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Mass deportations? The Trump Administration goes after immigrants
Despite judicial rebuffs on his ban on immigrants, President DonaldTrump appears to be intent on waging war on the American society’s most vibrant elements: the immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security is reported to have […]
Trump calls deportations a ‘Military Operation’, as DHS goes in for Mass Deportations & Raids
Plans to bypass Immigration Courts and short-circuit ‘Due Process’ President Donald Trump, meeting with business leaders at the White House on Thursday, February 23, described his administration’s moves to deport undocumented immigrants as a “military […]
Donald Trump changes tone on Immigration; says deportations to start immediately after he is sworn in
PHOENIX (TIP): Those expecting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to soften his stance on Immigration had better be prepared to hear a harsher and shriller tone from him, notwithstanding his statement a few days ago […]
Hillary Clinton Disapproves of Increased Deportations & Raids
WASHINGTON (TIP): Immigration is one of the leading issues in the 2016 race and a spike in raids in recent weeks, largely aimed at women and children, has drawn the ire of rights groups. Hillary […]
112 arrested at protest against US deportations
WASHINGTON (TIP): Immigrant activists and religious leaders massed outside the White House on July 31 to protest against US policies on deporting migrants in the country illegally, and police arrested 112 demonstrators for blocking traffic. […]
Suozzi Applauds President Biden for Bringing “Order to the Border” and Cracking Down on Abused Asylum System
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): “I support this critical step to fix the asylum system and speed up deportations. Now it’s time for the Republicans in congress to step up and pass right now laws to […]
Making of a Democracy ; America celebrates Independence Day – the 4th of July
American Independence Day is annually celebrated on July 4 and is often known as the Fourth of July. It is the anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776. […]
Judge says NO to Biden’s plan on deportation
HOUSTON (TIP): A federal judge indefinitely banned President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on most deportations, AP reports. US District Judge Drew Tipton issued a preliminary injunction sought by Texas, which argued […]
Indian origin Republican Nikki Haley slams Biden’s immigration policies
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian origin Republican politician Nikki Haley has slammed President-elect Joe Biden’s immigration policy as an “insult” to legal immigrants and called his choice of Neera Tanden as budget director “deeply concerning.” “Biden’s immigration […]
With Cabinet picks, Joe Biden remains close to the political center
While it may be tempting to assume that the incoming administration would adopt a more nuanced approach, it remains a fact that the Obama years actually witnessed a spike in deportations, and given the mood […]
Immigrant deportation filings hit record high in 2018, new report shows
WASHINGTON(TIP): A record high number of immigrants were ordered to be removed from the U.S. in 2018, a rise that many immigration advocates call the culmination of nearly two years of anti-immigration measures from the […]
Detained immigrants in Texas on hunger strike -rights group
DALLAS (TIP): A group of immigrant fathers, recently reunified with their sons and detained in Texas, have gone on hunger strike to demand their release, an immigrant rights group representing them said on Thursday, August […]
Indians detained in US ‘in shackles’: India’s Consulate General in San Francisco seeking access
PORTLAND USA(TIP) Three men bunked in a small cell for more than 22 hours a day. No access to legal help. Lawyers willing to help pro bono, but authorities say no. In shackles and forced […]
Community Unity halts a deportation
Bangladeshi immigrant Riaz Talukder scheduled for deportation gets 6 months reprieve due to community, media, legal, and elected representatives’ pressure NEW YORK CITY, NY (TIP): Nearly 75 immigrants, elected officials, activists, family, and community members […]
Trump’s Immigration Policies Explained
President Trump has directed his administration to enforce the nation’s immigration laws more aggressively, unleashing the full force of the federal government to find, arrest and deport those in the country illegally, regardless of whether they have committed serious […]
Trump’s Immigration Plans Could Impact 3 Lakh Indian-Americans
Washington: Nearly 300,000 Indian-Americans are likely to be impacted by the Trump administration‘s sweeping plans that put the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation. The Trump administration is releasing more on its plans […]
IMMIGRATION UNDER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION: EXECUTIVE ORDERS UNDER REVIEW
In less than a month in the Oval Office, President Trump has issued few Executive Orders (EO), each of which has potential to stir extreme vetting, racial profiling and deportations. We briefly discuss some of […]
Indian-American Kamala Harris’s rejects Trump’s Racism and xenophobia policies
Washingron: Indian-American Kamala Harris, who scripted history by winning a Senate seat, has said she would open a battlefront against President-elect Donald Trump‘s anti-immigration policies, saying “we must reject racism and xenophobia in our politics”. […]
President-elect Trump on Immigration
The 45th President-elect Donald Trump is ready to take the oval office on January 20th 2017, much to every one’s surprise! Among many firsts he holds, Donald Trump is the first President to hold anti-immigration […]
‘Donald Trump’s Contract with the American Voter’
Here is the full text from the 100-day plan Trump’s campaign released in October. It is titled: “Donald Trump’s Contract With the American Voter.” —— What follows is my 100-day action plan to Make America […]
Supreme Court Tie a Jolt to Obama Immigration Policy
WASHINGTON (TIP): The U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 Thursday, June 23 over a challenge to President Barack Obama‘s immigration policy, a result that prevents the administration from putting the program into effect during the rest […]
NEW IMMIGRATION RAIDS INVITE SHARP REACTIONS
NEW YORK CITY(TIP): Reacting to a Reuters news story that the Obama Administration will launch a new round of immigration raids targeting Central American women and children, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito, […]