Last Friday, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Obama Administration’s practice of locking up mothers and children seeking asylum in the United States. The ACLU filed the case on behalf of mothers and children who have fled their home countries facing conditions of extreme fear and...
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The White House just announced that the Department of Justice will file a request for an emergency stay of Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling that blocked the expansion of DACA and the initiation of the DAPA programs. The following is a response by Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice....
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Because of President Obama’s immigration action, immigrant families will soon have a chance to come forward and register, get permits to work legally and contribute our system, and finally get a chance to live without the daily fear of deportation. But rather than embracing these immigrant families, dozens of anti-immigrant...
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Jorge Ramos of Univision and La Opinion Make it Clear Who’s to Blame While the next steps of the judicial and legislative battle over the new immigration policies initiated by executive action are less than clear, what is already certain is that Spanish language media reaction is so strong...
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First, a number of outlets are pointing out how biased this week’s ruling was. As Think Progress writes, the question now is whether Hanen’s ruling can be sustained by higher courts that may not be as biased as he is: Judge Andrew Hanen is a George W. Bush appointee whose past...
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As we noted earlier, we are confident that Judge Andrew Hanen’s temporary injunction blocking immigration executive action programs from going into effect will not stand. As it moves up the judicial ladder, serious jurists will apply the law, decide that it is well within established legal authority and historical...
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In a stunning and blatantly political move, a federal judge in Brownsville, Texas has put a temporary halt on immigration registration plans from the Obama Administration. Late last year, the State of Ohio joined Texas and many other Republican-led states in suing the federal government to block expansion of the...
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Judge’s Politicized and Poorly-Argued Decision Will Be Overturned The following is a statement from Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the temporary injunction against DACA and DAPA issued by Judge Andrew Hanen last night: Judge Hanen’s ruling is a setback that was expected and will be...
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White House Press Secretary: The Supreme Court and Congress have made clear that the federal government can set priorities in enforcing our immigration laws—which is exactly what the President did when he announced commonsense policies to help fix our broken immigration system. Those policies are consistent with the laws...
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In a New Report, America’s Voice Education Fund Reveals Judge Hanen’s Foray into the World of Immigration Politics and the Disturbing Truth Behind the 25 State Lawsuit Today was the first hearing in the 25 states’ lawsuit against executive action, heard by federal judge Andrew Hanen in Brownsville, TX. ...
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