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  May 7, 2013 media@theniya.org  SAVE THE DATE: NIYA Presents DREAM Graduation in DC on June 25 Will celebrate victories, push on to stop deportations   NATIONAL—Every year, the National Immigrant Youth Alliance presents DREAM Graduation in Washington DC, where we reflect on our accomplishments over the past year and welcome yet another class of [...]

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February 13, 2013 media@theniya.org 734.262.9705 704.281.9911  NIYA Response to Secy. Napolitano’s Testimony: Applauds Broad Definition of Discretion New definition could save Florida immigrant being deported tomorrow  During her testimony before the Senate Judiciary hearing today, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano defined low-priority detainees in a way we have hoped she would for years: as someone who [...]

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Leahy Announces Witnesses For February 13 Hearing On Comprehensive Immigration Reform February 8, 2013 WASHINGTON  – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy Friday released a list of witnesses invited to appear at a February 13 hearing on comprehensive immigration reform. Next week’s hearing is the Senate’s first on immigration reform this Congress, and will occur [...]

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As of December, President Obama has deported more than 1.5 million people. Is it possible that he will deport 2 million before Congress can pass immigration reform? By now most people know that the president deported nearly 410,000 people in the year he was running for reelection alone. It would be something to say that [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday January 29, 2013 Contact: Natali Fani-González, 202.787.1813, Natali@MateaGroup.com Moms Call for Inclusive Immigration Reform that Strengthens Families, Aligns with Our Nation’s Values Las Vegas, NV – MomsRising today applauded President Obama for making immigration reform one of his top legislative priorities, and congratulated the bipartisan group of senators that drafted a [...]

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It’s easy not to like John Morton, the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We’d like to make it easier. After raiding the home of Erika Andiola, a well-known immigrant rights activist, more than just the usual critics of the agency started seriously questioning the competency of this man and his agency. According to his [...]

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There is a lot of talk for bringing back the dead “comprehensive immigration reform” now that President Obama has won re-election and slain the immigrant-hating tea-party dragon. Of course, the enthusiasm is amusing given the President’s own dismal immigration rights record — record-high deportations, presiding over the war on immigrants through massive expansion of Secure [...]

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It’s Friday. Burn some time in class or at work and check out the latest news: USA Today –  ”Obama: I’ve got five years to revamp immigration” “My presidency is not over,” Obama said when asked about the failure to come up with an immigration bill. “I’ve got another five years coming up. We’re going [...]

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A few weeks ago Adrian from Texas posted, on Facebook, a link to a page in Virginia. This page was from someone who was selling their furniture; the interesting part is that in the info of the page it clearly stated that they refused to sell things to, “illegal immigrants, LGBTQ people and Muslims.” Now, [...]

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