Update: As Rep. Luis Gutierrez told Fusion today: “Democrats think all they need to do is to simply blame Republicans. You know what? We control the White House and we control the deportation apparatus,” he said. “We have a responsibility to act.” The Obama White House, more than once,...
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Dec 13, 2013
Despite thousands of petitions and an all-night vigil to try and stop his deportation, Ardany Rosales Lemus–a father of two US-citizen children–was deported early today. An statement released by ICE suggested that the agency might have been able to exercise prosecutorial discretion on Ardany’s case, but chose not to. As...
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Dec 12, 2013
Cross-posted from Move On: No father should be deported for driving to work! Our community is in crisis and senseless deportations must come to an end. Please take action to stop Adarni’s (A#098-918-011) deportation! Sign the petition here. Ardani Rosales Lemus (A#098-918-011) has been detained since December 2012. He...
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BREAKING: Erika Andiola’s mother received a two year stay of deportation!!! pic.twitter.com/amTJ71wYFC #KeepusTogether #Not1More — Ryan Campbell (@PoliticallyRyan) December 12, 2013
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Eight advocates braved an icy New Jersey morning yesterday to protest immigrant deportations in front of the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey. The eight laid down in the snow, chained together, for an hour before they were cut out and arrested for their act of civil disobedience, as...
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Obama’s approval ratings among Hispanics are down. According to a new Gallup poll, Hispanic support for the president has dropped from 75% last December to 52% last month, more than double his drop rate among whites or African Americans. An article at the Washington Post today explains what these numbers have to...
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America’s Voice applauds the 29 House Democrats–especially Rep. Raul Grijalva, who initiated the effort–who have issued a letter to President Obama calling for a suspension to deportations and an expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to include “all those who would be potential citizens under...
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Since President Obama’s immigration speech in San Francisco this week–and its disruption by Ju Hong, a DREAMer from South Korea–commentators have been trying to figure out whether Obama has the authority to stop deportations. For some reason (ahem), Politifact decided to examine exactly what Ju said to the President — and...
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A few weeks ago, we first heard the story of Brigido, a father of two who was in detention and awaiting deportation. Even though thousands of petitions were signed and phone calls were made, even though Chicago activists this week chained themselves to his bus to try and prevent it...
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Today, advocates in Atlanta and Illinois are risking arrest to protest deportation policy and the continued inaction on immigration reform. In Atlanta, activists spent hours surrounding and trying to shut down the Broadview Detention Center. In Illinois, they surrounded a bus carrying immigrants scheduled for deportation–including Brigido, a father of...
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