The USA PotatoMore Americans Support Abolishing ICE Than Ever Before, Polling Data Shows
ICE’s approval rating among Americans currently sits at -13-points, a recent poll revealed.
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)RE: https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/115679158637616118
“The anti-immigration and pronatalist policies [of the Trump regime] add up to fantasies of redirecting the demographic future of this country. Both amount to, in the end, dim-witted bullying by haters inadvertently demonstrating that their claims to superiority have to be based on race and gender, because otherwise they’re incoherent idiots.”
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New State Dept Policy Allows Rejection of Visa Apps Over Common Health Issues
The new directive reinforces past US policies that wrongly targeted immigrants using xenophobic “illness” claims.
parasect3261 at KillBaitThe Struggles of Living Undocumented in America: A Personal Account
Luz, a Mexican woman who has lived in the U.S. for 17 years, shares her experience of living as an undocumented immigrant under President Trump's immigration policies. Despite her fear of being detained by ICE agents, Luz has built a life in America, working, paying taxes, and raising a U.S. citizen... [More info]
Houston Public MediaFrom the @TexasTribune, the Department of Public Safety has shifted from Biden-era border enforcement to helping expel people from the country, a job once exclusively done by federal authorities.
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‘Operation Lone Star 2.0’: DPS arresting undocumented immigrants across Texas to aid Trump’s mass deportation
The Department of Public Safety has shifted from Biden-era border enforcement to helping expel people from the country, a job once exclusively done by federal authorities.
From the @TexasTribune: Margarita Avila, a Houston mother of nine, was detained by ICE after an altercation that led to no charges. Her close-knit family weigh their futures if she is deported.
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A 22-year-old Palestinian man was released from detention at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston after being held there by federal immigration authorities for nine days, according to his attorney.
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Palestinian man with U.S. immigrant visa released after nine-day detention at Houston airport, attorney says
In a statement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not provide a reason for the detention of 22-year-old Muhanad J. M. Alshrouf and said a visa does not guarantee entry into the U.S.
Haitian immigrants in Houston feel a sense of “ominous uncertainty,” even after a federal judge this week blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to end their temporary protected status months earlier than expected.
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Despite judge’s ruling, Haitian immigrants in Houston worry about Trump’s bid to end their protected status
A federal judge in New York this week blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end Haitians’ temporary protected status in September – five months earlier than what was granted by the Biden administration. There are hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants in the U.S.
The Texas Dream Act extended in-state tuition at public colleges and universities to students without legal status. The Justice Department sued Texas, calling the law unconstitutional. Texas' attorney general, and a federal judge, agreed.
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Civil rights groups sue to restore Texas Dream Act after federal judge blocks it
The Texas Dream Act, the first of its kind in the nation, extended in-state tuition at public colleges and universities to students without legal immigration status. The Justice Department sued Texas, calling the law unconstitutional. Texas' attorney general, and a federal judge, agreed.
Tuesday marks one year since 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was discovered dead in a shallow north Houston creek. The capital murder case for the men accused of killing her remains ongoing. So do calls for stricter immigration laws.
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Jocelyn Nungaray’s death sparked outcries about immigration. The men accused of killing her still await trial
Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Nungaray's death. The 12-year-old Houston girl was allegedly killed by two Venezuelan men suspected of being in the United States without legal status. They are facing capital murder charges.