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Rogue Activist Network of ‘Dreamers’ Rattle Members Over Immigration

Rogue Activist Network of ‘Dreamers’ Rattle Members Over Immigration This article appeared in print as Rogue ‘Dream’ Immigration Activists Rattle Members Share on email By Fawn Johnson Updated: December 6, 2012 | 10:50 a.m. December 5, 2012 | 9:30 p.m. Dream Activist demonstrator Ernesto Zumaya, 24, of Los Angeles, leads protestors in a march outside the Capitol [...]

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Second DACA Fund Winner . . . Ramesh from Seattle, WA

The Deferred Action Waiver Fund (otherwise known as “DACAF”) is a fund set up to award undocumented activists with a scholarship to cover the fee associated with applying for Deferred Action. We recognize that many of the activists we work with on a daily basis do not have the financial means to apply for Deferred [...]

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First DACA Scholarship Goes To. . . Diane Martell from Alabama!

The Deferred Action Waiver Fund (otherwise known as “DACAF”) is a fund set up to award undocumented activists with a scholarship to cover the fee associated with applying for Deferred Action. We recognize that many of the activists we work with on a daily basis do not have the financial means to apply for Deferred [...]

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Why Won’t Senators Rubio and Nelson Support Immigrant Families?

Well it seems like we are back at the same cross-road we find ourselves every few months: we have politicians who like to talk up immigrants when it works for them but when they need to put in some work for us, they turn a blind eye. Over the course of the last two weeks, [...]

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Third Time’s the Charm? Doubts about Obama’s Deferred Action Policy

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today issued instructions to federal immigration agencies not to deport undocumented youth who meet certain criteria. The criteria are based on the provisions of the proposed DREAM Act. President Obama announced the policy change at the White House soon afterward. The new policy, if implemented, would provide temporary relief to many undocumented youth [...]

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ACTION ALERT: Dylan was deported, is Francisco next?

Bad news, yesterday at 9:50 PM, Dylan’s plane took off for South Africa. We tried to do everything we could, many folks just like you made calls and signed Dylan’s petition yet the Obama administration was adamant that he must be deported. We are really puzzled, especially because Dylan met all of the requirements for [...]

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Obama’s deportations continue: Driving without a license leads to Francisco’s deportation

TAKE ACTION & SIGN DEMANDING FRANCISCO’S DEPORTATION BE STOPPED In recent years, Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) has elevated their efforts to deport as many undocumented immigrants as possible.This agency of the federal government has been able to do so by switching their tactics. Moving away from the most common work place raids of previous years, [...]

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Video: Diana Banda and the Oregon 4

Great May day action from Oregon DreamActivist.  

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Izlia Finds Her Way to Tacoma Detention Center – A DREAMer

Izlia is currently sitting in jail, she was told she would be picked up by ICE this morning, Wednesday the 25th, and transferred to the Tacoma Detention Center hundreds of miles away. We have a very short window to get ICE to realize its mistake in detaining another DREAMer, help us get the word out [...]

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Don’t Get Played

#gopdreamact. This is happening. But before you have a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that it’s the GOP, take a beat and think. What do we want? A path to citizenship for immigrant youth. Period. Note that it does not say, “a legislative victory for Democrats”, or “more Democrats in elected office so they can [...]

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