As we fight to end ICE and CBP as we know them, stop deportations and build local power, passing the Dream and Promise Act through the House of Representatives this week was one more step on the stairway to freedom and reminded me of the power of big ideas and organizing. The bill sets a new standard for immigration reform …
400 Groups Nationwide Urge Congress to Protect Dreamers and TPS and DED Holders
Washington, DC – One day before the House Judiciary Committee markup of legislation containing protections for immigrant youth known as Dreamers and long-time beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), 400 national, regional, and local groups across the country sent a letter urging Congress to pass the legislation. From grassroots organizations and unions to environmental and …
Deportation Force Profiled and Targeted United We Dream Leaders
After Immigrant Youth Shut Down Border in Peaceful Protest of Child Detention Camp, Greisa Martinez Rosas, UWD Deputy Executive Director, Profiled, Targeted and Detained by Deportation Force EL PASO, TEXAS – This morning, Greisa Martinez Rosas, United We Dream Deputy Executive Director, and DACA beneficiary, was pulled from the security line at the El Paso International Airport by agents of …
3 things to know about #WhereAreTheChildren
Hundreds of children and families everywhere are victims to Trump’s deportation force: ICE and CBP. They are responsible for the deportation and separation of thousands of families everyday. The hashtag #WhereAreTheChildren gained attention after a recent report showed nearly 1,500 unaccompanied children are unaccounted for*. However, many of these kids may be with families seeking to stay together and not …
Preguntas Frecuentes: USCIS está aceptando solicitudes de renovación de DACA
El 9 de enero de 2018, el juez William Alsup de la Corte de Distrito de EE.UU. para el Distrito Norte de California ordenó la suspensión de la orden de terminación del programa Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia, o DACA, por su sigla en inglés, dada por el gobierno federal. En el caso Regents of the University …
Republicans Just Shutdown the Government. What Does this Mean for the Dream Act?
Republicans have just voted to shutdown the government after choosing to stand on the wrong side of history: the side of racism and blocking protections for the millions of immigrant youth at immediate risk of detention and deportation. Trump’s shutdown means that both parties must come to the negotiations table and figure out a pathway forward for immigrant youth across …
USCIS Begins to Accept DACA Renewal Applications Again. What You Should Know.
On January 9, 2018, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered a halt to the federal government’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. In the case Regents of the University of California, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security, et al., Alsup granted a preliminary injunction — …
Trump Administration Appeals Court’s Decision to Resume Accepting DACA Renewals
On January 16th, 2018, the Department of Justice appealed and challenged the U.S. District Court’s decision that ordered the Trump Administration to resume accepting DACA renewal applications. This is another attempt by the Trump Administration to preserve their right to deport us. It is urgent to pass the #DreamActNow by January 19th – our lives are at risk! As this …
A Judge Blocked Trump’s Decision to End DACA. Here’s What You Need To Know.
Last night a federal court in California blocked the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This is a temporary decision, but it demonstrates what we have always known: immigrant youth need permanent relief from detention and deportation now. That solution is the Dream Act and it must be passed by January 19th. This …
Immigrant Youth Leaders Rise Up Across Texas to Demand a Clean Dream Act in Day of National Action
On October 4th and 5th, immigrant youth and allies from across Texas and the country took to the street demanding that Congress take action to pass a clean #DreamActNow — that means without terrorizing our communities by funding the further militarization of our borders, no mass deportations, and no funding for a wall. Trump’s inhumane decision to kill DACA leaves over 124,000 …