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Homeland Security secretary gets shredded on Twitter after she lies about policy that separates families at border

sudshr47 June 18, 2018

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As the debate rages on about the Trump administration’s horrific policy of separating undocumented parents from their children as they attempt to cross the border between the United States and Mexico, the fight between officials and lawmakers has spilled over onto social media.

One tweet, in particular, from Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen, has served as a flashpoint. She tweeted on Sunday that the DHS doesn’t “have a policy of separating families at the border. Period.” 

We do not have a policy of separating families at the border. Period.

— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) June 17, 2018 Read more…

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Jimmy Kimmel celebrates America’s newest citizens like they should be

sudshr47 June 15, 2018

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While the Trump administration rolls out their policy to separate migrant families at the Mexican border, and empathy amongst immigration policy is in short supply, there are those who would instead welcome folks into America with a big flashy celebration.

Jimmy Kimmel, for one, who invited a group of brand new citizens to come to his show on Thursday night for the introduction to the country they deserve. Honestly, how hard is it?

On national Flag Day, a day of patriotism in the U.S., Kimmel celebrated six of the country’s newest locals in overtly American form — with goody bags filled with Pabst Blue Ribbon beer helmets, apple pies, and illegal fireworks delivered by Guillermo Rodriguez dressed up as a bald eagle.  Read more…

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Activists launch nationwide day of action for #WhereAreTheChildren

sudshr47 May 30, 2018

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Over the weekend, #WhereAreTheChildren became a viral hashtag of horror. 

Initial reports that the federal government “lost” nearly 1,500 immigrant children gave way to outraged tweets, calls to action, and reflections on what it’d be like to have a child torn from your arms.  

While the preliminary coverage reportedly mischaracterized the children’s whereabouts, it quickly drew attention to a new Trump administration policy that separates children from their immigrant parents once they attempt to enter the United States, particularly at the Mexican border. Read more…

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Trump’s visa restrictions aimed at Chinese STEM students to start in June

sudshr47 May 30, 2018

In a policy change set for next month, the Trump administration is moving to shorten visas for Chinese students in fields like tech and engineering. While most visas are issued for the longest possible length of time under law, the new policy will allow U.S. officials to put a one year cap on visas for […]

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We’ve become normalized to Trump’s tweets. Not this one.

sudshr47 May 26, 2018

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Nowadays, it takes a lot for Americans to become incensed about Trump’s tweets. We need at least one World War threat or nuclear weapon tangent to wake up and realize we’re seconds away from doomsday.

The President still has that magical ability to completely eviscerate our joy. Take Saturday’s tweet, where Trump — in one of his worst lies yet — had the audacity to complain that Democrats were responsible for separating parents from their children at the border.

“Put pressure on the Democrats to end the horrible law that separates children from there parents once they cross the Border into the U.S. Catch and Release, Lottery and Chain must also go with it and we MUST continue building the WALL! DEMOCRATS ARE PROTECTING MS-13 THUGS,” Trump wrote. Read more…

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In Mexico, this coding school gives returning immigrants a second chance

sudshr47 April 27, 2018

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Growing up in the small town of Bradenton, Florida, Miriam Álvarez had a pretty typical American childhood. She took the pledge of allegiance every morning in elementary school and cheered the U.S. team during Olympic spirit week in high school. Her younger brother enrolled in the Army, and is now serving in South Korea.

But when Álvarez was 14, her parents sat her down in the living room and told her a secret they’d been keeping her whole life: Álvarez, her sister, and her parents were undocumented. Her mother had brought Álvarez from Mexico to the U.S. when she was just nine months old. 

“It was a shock because you felt lied to,” says the shy 22-year-old, who laughs nervously when talking about her past. “Telling me that I’m not American, or not even Mexican American. So really, what am I?” Read more…

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Facebook won’t cooperate with ICE, Zuckerberg says

sudshr47 April 10, 2018

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Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook may have a ways to go before earning back the public’s trust, but advocates for immigrants may be able to rest a little easier after Zuckerberg’s (seemingly never-ending) congressional hearing.

Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) asked Zuckerberg about the extent to which Facebook would comply with President Trump’s “extreme vetting” initiative for ICE. To which Zuckerberg responded that… it wouldn’t!

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John Oliver takes 18-minutes to explain what’s wrong with US immigration courts

sudshr47 April 3, 2018

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The immigration courts in the US have some problems. A lot of problems, from the sounds of it.

In the video above for Last Week Tonight, John Oliver breaks them down one by one — everything from the massive discrepancy in the deportation rate between cities to the fact that people who can’t afford a lawyer are often forced to represent themselves.

“The truth here is we are going to need big changes,” says Oliver. “Ideally the biggest change would be to make the courts fully independent from the DOJ, which is something that can’t happen overnight or, under this particular congress, probably at all. Read more…

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UK facing legal action over immigration exemption in DP bill

sudshr47 March 5, 2018

 The UK’s data protection bill is facing fresh controversy and the threat of legal action if the government does not ditch an amendment which removes data protection rights in instances where the Home Office deems it could prejudice “effective immigration control”. Read More

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If you really want to put ‘America First,’ support tech industry immigrants

sudshr47 February 21, 2018

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This column is part of a series called “Voices of Women in Tech,” created in collaboration with AnitaB.org, a global enterprise that supports women in technical fields, as well as the organizations that employ them and the academic institutions training the next generation.

As the daughter of a family of overachievers in Kolkata, India, I knew that an advanced degree from an American university would put me on a path to success. With just two suitcases filled with belongings, I came to this country — where I knew practically no one — to study for a master’s degree in computer and information sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Read more…

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One year after Trump’s first Muslim ban, #SendASign campaign continues fight for refugees

sudshr47 January 26, 2018

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It was one of the first and most striking examples of resistance against the Trump administration.

On Jan. 27, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order blocking refugees and citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. It furthered Trump’s campaign promise of a “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” 

One day later, on Jan. 28, 2017, activists and members of faith and immigrant communities came out in droves to protest the ban at major airports, where affected travelers were being detained.

It was a powerful, visual show of solidarity and the widespread opposition to the executive order — crowds of demonstrators rallied outside of airports speaking out against the order while legal professionals and advocates set up camp within terminals to offer free legal help to detainees and their families.  Read more…

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Chamillionaire offers to help a deported immigrant separated from his family

sudshr47 January 18, 2018

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Rapper Chamillionaire wants to help the family of Jorge Garcia, a 39-year-old man who was separated from his wife and two children by immigration officials.

The story of his deportation from Michigan to Mexico is a heartbreaking example of Donald Trump’s tightened immigration restrictions, which even affect people who came to the U.S. as children, like Garcia.

After years living in the U.S. for 30 years, a 39-year-old immigrant in metro Detroit was deported this morning to Mexico. Escorted by ICE agents, he said bye to wife and 2 kids before boarding. He was brought to US from Mexico when he was 10-yrs-old, too old to qualify for DACA: pic.twitter.com/KFPeweaMbG

— Niraj Warikoo (@nwarikoo) January 15, 2018 Read more…

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