Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/20/lawsuit-behalf-55000-migrants-accuses-trump-administration-torture-ice-detention Published on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 by Common Dreams “Tens of thousands have suffered as a result of the federal government’s abject failure to provide basic medical care. More will suffer, and more will die, without court … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): HARRISBURG – State and local policymakers can take four key steps to better integrate immigrants, including immigrants who are undocumented, into the mainstream economy and foster community well-being, according to a … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): The “public charge” test refers to the evaluation by federal immigration officials to determine whether a person applying for a visa or green card is likely to rely on government benefits. The final rule, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/08/21/will-cause-irreparable-harm-horror-trump-unveils-rule-allow-indefinite-detention Published on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 by Common Dreams “It is beyond logic and humanity to attempt to keep children locked up for as long as possible, especially when we know that this subjects them to trauma … Continued
From #TalkPoverty (https://talkpoverty.org/): #TalkPoverty has put together a simple set of virtual flashcards to help with understanding the administration’s attempt to redefine an obscure immigration test concerning potential need for public benefits. Check it out at https://talkpoverty.org/flash-card-set/public-charge/.
By GARANCE BURKE, JULIET LINDERMAN AND MARTHA MENDOZA SANTA ANA, California (AP) — This story is part of an ongoing joint investigation between The Associated Press and the PBS series FRONTLINE on the treatment of migrant children, which includes an … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Today, the Trump administration published in the Federal Register a final rule on the definition of when an immigrant becomes a “public charge” — a rule that will fuel hunger and poverty … Continued
Posted at https://frac.org/news/this-is-not-america-new-trump-administration-rule-will-create-more-hunger-and-poverty Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, August 12, 2019 — Today, the Trump administration posted the final public charge rule in the Federal Register for inspection. The rule would increase … Continued
From Repairers of the Breach (https://www.breachrepairers.org/): Scroll to end for link to the letter. If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless or the … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided worksites in Mississippi, arresting nearly 700 people. Many of them had babies or toddlers stranded at child care or children who came home from school to empty houses, according to … Continued