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Here’s some good news: the Ninth Circuit has agreed to re-hear the Child Status Protection Act class action litigation, Cuellar de Osorio v. Holder. If they rule in favor of the petitioners, thousands of undocumented youth, immigrant youth with legal resident parents and young adults separated from their parents will become eligible for green cards. [...]

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Everyone has a story and it seems like I have two – the real one and the superficial one. My story is lived by 2 million Americans – well, not so American. I am 24 years old and have been residing in the United States illegally since I was 8. This fact has shaped the [...]

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I have been a DREAMer since 2000, ever since the age of nine. Coming here to the United States was a confusing to me, considering that we didn’t have no family here. I did not understand why we moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. We did not, and up to this point, we have no family. [...]

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I began Citrus College without ambition in life. Much of this was due to my lack of motivation and the discouragement I faced through my family’s history of not pursuing a degree after high school. College after graduation was a dim possibility and at times a foolish idea. My biggest obstacle was the money. Coming [...]

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My parents brought me to the United States when I was 3 years old. I did not realize how different my life was going to be as opposed to my friends, who are all “legal” in this country, until I was 18. It was horrible for me to realize that I was not going to [...]

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I was born in Mexico, but was raised in Minnesota. I have lived in the U.S since I can remember. My parents brought me here when I was one. I have always known of my situation but I never thought it would stop my whole life. I didn’t realize how hard and frustrating it is [...]

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My name is Tiger Sun. I am a son and a brother; a student, a businessman and a friend – here in the United States of America. And throughout my entire childhood, I believed I belonged to this country no less than the many Americans I have grown up with through my 17 years. I [...]

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Sign his petition here. Julio was brought to the United States when he was only 6 years old in 1994.  His mother was fleeing domestic abuse and sought protection for herself and her two young children and therefore was eligible to secure Visas for the family.  The violence they suffered from Julio’s father left emotional [...]

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There’s an opportunity for NYC youth between the ages of 13-19 with the OCA-NY’s 5th Annual Hate Crimes Prevention Art Project (HCPP), which features an art contest that speaks to the theme of preventing hate crimes. Especially given the high anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States today, it is important that xenophobic hate crimes, as [...]

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What would you do if your brother or sister were facing deportation? Would you stand with them? Would you encourage them to fight it? The following essay was written by Angelica Velazquillo, the sister of Erick Velazquillo, who is currently in deportation proceedings. His next court date is July 19, and we need you to [...]

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