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The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are holding children hostage in order to force political concessions on immigration legislation.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made a cruel and heartless decision to order immigration authorities to stop granting asylum to most victims of domestic abuse and gang violence in their home countries.
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The following statement was delivered by Michelle Lapointe, acting deputy legal director for the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project, during a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2018.
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The SPLC strongly opposes the suggestion this week by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that schools can report undocumented students to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions' ideologically driven decision today to bypass the immigration courts and decide himself to remove another avenue of relief for immigrants undermines due process and the rule of law.
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When Victor came to the U.S. from Guatemala, he was eager to attend high school so he could study his favorite subjects – science and math – and prepare for a career in engineering, technology, medicine, or some other field where he could make good use of his talents.
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The Trump administration’s decision to separate children from their parents at the border is heartless, cruel, and will traumatize young people.
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This legal action is senseless and cruel. Young people protected under DACA are part of the fabric of their communities in each of the states that signed on to this suit.
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The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ's) decision to maintain a program that provides basic legal information to detained immigrants is a rare reprieve from this administration's cruel immigration policies, which too often break families apart and punish people who are fleeing from persecution.
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They called themselves the "Crusaders" and referred to Somalis as "cockroaches." One was recorded saying he hoped their terrorist plot would "wake people up" and prompt other acts of violence against Muslims.
