Sentences with phrase «of immigration actions»

«Nearly 40 percent of parents said they frequently avoided getting medical care, help from police, or support from social services because of immigration actions and news.»

President Donald Trump will take executive action today directing federal resources toward building a border wall as part of a multi-day rollout of immigration actions that's also expected to include moves related to refugees and visas.

«It's shocking to now learn that people who have fallen victim to a crime or who are doing their public duty by volunteering as a witness are running the risk of immigration action.

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Democrats have three additional goals: the codification of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program, extension of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and more funding for areas affected by natural disasters.

You can hire holders of other immigration statuses — such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or Temporary Protected Status — based on their job qualifications.

Reform current immigration laws — upholding President Obama's executive action from late 2014 that would provide millions of undocumented immigrants with a path to citizenship.

His executive orders have targeted immigration, while his Justice Department started a review of affirmative action in colleges and joined a suit to halt the spread of gay rights in the workplace.

FWD.us has opposed other immigration policy changes, including the elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA.

While the immigration actions include more support for highly skilled foreign students and entrepreneurs, Obama did not expand the number of available start - up or H1 - B visas — a blow to the tech sector in particular.

Reform current immigration laws, while upholding President Obama's executive action from late 2014 that would provide millions of undocumented immigrants with a path to citizenship.

It will call on the departments of Labor, Justice, Homeland Security and State to take action to crack down on what the official called «fraud and abuse» in the U.S. immigration system to protect American workers.

On June 15, 2012, then - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued a memorandum entitled «Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children,» creating a non-congressionally authorized administrative program that permitted certain individuals who came to the United States as juveniles and meet several criteria — including lacking any current lawful immigration status — to request consideration of deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and eligibility for work authorization.

Greg Chen of the American Immigration Lawyers Association provided context for the action and discussed the legality of prosecuting asylum seekers.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi commandeered the House floor Wednesday for a day - into - night marathon plea to Republicans for action on immigration, casting the fate of young undocumented immigrants in moral terms.

Immigration advocates are accusing the San Diego - area Border Patrol of politicizing two human - smuggling arrests by publicizing the suspects» participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — even though one of the arrestees was not actively enrolled in DACA.

Amnesty, even in its weakest forms of non-enforcement of the law and deferred action, without corresponding action to tighten the border and control unlawful immigration, leads directly to the current human crisis as thousands of desperate children (and adults) attempt to enter the United States on the promise that the administration will take no action against them.

Today is an «Evangelical Day of Prayer and Action for Immigration Reform» in Washington, D.C., with many evangelical luminaries, and even more evangelical activists, hosting advocacy worship services and lobbying Congress for immigration legislation that would legalize the approximately 11 million illegal immigrants currently iImmigration Reform» in Washington, D.C., with many evangelical luminaries, and even more evangelical activists, hosting advocacy worship services and lobbying Congress for immigration legislation that would legalize the approximately 11 million illegal immigrants currently iimmigration legislation that would legalize the approximately 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S..

The contradiction between pro-working-class conservative reform and expanding low - skill immigration is best seen in the actions of Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

What is also nice to see is that the actions of many churches, regardless of their views on immigration, already show a growing support for immigration reform and immigrant assistance.

Affirmative action programs are being challenged; attitudes toward immigration have taken a restrictionist turn; and many white families seek to place their children in schools with few children of color.

in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy (DACA) was interrupted by law enforcement.

On December 5, a peaceful demonstration, organized by different faith groups including the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA), in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy (DACA) was interrupted by law enforcement.

With this information, what law (or part of it) is Barack Obama claiming requires him to take action to act on immigration reform?

They are accused of capitalising on their diplomatic passport to commit illegal immigration actions by helping relatives and associate overstay in the UK.

House Speaker John Boehner warned President Barack Obama against sweeping action on immigration without congressional approval, saying: «When you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself.»

So in welcoming Caroline Nokes, the new Immigration Minister, to her post, our message is clear — we need the rhetoric of Global Britain to be matched with actions from her and Number 10.

There are also cases of other law - enforcement agencies taking related actions, such as Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) arresting and deporting back an in - coming witness or plaintiff who has valid court papers and visa.

