Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/5-things-you-should-know-about-daca-youth-trump-administration-and-congress By Kisha Bird A little over a month ago, the Trump administration announced it was rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Since 2012, DACA has provided work authorization and temporary relief from deportation to approximately 800,000 young … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): From October 29th until November 4th, communities of faith across the country are joining a week of action to stand with dreamers and uplift the urgency of passing a clean Dream Act of 2017. … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Let me tell you a story about Deborah, a Ugandan mom who was resettled in Ohio and is separated from her 3 daughters and 12-year-old son. Her petitions to reunify her family were approved by … Continued
From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): DWN released Hides, Lies & Retaliates: a video series on ICE and CBP’s shameful practices. The video series demonstrates how ICE and CBP regularly lie, actively hide information from the public and retaliate against anyone who … Continued
From One America (http://weareoneamerica.org/): When OneAmerica member Elizabeth first entered the Tacoma Detention Center in 2009, her heart sank. She saw an overcrowded, dirty cell filled with scared immigrants just like her – mothers, daughters, sisters and brothers. She felt … Continued
In the face of President Trump’s decision to rescind DACA and leave the lives of nearly 800,000 immigrant youth in limbo, we have been calling on Congress to pass a clean Dream Act. But what does it mean for this … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): This Thursday (Oct. 26), the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is holding an oversight hearing on the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Refugee resettlement is a life-saving opportunity for individuals and families fleeing persecution to rebuild … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The administration has already begun terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some nationalities, and as they make decisions about other populations with TPS, the lives of over 330,000 people are in danger. Right now, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): Pennsylvania is still home to the Berks County Family Detention Center (BCRC), one of three detention centers for immigrant families, where children as young as two-weeks-old have been incarcerated. In August 2015, … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): Earlier this week, the third iteration of Trump’s Muslim ban was scheduled to go into effect. The new ban has increased the number of countries facing restrictions including North Korea, Chad, and Venezuela. The … Continued