320,000 Face Imminent Revocation and Deportation By Trump Administration A recording of today’s call is available here. 11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 5 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 22 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 68 DAYS On a press call today, religious leaders convened to discuss the importance and...
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A full recording of the Senator’s speech is available here. 11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 6 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 23 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 69 DAYS Senator Van Hollen (D-MD) on the floor today called directly on President Trump and Acting Secretary Duke to “make the...
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11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 6 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 23 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 69 DAYS In a piece for La Opinion, Pilar Marrero provides a comprehensive situational breakdown and much-needed look at the 300,000 Salvadoran, Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Haitian adults now incredibly vulnerable to deportation...
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11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 7 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 24 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 70 DAYS Associated Press Advocates: Florida to Suffer if Trump Cuts Immigrant Program Immigrant advocates and officials are warning Florida’s economy could suffer if the U.S. government does not renew a program...
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11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 10 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 27 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 73 DAYS A recording of the press conference is available here. Miami, FLORIDA – In a press conference this morning, community leaders, advocates, elected officials, and scholars gathered on the front steps of...
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Chamber: “Ending the TPS designation…will exacerbate existing labor shortages in the industry” Chamber: TPS recipient “workers are essential to hurricane recovery efforts in states like Texas and Florida.” Chamber: Revoking TPS would “adversely impact several key industries where TPS recipients make up a significant amount of the workforce....
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This week, advocates launched a week of action for temporary protected status (TPS), the designation which protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants from being deported to countries afflicted by natural disasters, war, or other dangerous conditions. The deadlines to extend TPS for Hondurans, Nicaraguans, Haitians, and Salvadorans are approaching...
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This week, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients traveled to Washington to advocate for an extension and for legislation. This fight has been described by America’s Voice Education Fund’s Executive Director Frank Sharry as “the most important issue most people have never heard of.” In a new story out this week, Arizona PBS reports...
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“But with a race against the clock, thousands of TPS holders are hoping the Trump Administration will take into account the roots they have planted on U.S. soil.” 11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 12 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 29 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 75 DAYS Dozens of families rallied...
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“Honduras is not prepared to take people back, both officials and citizens say — and the lack of opportunity there might even prompt some to return to the U.S. illegally.” 11/6/17 Decision deadline for 59,550 Hondurans and Nicaraguans: 12 DAYS 11/23/17 Decision deadline for 50,000 Haitians: 29 DAYS 01/08/18 Decision deadline for 195,000 Salvadorans: 75 DAYS The...
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