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Honduran immigrant Vicky Chavez was greeted by a cheering crowd on Thursday, as she stepped outside a Salt Lake City church for the first time in three years. The 33-year-old mother and her two daughters have been living in the First Unitarian Church since January 2018, when the congregation offered the family sanctuary from deportation. “I have no words to […]
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for millions of young immigrants. CNN reports H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, was passed Thursday by a vote of 228 to 197, with all House Democrats and nine Republicans voting in favor of the […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has come under fire for a tweet honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday. Many have argued the agency falls woefully short of living up to the late Reverend’s “message of hope, justice and equality.” ICE is tasked with dealing with illegal immigration, and despite their divisive role in the U.S. government, many found […]
Immigrants and immigration advocates have scored a legal victory. On Saturday, a federal judge ruled Chad Wolf was “not lawfully serving as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security” when he issued a memorandum that effectively suspended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; therefore, making the memo invalid. As reported by NBC News, Judge Nicholas Garaufis determined Wolf’s appointment […]
Following Joe Biden‘s win on Saturday, the president-elect gave his victory speech that night, where he promised several sweeping changes to take place during his first days in office. Most immediately, the president-elect will tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and establish a coronavirus task force on Monday. The Washington Post reports that the task force will be co-chaired […]
Attorneys claim they cannot locate the parents of hundreds of migrant children who were separated from their families at the border. According to court filings obtained by NBC News, lawyers who were appointed to represent the minors say 545 of those kids are missing parents. Attorneys say they believe approximately two-thirds of the 1,000 plus parents were […]
It seems Melania Trump‘s doesn’t give a damn about Christmas, or the outrage over her husband’s child-separation policy at the border. During a Thursday night appearance on CNN, the first lady’s former friend/assistant Stephanie Winston Wolkoff shared a recording of a private conversation she and Melania had in 2018. FLOTUS is heard ranting about her new White House duties and […]
An immigration detention center in Florida has reportedly been consistently feeding Muslim detainees pre-packaged pork meals and expired halal food. Forbes reports that civil rights lawyers sent a letter to ICE to address the situation at Krome Service Processing Center, where detainees have been forced to choose between their faith or go without food. The letter […]
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge has ordered ICE to release all detained immigrant children by July 17. Judge Dolly Gee of California issued the order on Friday, describing the ICE-operated facilities across the U.S. as “on fire,” NPR reports. She added that the Trump administration hasn’t even provided basic health protections for the families […]
Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday which will halt temporary work visas until the end of the year, Wall Street Journal reports. This order will impact skilled workers coming from out of the country who apply for an H-1B visa, seasonal workers who receive a H-2B visa, H-4 for spouses […]
