Immigration

Washington, 3 ene (EFE).- Diversas organizaciones sociales reclamaron hoy la dimisión del director en funciones del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés), Tom Homan, después de que éste sugiriera que los cargos públicos que promueven políticas “santuario” deben ingresar en la cárcel. El director de la autoridad migratoria aseguró este …

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Washington, Jan 2 (EFE).- President Donald Trump on Tuesday on Twitter predicted that Hispanics and the defenders of young undocumented migrants known as DREAMers will wind up abandoning the Democrats and “falling in love” with Republicans and with him, going on to insist on the need to build wall along the US-Mexico border. “Democrats are …

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Los Angeles, Oct 18 (EFE).- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met here Wednesday with beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program – known as Dreamers – to discuss efforts in Congress to pass a bill that would protect them now that President Donald Trump has announced the end of DACA. Trump seeks …

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Washington, Oct 8 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump’s vision of immigration reform includes a wall extending the length of the border with Mexico and a merit-based system of granting visas, according to a document sent to Congress on Sunday to which EFE obtained exclusive access. The proposal also calls for increasing the fees paid by …

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Los Ángeles, 20 sep (EFE).- Los “soñadores” que a través de un programa universitario iban a viajar a México a reencontrarse con sus raíces lamentaron hoy la cancelación de la Acción Diferida (DACA) por parte de la Administración Trump, una decisión que afecta la ayuda y la unión entre ambos pueblos. “En clases oímos decir …

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Chicago, Sep 15 (EFE).– A US federal judge here granted a preliminary injunction Friday blocking President Donald Trump’s administration from denying public safety grants to Chicago and other “sanctuary cities” that limit cooperation with immigration authorities. Though the ruling by US District Judge Harry Leinenweber came in response to a lawsuit filed by the city …

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Washington DC, Sept 13 (EFE).- Congressional Democratic leaders said Wednesday in a statement they had reached a tentative agreement with the US president to work together to advance legislation protecting about 800,000 “Dreamers”. The “Dreamers” are undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children who have had some protection under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals …

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