Congress and HHS Must Stop Harm Inflicted on Latinx Children by Anti-Immigrant Politicians
Washington, D.C. – The health and well-being of Latinx children are under attack as a direct result of the damaging impact of anti-immigrant rhetoric and xenophobic policies championed by anti-immigrant politicians. A study published last week by the American Academy of Pediatrics and featured in CNN, exposes the heart-wrenching reality: Latinx children living in states […]
Congress Must Reject Harmful White House DHS Supplemental Funding Request
United States – Last week, the White House sent a request to Congress for supplemental funding for the last three months of 2023 which included more than two billion additional dollars for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This funding would create new, and misleadingly named, “community-based residential centers” that would essentially reinstate a […]
Seeking Asylum is the Right of Every Person, The Biden Admin Must Respond to Gov. Abbott’s Violence Towards Immigrants
Austin, TX — Earlier this week, the San Antonio Express News published a story including horrific details of Texas troopers told to push children into the Rio Grande, and deny water to migrants. The article highlighted the inhumane practices of Texas Governor Greg Abbott at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. It cited multiple instances of […]
ICYMI: CQ Article Featuring UWD Members Highlights Why We Need More than DACA
Washington, D.C.— Yesterday, United We Dream (UWD) member from Arizona, Alondra and Deputy Director of Federal Advocacy, Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, were featured in CQ Roll Call to discuss the limitation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. During the past 11 years, DACA has been attacked in the courts by MAGA Republicans. […]
Florida: Conce tus Derechos. Conoce tu Poder!
« Resources Conoce Tu Poder y Defiéndete SB 1718 Scenarios Directamente Impactados Read in English. Conozca su poder y luche contra SB1718. Manténgase actualizado para recibir nuestros últimos materiales de Conozca sus derechos y actualizaciones sobre lo que esta nueva ley significa para usted, regístrese aquí. Todos tenemos derechos constitucionales, sin importar nuestro estado migratorio: […]
Florida: Know Your Rights, Know Your Power!
« Resources Know Your Power and fight back against SB1718 Scenarios What is SB1718? Leer en Español. SB1718 is an anti-immigrant bill that takes away local government funding for community IDs, forcing hospitals to inquire about patients’ immigration status, and criminalizing undocumented immigrants for traveling in and out of the state. SB1718 sets a precedent […]
Eleven Years After DACA Was First Announced, Immigrant Youth Live in Limbo and Uncertainty
Washington, D.C. – Today marks 11 years since the announcement of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), an executive action policy fought for by immigrant youth. DACA has allowed for access to work permits and protection from deportation for hundreds of thousands of young people, despite the near constant attacks and legal challenges to the […]
Governor Abbott’s Special Sessions Seek To Cause More Harm To Texans
Austin, Texas. – This week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his intent to call multiple special sessions to force his unpopular, failed agenda through the Texas legislature. In his announcement of “Special Session #1,” Abbott called for legislation to further fund harmful tactics at the border and to defund public schools by cutting property taxes. […]
Expand Health Care Access for DACA Recipients!
Going to the doctor for an annual check-up or when you’re sick is a human need. Unfortunately, for far too many people, especially our undocumented communities, affordable health insurance is often inaccessible. Last month, the Biden administration announced a new rule to expand Medicaid and Affordable Care Act eligibility to DACA recipients. For the first time […]
The Time for a Pathway to Citizenship is Now
Washington, D.C. – Today, Judge Hanen of the Southern District of Texas will be hearing oral arguments on the Texas v.s. United States Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) case. This time the arguments will regard the legality of the new DHS DACA rule announced by the Biden administration in 2022. Judge Hanen previously ruled […]