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February 25, 2013 Media@theniya.org 704.281.9911 734.262.9705 Caving to Pressure, ICE Begins Releasing Low-Priority Detainees Nationwide Wave of releases will not cover up disingenuous record on deportations NATIONAL—The National Immigrant Youth Alliance is hearing from contacts at multiple detention centers across the country that low-priority detainees are being released in large groups without bond. The office [...]

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On April 24, 2012 , ICE conducted an raid at a Waste Management work site in Houston, TX. Waste Management is a national company that provides garbage, recycling and yard waste services. That morning, a total of 16 workers were detained and taken into immigration custody, none of them had a criminal record. Four of [...]

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Jordana and her mother came to the U.S. on a visa waiver, escaping Argentina’s economic crisis at the time. The visa waiver program allows people from certain countries to come to the U.S. for 90 days without requiring a visa. The catch? You are required to waive your right to review or contest any action [...]

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Education is the top priority of 21 year-old Ruddy Mirabal. Born in the Dominican Republic, his family immigrated to the United States when Ruddy was 8 years old. His parents came in search of the now seemingly mythical, all too elusive American Dream, one in which the paths their children were to follow would hopefully [...]

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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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If you have heard of the ‘Morton Memo’, you have probably heard it as something to be happy about. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton has urged his agency to utilize “prosecutorial discretion”, meaning that it may not pursue deportations as vigorously as it has. Unfortunately, this memo isn’t worth the paper it’s written [...]

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72 hours after she came into the world, Sandra Lopez was brought to the United States. Now 20 years old, Sandra is facing deportation in 4 days for committing a felony. Her crime? Attempting to return to the only country she has called home since she was 3 days old. Sandra’s parents brought her and [...]

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This entry is part of a weekly post on DREAM-eligible youth who are facing deportation, despite President Obama and his administration saying they are not a priority. Tell President Obama to stop deporting undocumented youth. Imagine having to leave your own country because your very own life is being threatened by gangs. Now, after living [...]

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This entry is part of a weekly post on DREAM-eligible youth who are facing deportation, despite President Obama and his administration saying they are not a priority. Tell President Obama to stop deporting undocumented youth. Meet Zulma Villatoro. Zulma was born in Guatemala, but that is no longer her home. In 1998, she arrived in [...]

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It’s graduation season y’all. This is normally a time of relief and drunken debauchery to celebrate freedom from the clutches of the educational system, but for undocumented youth, the celebration tends to be bittersweet at best. But as this movement has grown, we have experienced an evolution of the graduation experience of undocumented youth. Initially, [...]

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