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Trump administration arbitrarily revoked DACA status of Jessica Colotl By American Civil Liberties Union May 23, 2017 Jessica Colotl, Photo: Democracy Now! NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Uni…
“I thought that entering this country, which had always been my dream, was always going to be an unforgettable day.... It was. But it was the saddest and ugliest day I could have imagined.” By Sharon…
Education workers and labor leaders are asking for signatures on pledges to back the planned protests by immigrant workers on May 1. The educators’ pledge calls for a moratorium at universities and …
The good news is that DACA recipient Daniel Medina Ramirez has finally been released on bail, although the government is still pushing for his deportation. And there’s plenty of bad news. On Monday I…
In the latest case, ICE agents detained Francisco J. Rodriguez Dominguez at his home in Portland, allegedly because of a misdemeanor conviction last year for DUI. Meanwhile, Daniel Medina Ramirez rem…
16-Year-Old's Death After Coerced Meth Ingestion Underscores Violence of Immigration System ICE's haste to portray Acevedo as a "dangerous" drug trafficker skirts the issue of ICE&#…
Daniela Vargas The release of Daniela Vargas is a victory for the immigrant rights movement, but Daniel Ramirez Medina , a Dreamer and father from Seattle, remains in detention. United We Dream has a…
The following three reports make it hard to believe the Trump administration is sincerely interested in protecting U.S. citizens. Trump claims ICE will just be deporting “the bad ones,” on the q…
Hundreds of thousands of people have now seen the video of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez being detained by ICE agents as his 13-year-old daughter cries. Trump claims he’s just deporting “bad hombres,” but …
“I feel like I am an American,” Daniela Vargas said. By Dana Liebelson and Elise Foley, Huffington Post March 1, 2017 WASHINGTON ― Federal immigration authorities arrested a 22-year-old woman in Ja…
So much for claims that Trump's deportations only target “bad hombres.”—TPOI editor By David Nakamura, Washington Post February 18, 2017 Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly has signed sweep…
Horrific conditions in the Northern Triangle led to a major policy crisis for the Obama administration. A new wave of refugees could do the same for Trump. By Emily Gogolak, The Nation December 26, 2…
A growing coalition of worker and immigration activists are demanding that President Obama issue a general pardon for immigration status infractions. By Aviva Chomsky, NACLA December 14, 2016 Donald …
Karen Lucas, MoveOn.org April 15, 2016 Dear friends, After more than 10 weeks of detention, an immigration judge finally granted Kimberly her freedom. Kimberly has been separated from her Atlanta fam…
ICE is increasingly targeting young people: This high school student was detained on her way to school By Katie Levingston, Salon March 7, 2016 In her homeland of Honduras, Kimberly Pineda Chavez and…
Global Voices February 13, 2016 On the night of Thursday February 11, 2016, the administration of Durham Public Schools in North Carolina unanimously passed a resolution condemning the arrests and in…
We know how to help children fleeing violence in Central America. Instead, we’re raiding communities and deporting families. By Elizabeth Holtzman, The Nation February 11, 2016 As the coauthor, with …
By Abigail Adams, International Business Times February 3, 2016 Cesar Vargas is having a big week. First the prominent immigration activist and Latino outreach strategist for Sen. Bernie Sanders help…
By David Bacon, American Prospect January 27, 2016 The Obama administration's self-contradictory stance on deportation perpetuates a long tradition of U.S. immigration policies that ignore the ro…
By Garance Burke, Associated Press January 25, 2016 LOS ANGELES (AP) — As tens of thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America crossed the border in search of safe harbor, overwhelmed U.…
