“I would be separated from my young son if I had to leave this country,” said one Haitian TPS holder. “Leaving with him is not even an option” The Trump administration and its Congressional allies have made it clear: hundreds of thousands of documented immigrants are set to be... Continue »
500 infants and toddlers have been detained while hundreds of others face losing lifesaving healthcare due to the Trump administration’s mass deportation obsessions Children continue to be abused in our name and with our tax dollars. Federal immigration data reveals that the Trump administration has detained at least 500... Continue »
“To our Haitian neighbors in the Massachusetts 7th and across this country—this is for you” In a historic vote late last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants for a further three years, delivering “one of the more stunning... Continue »
More than 300,000 Haitian immigrants who’ve had permission to live and work in the U.S. but faced being returned to dangerous conditions have received a reprieve from deportation, after the Supreme Court kept in place lower court rulings that blocked the federal government from unjustly ending their temporary protections.  ... Continue »
The federal government’s mission to make as many immigrants deportable as possible rages on, after the administration announced it would seek to end temporary protections for Somali immigrants despite conditions remaining dire in Somalia by the federal government’s own admission. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point... Continue »
Efforts by the federal government to terminate temporary protections for approximately 1.5 million immigrants who have had permission to live and work in the U.S. are not just cruel, but self-defeating. In states all across the U.S., Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders contribute billions to our economy every single... Continue »
 “Putting a foot back in Venezuela means I will be taken to jail, tortured, and potentially killed” Despite fostering further instability in Venezuela by carrying out an “illegal military operation” that deposed Nicolás Maduro and has left in its deadly wake major questions about the Latin American nation’s future... Continue »
Recent Biden Announcements Stand to Expand Relief for Potentially 300,000 Haitian Immigrants Already in U.S., As Well As Protect Millions of Indoor and Outdoor Workers from the Effects of Deadly Heat Over the past few days, the Biden administration announced two new policies that will have a direct, positive... Continue »
Washington, DC — The following is a statement from Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, reacting to the Biden Administration’s announcement of the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for Haiti. “Today’s redesignation and extension of TPS for Haiti is a welcome development that advances American... Continue »
Rosa Elena Sánchez says that she and her husband Everk “were meant to be together.” But without action from the Biden administration, their life together is uncertain. Their story is featured in a new FWD.us digital ad highlighting the urgent need for the president to act on relief for... Continue »