Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-08-08/immigrant-issues/immigrant-advocates-challenge-new-fast-track-deportation-rule/a67405-1 August 8, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The new rule expands fast-track deportation to undocumented immigrants who have been in this country less than two years. (U.S. Immigration and … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): On August 1, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S.1494, the so-called “Secure and Protect Act of 2019” introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham, out of committee. This bill would eliminate protections for children and victims of human … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): I never thought I would repeat the words I spoke in Geneva so long ago, but they ring in my ears once again: “Let us do something meaningful—something profound—to stem this … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Governor Wolf, Lt. Governor Fetterman and Secretary Miller need to hear from you! Take one minute today to send a video message to the Governor using your social media accounts. Tell the state why you … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/30/joyful-act-resistance-pink-seesaws-installed-border-fence Published on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 by Common Dreams “We are all connected.” By Jenna McGuire, newsroom staff “The symbolism of the seesaw is just magical.” (Photo: Twitter/Channel 2 KWGN) Two California professors built three pink seesaws on … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Over the past few weeks and months, we’ve seen the heartbreaking photos of children and families being kept in inhumane conditions by the Trump Administration’s horrific policies. MomsRising members have swung into action — holding protests … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the administration is considering how many refugees to welcome in 2020. Two weeks ago, reports surfaced that some administration officials have proposed resettling zero refugees in 2020 – all during the worst refugee … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): It’s been a whirlwind this summer for the Shut Down Berks Campaign. And today we are closer than ever to end family detention in Pennsylvania! That’s why we need you to make a call NOW … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): It’s always darkest before the dawn, or so the saying goes. When it comes to the seemingly endless human rights and child abuse crisis of migrants, the cliché offers little credibility or … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): CLASP condemns the Administration’s raids on immigrant families. These enforcement actions will severely undermine immigrant children’s healthy development. Our research shows that children in immigrant families live in constant fear that a parent will be deported. Raids … Continued