“Like Other Immigrants And Asylum Seekers, Those Who Have Fled Venezuela Don’t Want Handouts Or Special Treatment – Instead, They Want To Work And Support Themselves And Contribute More Fully To Their Communities,” Said America’s Voice Executive Director Vanessa Cárdenas The Biden administration has officially announced that it is...
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The calls for the Biden administration to protect immigrant communities already in the U.S. through Temporary Protected Status (TPS) continue, including an immigrant worker-led rally at the White House, a video to President Biden from the children and grandchildren of essential workers, and a forceful op-ed from the speaker...
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Nearly three dozen mayors and county executives from the Cities for Action coalition have added their voices to the call urging the Biden administration to designate or redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 11 countries, writing in a letter that the designations will both protect immigrants already here from...
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Immigrants and allies rallied outside the White House on Wednesday to urge the Biden administration to expand protections for Cameroonian immigrants currently in the United States. The rally, led by the Cameroon Advocacy Network and local Cameroonian community, urged officials to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for...
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Sep 1, 2023
Crece la presión de estados y ciudades para que la administración Biden agilice permisos de trabajo para solicitantes de asilo Sindicatos y activistas piden ampliación y redesignación del TPS Inmigrantes temen que la ley SB 1718 de Florida afecte su participación en labores de limpieza y reconstrucción tras paso...
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Washington, DC – Ahead of Labor Day, policymakers, business and labor leaders, advocates, workers, and Members of Congress are making the case for TPS (Temporary Protected Status) and expanded work permits, while independent economists and experts are offering reminders about the role and potential benefits to the U.S. economy...
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Aug 30, 2023
La cobertura de los medios en español sobre la crisis de refugiados en Nueva York muestra un común denominador de los inmigrantes: quieren trabajar. Al ser solicitantes de asilo, esperan como mínimo hasta seis meses desde que presentaron su petición para ser elegibles para un permiso de trabajo. En algunos...
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The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan and Ukraine. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cited “extraordinary and temporary conditions” in both nations, including a military coup and violent clashes against civilians in Sudan, and Russia’s expanded military...
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Esta semana marcará contrastes en el Congreso federal. Mientras beneficiarios del Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) que forman parte del Sindicato Internacional de Empleados de Servicio (SEIU) llevan a cabo dos días de cabildeo visitando legisladores, en el Comité Judicial de la Cámara Baja los republicanos continuarán perdiendo el...
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Sixty-six House Democrats are urging the Biden administration to act on critical relief for immigrant communities, including using its legal authority to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to a number of Caribbean and African countries. The letter, signed by Congressional Black Caucus First Vice Chair Yvette Clark and 65...
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