Notifica App Ensures Immigrants Are Here To Stay Connected, Informed, and Powerful
Washington, D.C. – Today, United We Dream launched an update to Notifica, the only app of its kind to protect and connect immigrants and their families to immigration news and updates, resources on applying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and a preparedness plan for interactions with immigration or law enforcement. Notifica is an app by immigrant […]
President Biden: Reopening Homestead Goes Against Every Promise You’ve Made to Protect Immigrant Families and Children
Miami, Florida- Today, officials from the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that the Biden administration is planning to reopen the Homestead detention center in Miami-Dade county to detain unaccompanied immigrant children. The facility, which was renamed the Biscayne Influx Care Facility, was shut down in 2019 and has faced multiple reports of child sexual abuse, neglect, and dangerous living conditions. Thomas […]
The SECURE Act is a Good Step Towards Protecting People From Deportation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the SECURE Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for TPS holders. This legislation would allow people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to apply for legal permanent residency, opening up a pathway to citizenship. Programs like TPS protect hundreds of thousands of people from countries like […]