Progressives, states and civil rights advocates are preparing a flurry of legal challenges to the Trump administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the next census, saying the move will penalize immigrants and threaten civil rights. “The citizenship question is the latest attempt by President Trump to stoke the fires of anti-immigrant hostility,” […]
Kaine says Trump is lying or is delusional when it comes to DACA
March 26, 2018 By
Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine on Sunday said President Donald Trump continuing to blame Democrats for the lack of permanent protections for young undocumented immigrants is a break with reality. “He is either lying or he is completely delusional,” Kaine said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Last Friday Trump said Democrats were responsible […]
U.S. Supreme Court rules Arizona can’t bar DREAMers from getting licenses
March 20, 2018 By
Arizona’s DREAMers will keep their licenses to drive — at least as long as the DACA exists. Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the last-ditch plea by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to uphold a 2012 executive order by then-Gov. Jan Brewer to deny driver’s licenses to DACA recipients, an order current Gov. Doug Ducey […]
Immigration Activists say ICE is after them
March 19, 2018 By
Activists across the country say they are being targeted by federal immigration authorities for speaking out at protests and accusing the government of heavy-handed tactics. “We’re always at the marches and giving interviews, without fear of what could happen,” says Zully Palacios Rodriguez, one of the activists caught by ICE. “So to go against us is […]
ACLU sues federal government agencies over the practice of separating asylum-seeking families
March 13, 2018 By
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced last Friday that it has filed a national class-action lawsuit against multiple federal government agencies over the practice of separating asylum-seeking families. “Whether or not the Trump administration wants to call this a ‘policy,’ it certainly is engaged in a widespread practice of tearing children away from their […]
Keeping DACA brings more benefits for U.S. Economy
March 7, 2018 By
For 24-year-old Nicolas Ugaz-Valencia, every work day is living the American dream. He is a manager for a home health care service in New York City, using his Spanish language skills to help people in need. Back in 2001, Nicolas and his family left their home country of Peru in pursuit of a new life […]
Despite crowded fields, record number of Latinos run for primaries
March 6, 2018 By
An unprecedented number of Latinos are running for office in the 2018 primaries, but crowded fields have toughened the challenge of getting elected for some candidates of color and women. Primary season kicks off with the Texas primary today and this year, Democrats stand their best chance in years for flipping the U.S. House majority. […]
March 5th – The DACA deadline that never happened
March 5, 2018 By
It’s been six months since President Donald Trump moved to end DACA and Washington seems to be no closer to a resolution on the day everything was supposed to be solved by. Today, March 5 was originally supposed to be a deadline of sorts for action. When Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]
With midterms approaching, the future of DACA more uncertain than ever.
March 2, 2018 By
Action to protect so-called Dreamers from deportation has stalled indefinitely, with neither President Trump nor Democrats and Republicans in Congress feeling pressure to compromise as the midterm elections approach. “A lot of the air is out of the balloon here in the Capitol and people don’t sense its urgency,” Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, […]
Oakland mayor stands by her decision of telling immigrants about ICE raids
February 28, 2018 By
Federal immigration agents arrested more than 150 people in California, days after Oakland’s mayor gave early warning of the raids. On Saturday, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf warned residents that “credible sources” had told her a sweep was imminent, calling it her “duty and moral obligation” to warn families. The warning “was meant to give all […]
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