January 2018 – National Immigration Law Center

Trump’s Dystopian Vision for the Future Is Based on Fear, Not Facts

Juan Gastelum — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 04:14:36 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2018 CONTACT Juan Gastelum, [email protected], 213-375-3149 WASHINGTON — In his first State of the Union address, President Trump laid out a blueprint for the future of the country. A cornerstone of this vision includes policies designed to turn back the clock on our nation’s immigration system by curbing legal immigration by as much as 50 percent.

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NILC Responds to White House Immigration Proposal

Richard Irwin — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 00:34:49 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2018 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 WASHINGTON — The White House today released a framework for a legislative deal that includes a pathway to U.S. citizenship for Dreamers, along with a dramatic increase in border enforcement and radical changes to parts of the U.S. immigration system. Diana Pliego…

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It’s About People, Not Politics: Today’s vote won’t solve the problem unless it’s paired with action

Richard Irwin — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:18:34 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2018 CONTACT Hayley Burgess, [email protected], 202-805-0375 WASHINGTON — U.S. senators today voted to approve a continuing resolution to fund the federal government for another three weeks. The House of Representatives is expected to take up the measure shortly. This legislation includes a measure to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program for six years…

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Supreme Court to Take Muslim Ban Case

Richard Irwin — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:47:44 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2018 CONTACT Hayley Burgess, [email protected], 202-805-0375 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear oral argument on Hawaii v. Trump, a legal challenge to one of the latest iterations of President Trump’s Muslim ban. This executive order, first issued in September 2017, indefinitely bans people from six Muslim-majority countries…

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House Kicks the Can Down the Road, Fails the Country

Richard Irwin — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 01:57:06 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2018 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives today approved a short-term resolution to keep the government funded and running for four more weeks. Existing funding expires Friday. The House-approved bill does not include language to provide a pathway…

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NILC Responds to Introduction of Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act

Richard Irwin — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 21:35:47 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2018 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 WASHINGTON — Reps. Will Hurd (R-TX) and Pete Aguilar (D-CA) today introduced new bipartisan legislation to provide a pathway to U.S. citizenship for Dreamers. The bill would provide relief for immigrant youth who arrived in the U.S. as minors and allocate additional…

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Trump’s Racism Rears Its Ugly Head as Bipartisan Senate Group Proposes Principles of a DACA Deal

Richard Irwin — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:07:52 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2018 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 WASHINGTON — News media reported today that President Trump used racist comments aimed at people from African and Caribbean countries during a meeting with lawmakers to discuss a bipartisan proposal on immigration. The reports came after a bipartisan group of senators…

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Anti-Immigrant Goodlatte Bill Is Not a Serious Proposal for Dreamers

Richard Irwin — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:01:16 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2018 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 WASHINGTON — A group of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives today introduced a new bill to that would provide inadequate relief for some immigrant youth who arrived in the U.S. as minors. The bill, cosponsored by Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)…

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NILC Statement on Federal Court Order Blocking End of DACA

Juan Gastelum — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 06:00:20 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2018 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 LOS ANGELES — A federal court today blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ordering the administration to resume accepting DACA renewal applications from anyone, nationwide…

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The Bipartisan Dream Act Is a “Bill of Love”

Richard Irwin — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 23:18:02 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2018 CONTACT Email: [email protected] Juan Gastelum, 213-375-3149 Hayley Burgess, 202-384-1279 WASHINGTON — President Trump today met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss immigration. At the meeting, which was broadcast on national television, Trump appeared to endorse a narrow legislative deal to provide a pathway to U.S.

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