From Juntos (http://vamosjuntos.org/): The city of Philadelphia has taken a historic step towards limiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) arsenal for hunting down immigrants and tearing apart families. Mayor Jim Kenney has announced the end to ICE’s access to the … Continued
CWS decries family separation and incarceration, reaffirms dignity of all seeking asylum Washington, D.C. – In light of the government’s failure to reunite separated immigrant children with their families by today’s court-ordered deadline, Rev. John L. McCullough, President and CEO of … Continued
From Friends Committee on National Legislation (http://www.fcnl.org): July 26, 2018 Washington, DC (July 26, 2018) – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) criticized the full committee passage of the Department of Homeland Security’s spending bill for fiscal year 2019. … Continued
By David Bacon The American Prospect, July 18, 2018 https://davidbaconrealitycheck.blogspot.com/ http://prospect.org/article/counties-cancel-ice-detention-contracts But advocates want detainees freed, not sent to for-profit jails Most Latina teenagers celebrate their a quinceañera, or 15th birthday, with parties and dances. Sometimes their families even rent … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Secretary Nielsen Fails to Protect Vulnerable TPS Holders Yet Again Washington, D.C. – Church World Service joins Somali TPS holders and their families in welcoming the 18-month extension for the 250 beneficiaries of this … Continued
From the American Friends Service Committee (http://www.afsc.org): All people have the right to live without fear—and to have their human rights respected. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) makes all of us less safe, and it’s time we put an … Continued
By Miriam Jordan July 18, 2018 Leer en español LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration, faced with a public outcry over the separation of migrant families at the Southwest border, has said it is exploring a major expansion of family detention … Continued
New York Times: A portrait of life in the shelters for the children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. By Dan Barry, Miriam Jordan, Annie Correal and Manny Fernandez Leer en español Do not misbehave. Do not sit on the floor. Do not share your … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): The Trump administration just released new guidance that furthers the barriers they have already put up against individuals and families who are seeking asylum. This new guidance will result in deporting … Continued
Posted at https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/07/these_3_nj_counties_are_raking_in_millions_on_trum.html July 13, 2018 By Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Some of New Jersey’s biggest county governments are taking in millions of dollars by holding detained immigrants for the federal government as the Trump administration … Continued