separated from his family after more than a decade of living and working in the country. In the last few months, Maria...
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The Washington Post editorialized about immigration reform this weekend: IN BLOCKING immigration reform in the House of Representatives, Republicans have frozen in place a system that much of the nation, and many in the GOP, regard as an exemplar of American dysfunction. Hence the irony that so many Republicans...
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International Business Times: Immigration Reform Advocates To Obama: What Happened To ‘Year Of Action?’ By Laura Matthews MSNBC: Immigration protests keep pressure on Obama By Rachel Maddow Politico: DHS chief Jeh Johnson to meet with immigration advocates By Seung Min Kim USA Today: Obama ‘humane’ order roils immigration debate By Alan Gomez Bloomberg...
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Mar 21, 2014
On Heels of Deportation Review Announcement, Rep. Horsford, Advocates and Legal Experts Discuss Hopes and Expectations for Administrative Action Since news broke last week that President Obama was ordering Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review options for executive action to reduce deportations, many have speculated about what these...
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The Florida House of Representatives took a long-delayed step forward yesterday, when it approved HB851, an in-state tuition bill for young Florida graduates, by an 81-33 margin. A similar bill has passed committee in the Senate and is expected to be assigned to other committees soon. The bill has long...
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Erie Times-News (Pennsylvania): Immigration debate takes center stage in Erie By Lisa Thompson Wall Street Journal: GOP Optimists Challenge Common Wisdom on Immigration By Laura Meckler Los Angeles Times: Upbeat signs for GOP before midterm vote may mask its Latino problem By Maeve Reston TIME: A New Immigration Strategy?...
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The following is a press release distributed after Alfredo’s release. View pictures and videos from today here. US Attorney David J. Hickton Continues to Use Limited Dept. Resources to Prosecute 24-Year Ohio Resident and Father of Two U.S. Citizens After a hard fought public campaign to reunite him with...
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Today, Alfredo Ramos’ case reached a happy development when he was released and allowed to go home with his family. Next, Alfredo, his advocates, and his lawyers will try to clear his indictment — handed down last week for nothing more than the fact that he once re-crossed the border...
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Earlier this week we wrote about a Las Vegas town hall meeting held by Reps. Steven Horsford (D-NV), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), and Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) in which Rep. Horsford called on Obama to stop the deportations of those who qualify for legislative immigration reform. For one family, that town...
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