Monthly Archives: January 2018

A U.S. District Court Judge ordered the release of immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir from immigration detention. After years of complying with orders to check in regularly with ICE, he was arrested earlier this month at a routine check-in. Democracy … Continue reading →

Almost 7,000 Syrians live in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and they are anxiously waiting to see whether the Department of Homeland Security will end or extend their TPS this week. So far, the Trump administration has … Continue reading →

Tonight’s round-up focuses on the White House proposal—one page is all it needed to outline a proposal to overturn the U.S. immigration system, cut legal immigration in half, and end due process for most undocumented immigrants. Among other changes, the … Continue reading →

Trump’s White House released a one-page memo outlining an immigration proposal on Thursday afternoon.  The price for the maybe/maybe not path to citizenship for 690,000 or 1.8 million Dreamers is slashing legal immigration to the lowest levels since the 1920s, … Continue reading →

On the day after the latest failure to pass a Dream Act, the news features a priest who is a Dreamer, and waiting along with half his congregation for the news that will tell him his fate. Meanwhile, in Arizona, … Continue reading →

Democrats folded on Monday, agreeing to another three-week Continuing Resolution, with only the weakest of promises from Senate Republicans: to allow a DACA bill to come to the Senate floor for debate some time before February 8. No agreement on … Continue reading →

Minnesotans are stepping up in a big way to help Dreamers. It’s one way they can show opposition to the craziness in DC. Minnesota immigration come from St. Paul focus on Ramsey County Jail and St. Agnes Bakery. Other stories … Continue reading →

Tonight’s post includes background on the shutdown, on stepped-up immigration arrests and on Trump’s nastiness on immigration. From his racist comments on other countries to his campaign’s new ad targeting Democrats and immigrants,  his actions demonstrate the extremism increasingly dominating immigration … Continue reading →