And now a dozen more cities are getting on board. ...
Daily Archives: November 9, 2017
Ex-Defense Secretary Gates pushes for citizenship path for Dreamers who serve
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday called for legislation offering a pathway to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants who are serving or have served in the military, arguing that such a bill is no ...
DACA is one way the GOP can stop its death spiral
The Hill reports: “A group of 25 House Democrats said Wednesday they won’t vote for any government spending bill, risking a shutdown, unless Congress passes the Dream Act — a measure that would provide permanent residenc ...
White House chief of staff tried to pressure acting DHS secretary to expel thousands of Hondurans, officials say
On Monday, as the Department of Homeland Security prepared to extend the residency permits of tens of thousands of Honduran immigrants living in the United States, White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly called Acting S ...
Sen. Roy Blunt open to granting citizenship to DREAMers
Sen. Roy Blunt said Tuesday he could support a path to citizenship for the so-called DREAMers, the 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. ...
Travel Ban Agreement Left 1,400 Iraqis in Deportation Limbo
The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge in Detroit to force the Trump administration to release about 1,400 Iraqis who’ve been detained by immigration authorities for almost five months while they fight ...
95 Vietnamese-Americans Detained, Could Face Deportation
The majority are refugees who are not eligible for deportation. ...
Schmidt: Deporting international students ‘literally insane’
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt took aim at the Trump administration's immigration policies last week, saying any policy that threatens international college students with deportation is “literally insane.” ...