Posts Tagged ‘immigration’
Deportation Defense under the Biden Administration
November 18th, 2021This past September, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its policy for how ICE will conduct immigration enforcement in our communities. Though the new prosecutorial discretion memo (PD Memo) falls short of centering a protection-based framework, there are key opportunities for organizers and advocates to use in pushing back against abuses of power by […]
ReadHighlighting Partner #CommunitiesNotCages Actions in Atlanta, Phoenix, & Seattle
On Thursday September 23, over 70 civil and immigrant rights organizations gathered to host actions across the country in the Communities Not Cages national Day of Action. This national Day of Action was coordinated to demand that President Biden shut down all detention centers, reunite currently detained people with their families and community, and stop […]
ReadThe Biden Administration’s Recent Approach to Immigration Policy With Haitians At The Border Fails Us All
October 1st, 2021It’s an understatement to say that the month of September brought significant disappointments on immigration policy by the Biden Administration. First, undocumented communities and advocates were let down by the Parlimentarian’s decision to exclude a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, farmworkers, and essential workers from the “Build Back Better” bill. Shortly after, the […]
ReadEl Pueblo Se Defiende, Local Deportation Defense
July 9th, 2021During Part 2 of our El Pueblo Se Defiende series, grassroots organizers shared their experiences fighting deportations under the current Biden administration and the strategies they suggest to others who want to be involved in deportation defense work in their local community. We spoke with Xanat Sobrevilla, organizer with Organized Communities Against Deportations, Carlos Sauceda […]
ReadThe Marching Orders To ICE Agents & Our Intervention
Deportations and immigration enforcement have continued to be a part of our daily lives. In the past few months, we’ve seen detention rates rise and President Biden call for an $18 million increase in ICE funding. And just last week the Supreme Court made it harder for immigrants with temporary protective status (TPS) to become […]
ReadEyes On ICE: Truth & Accountability Campaign
May 5th, 2021On March 1, 2021, we launched Eyes on ICE: Truth and Accountability Forums under the We Are Home Campaign. This series of virtual and in-person events were designed to expose the truth of immigration enforcement practices, spotlight the stories of those who have organized and been impacted by ICE, and share solutions for a free […]
ReadBiden’s First 100 Days on Immigration
April 30th, 2021As President Biden’s first 100 days come to a close, here is where we are in the fight to make sure the administration addresses deportations and immigration enforcement, and listens to the voices of our communities: We’ve made our voices heard. As President Biden launched a review of immigration enforcement policies, we launched the Eyes […]
ReadUndoing Trump’s Immigration Policies Won’t Be Enough. We Must Dismantle the Immigration Caging and Deportation Machine.
January 8th, 2021A return to the Obama years would mean more desperation, more deportations, and more death. Here, Mijente lays out six policies the Biden Administration can enact if it is serious about improving the lives of immigrants. When it comes to immigration policy, Joe Biden has promised to undo the harms of the Trump administration. Good. […]
ReadDismantle DHS & Defeat Trump
July 29th, 2020Today Trump announced that he will call back federal officers from Portland. It was another failed political stunt, but it shows us how far he is willing to go to retain power. The federal agents who descended on the city, uninvited and unwelcome, in unmarked vehicles, disappearing people with little to no regard for civil liberties, […]
ReadMoving Biden Toward Community Demands: Unity Task Force Releases Recs
July 8th, 2020Mijente director Marisa Franco issued the following statement on the Biden campaign’s newly announced immigration policy commitments. Franco was a member of the campaign’s unity task force on immigration as one of the representatives negotiated by the Bernie Sanders team.
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