ICYMI: United We Dream Leaders Talk Congressional Push For Citizenship On TV Over the Weekend
Washington, D.C.— Over the weekend, United We Dream (UWD) Executive Director Greisa Martinez Rosas joined José Diaz Balart on MSNBC to talk about the current push for a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth. UWD Deputy Communications Director José Alonso Munoz was also interviewed by Jorge Ramos regarding the stake of DACA on Al Punto. […]
We Will Fight Despair By Organizing: Undocumented and Unfraid, Queer and Unashamed!
Washington, D.C. – In response to the hateful and deadly murder at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Greisa Martinez Rosas, Executive Director of United We Dream, said: “The ways in which the shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs is particularly heinous are too many to count – it happened on the eve of Transgender […]
ICYMI: Immigrant Youth and Allies Held a Week-Long Action to Build Momentum for Citizenship
Washington, D.C,— Last week, the Home Is Here Coalition, along with directly impacted individuals from around the country, participated in a week-long action urging Congress to pass citizenship legislation this year! This comes as a critical time as Republicans are slated to take control of the House of Representatives next year. The week-long action started […]
Republican Led Court Denies DACA Protections for Over 400,000 Young People
Houston, Texas – Following today’s conference about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Texas’ Southern District Federal Judge, Andrew Hanen, and the state of Texas denied over 400,000 young people, including the 90,000 new applications currently sitting at USCIS, from receiving DACA for the first time. He also indicated that he believes the […]
Actualización: Respuesta del Juez Hanen Sobre DACA
El juez Hanen ha impedido que la nueva regla de DACA entre en vigencia. El juez Hanen ha impedido que la nueva regla de DACA entre en vigencia el 31 de octubre mientras espera tomar una decisión final. DHS continuará aceptando renovaciones de DACA y aplicaciones de permiso adelantado para los beneficiarios actuales de DACA. […]
DACA Update: Judge Hanen’s Response
Judge Hanen has stopped the new DACA rule from going into effect. Judge Hanen has prevented the new DACA rule, set to replace the 2012 DACA memo inside DHS, from going into effect on Oct. 31 while he waits to make a final decision. DHS will continue to accept DACA renewals and advance parole for […]
Home Is Here Coalition Will Continue To Fight For Permanent Protections After Fifth Circuit DACA Decision
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals released a ruling on Texas v United States against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program and sent it back to Judge Hanen in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas to further decide on the fate of the program. This […]
Top 5 Things You Should Know About the 5th Circuit DACA Decision
The Fifth Circuit Court has agreed with anti-immigrant Judge Hanen, and has sent the decision back for Hanen to decide on the future of DACA. Despite this, DACA continues open for renewals, for now! Judge Hanen had already ordered the partial end of the program last year – meaning that right now DACA is still […]
ICYMI: United We Dream Executive Director Talks Fifth Circuit DACA Decision on MSNBC
Washington, D.C. – This past Saturday, United We Dream (UWD) executive director, Greisa Martinez Rosas, joined MSNBC’s American Voices with guest host Julián Castro to discuss the imminent Fifth Circuit Court decision on whether the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will remain in effect. This conversation on immigration comes on the heels of the […]
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