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BY CARLI TEPROFF [email protected] Donning traditional denim dresses and scarves to cover their hair, seven young girls cradled their arms, stomped their feet and proudly welcomed the harvest. Their joyous dance was a way to connect with their Haitian roots and to thank a woman they say has fought hard to give them the freedom to be in the United …
Thursday will mark the anniversary of a federal program that has benefited numerous undocumented immigrants who arrived in this country as children. Called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the program allows them to legally work and stay here temporarily without fear of deportation. There is a hitch, however. Martin Enrique mailed his forms nine days after U.S. Citizenship and …
Today Americans for Immigrant Justice commemorates the historic 1963 March on Washington. Fifty years later, the unforgettable words of the Rev. Martin Luther King continue to move us today, just as fifty years ago they galvanized millions to demand full equality for all Americans. Rev. King’s dream also inspired our friend and DREAMer extraordinaire, Gaby Pacheco. In 2010, Gaby and …
JULY 31, 2013 Illegal entry from Mexico into the US may be down overall, but the South Texas Rio Grande Valley is its own story. That stretch of border is closest to Central America, where extreme levels of violence and poverty are pushing people out. An unprecedented number of migrants are now being intercepted by Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol. …
For years, Miami-Dade taxpayers have been subsidizing the jailing of undocumented immigrants by Secure Communities, a federal program of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE). Among those jailed immigrants are victims of domestic violence and people whose charges had been dismissed. We applaud the M-D County Attorney, who rightly concluded that compliance with ICE requests to hold such immigrants are “voluntary …
Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) applauds the “Gang of Eight” Senators who achieved what for years has seemed impossible: a comprehensive immigration reform bill. We are encouraged by many provisions in the S.744 bill. In particular, we salute: A path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million immigrants; An accelerated path to citizenship for Dreamers; Provisions allowing families to …
April 17, 2013 – Americans for Immigrant Justice is thrilled to see a promising bipartisan bill aimed at reforming our nation’s sorely dysfunctional immigration system. We applaud the eight Senators who worked to reach bipartisan compromise and, thus, craft the bill now introduced. We are particularly pleased that Florida Senator Marco Rubio was one of the “Gang of Eight.” While AI …
What: News Conference Why: ICE program puts public safety and families at risk When: Monday, April 15, 2013, 11 a.m. Where: 3000 Biscayne Blvd, Miami FL 33137 (free parking in the rear of the building) Who: Alex Stepick, Director, Research Institute on Social & Economic Policy (RISEP) at Florida International University (FIU); Cheryl Little, Executive Director of Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice); Carlos Martinez, …
April 15, 2013 5:24 PM Reporting: Gary Nelson MIAMI (CBS4) – Star power and hard facts were wielded in South Florida Monday to slam a controversial immigrant deportation program. Operation “Secure Communities” is supposed to rid cities and towns of violent criminals. Opponents, though, say the government is spending a fortune to round up and deport nickel and dime offenders. …
MIAMI | Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:15pm EDT By David Adams (Reuters) – Federal immigration officials in south Florida are failing to abide by an Obama administration directive to focus deportation efforts on dangerous criminals, according to a report Monday by a Miami-based immigration advocacy group and researchers from a Florida university. A majority of undocumented immigrants detained for deportation …