Following the recent arrest of 225 people across New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo is warning that the state will take legal action to stop the raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(WBEN / AP) President Donald Trump will herald a robust economy, push for infrastructure funding and press for bipartisan congressional action on immigration in Tuesday's State of the Union address.

James Hon, the co-director of the MinKwon Center for Community Action, an organization that opposes tighter immigration enforcement, said he'd like to see programs like Stringer's, «rather than spending billions of dollars on more detentions and faster deportations for our immigrants as the Trump administration has proposed in his recent budget, not to mention an even greater amount, billions more, for a ridiculous wall.»

The MPs, two of the most influential politicians in the immigration debate, suggest that draconian action should now be considered «during periods of high unemployment» — such as now — to protect low - skilled British workers struggling to compete with foreigners for jobs.»

While the Trump administration was announcing an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Tuesday, the New York Immigration Coalition held a rally in front of Republican New York Congressman John Faso's Kingston office decrying the move.

Few of Trump's actions have touched a nerve among Latinos across the political spectrum in the United States quite like his pardon of Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who was found guilty of criminal contempt after defying a federal judge's order to stop targeting Latinos based solely on suspicion of their immigration status.

As it addresses the varied and deeply harmful problems of immigration detention, the government needs to deliver a more risk - averse approach: not waiting until vulnerable people have been damaged and re-traumatised, but taking pre-emptive action to ensure that people who've experienced such horrific abuse are not subjected to further harm.

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Reports arose last night that Trump would sign off today on unilateral actions that would begin enacting several of his signature campaign promises: construction of a wall along the Mexican border, limiting immigration from Muslim nations and penalizing municipalities that shield the undocumented.

Reps. Nydia Velázquez and Joe Crowley say federal immigration agents appear to be «targeting» a number of «immigrant rights leaders across the United States,» and demanded a sit - down with agency brass about «the rash of enforcement actions.»

Initially sent to the mosque to spy for the Vichy immigration minister, the young man befriends a cabaret singer he is ordered to shadow and finds himself drawn into the heroic actions of the underground fighters.

As a result of the Democrat's filibuster over the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program, 60 votes were needed to pass the measure, making it impossible for Republicans to pass the continuing without at least some Democratic support.

The content — The PM has apparently been keeping a little book of things he'd like to do if he was governing on his own but its vital that the offering is more than predictable Right - wing action on eg Europe and immigration.

President Trump's immigration policies, his sharp rhetoric about building a wall on the Mexican border and his actions regarding Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria have energized Hispanics voters and turned many of them away from the Republican party.

Menendez, who has yet to go to trial, is accused of trying to influence immigration - visa proceedings for a friend's girlfriends; assisting the friend in a dispute with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and advocating action to help the friend make money from a port security contract in the Dominican Republic.

U.S. federal immigration agents arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in at least four states this week in what officials on Friday called routine enforcement actions.

Yet none of that prevents ICE from independently taking action within city limits — as Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, the group that released the memo, noted online.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito lauded President Barack Obama for his executive action on immigration reform — and said New York City would continue to push further on behalf of undocumented immigrants.

More than 220,000 immigrant New Yorkers will remain unable to benefit from Obama's immigration executive order, which would have protected millions of parents of U.S. citizens across the country from deportation and granted them work permits under a program known as as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA.

Gisela Stuart through her actions in promoting dishonest statements about migrants and immigration is not fit to hold the post of chair or any position.

At noon, Democratic Reps. Joe Crowley, Steve Israel, Hakeem Jeffries and Kathleen Rice call for federal lawmakers to approve long - term DHS funding by Friday without amendments challenging President Obama's executive actions on immigration, and discuss potential consequences of failing to do so; lobby, Marine Air Terminal, LaGuardia Airport, Ditmars Boulevard and 23rd Avenue, Queens.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says President Donald Trump's immigration authorities engaged in a «provocative action» when they detained a prominent Trinidadian - American immigrant activist last week and appeared to defend the NYPD amid criticisms over its treatment of protestors and elected officials rallying in support of the activist.