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We can think of a million reasons why Ron DeSantis is not the "Great American Comeback" that he thinks he is. A thread ⬇️ #DeSaster
On Abortion: DeSantis signed a six-week abortion ban bill into law earlier this year: #DeSaster #BansOffOurBodies politico.com/news/2023/04/1…
On Book Bans: The state of Florida banned 357 books between July and December 2022. #DeSaster #ReadBannedBooks pen.org/report/banned-…
BREAKING: The 5th Circuit has ruled on #DACA, largely upholding a lower court ruling finding the policy unlawful.
It allows renewals to continue temporarily & has sent the case back to the lower court to consider @POTUS's new DACA regulation, which goes into effect on 10/31.
It allows renewals to continue temporarily & has sent the case back to the lower court to consider @POTUS's new DACA regulation, which goes into effect on 10/31.
To be clear: This decision doesn't change who can currently apply for or renew DACA for now.
And at the same time, immigrant youth CANNOT continue to live under unceasing politicized attacks on DACA, and thus, their lives.
This painful uncertainty must end. #HomeisHere
And at the same time, immigrant youth CANNOT continue to live under unceasing politicized attacks on DACA, and thus, their lives.
This painful uncertainty must end. #HomeisHere
DACA is a successful and commonsense policy that has transformed lives, improved our economy, and strengthened our nation.
It is legally and morally right, but it was always meant to be temporary.
It is legally and morally right, but it was always meant to be temporary.
#DACA court update: today all the parties in the case by Texas challenging the legality of DACA filed briefs at the 5th Circuit on what the new DACA regulation means for the case. A thread on those briefs & what could come next 🧵:
Nothing has changed today. DACA renewals remain open to folks with current DACA. Folks with DACA can apply for advanced parole. And first-time DACA applications, sadly, can be accepted but not adjudicated. Today was just an important set of court papers being filed. ⚖️📰 /2
This case involves TX (& a handful of other states) who sued to end DACA claiming it is illegal. They won in district court in July 2021, and the case is now up on appeal to the 5th Circuit. The 5th circuit now has all the papers before it & could issue its ruling any day. /3
The recent attention in the media to the pressing issue of #DocumentedDreamers gives us an opportunity to take a bigger view of immigration issues. The issue of kids aging-out is an unintended though not unforeseeable consequence of massive #GCBacklogs.🧵 👇 1/9
Fundamentally, this is a demand-supply and allocation issue. The number of #GC annually given out has not changed meaningfully since 1990. Meanwhile the US economy and labor market today are completely different from back then. 2/9
On top of this supply issue of #GC is the fact that their allocation is not equitable. How long you wait in line, usually boils down to the country you were born in. Not on skills, education, work experience, duration of stay in the US or contribution to the economy. 3/9
Tuning into the workshop: Hot Topics in Immigration Law with Charles Wheeler, Director of Training and Legal Support, or TLS, Ilissa Mira, TLS Staff Attorney, and Martin Gauto, TLS Senior Attorney. #ConveneWithCLINIC
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TLS Director Charles Wheeler discusses recent changes to #PublicCharge.
You can view articles and resources on the current status of #PublicCharge here: cliniclegal.org/issues/public-…
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You can view articles and resources on the current status of #PublicCharge here: cliniclegal.org/issues/public-…
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TLS Staff Attorney Ilissa Mira provides an overview of the #TPS landscape.
CLINIC's TPS/DED page is updated frequently to reflect new designations, redesignations and more! cliniclegal.org/issues/tempora…
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CLINIC's TPS/DED page is updated frequently to reflect new designations, redesignations and more! cliniclegal.org/issues/tempora…
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"Maria Praeli ... said she and others spoke candidly to Biden about their concerns and about worries their fates could be upended by a TX court if Congress doesn’t act.
'Our lives have been in limbo for far too long,' Praeli said." #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
'Our lives have been in limbo for far too long,' Praeli said." #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
#DACA recipient @mariapraeli: “I am enormously grateful to President Biden and his team for taking the time today to hear from—and truly listen to—#DACA recipients like me in the Oval Office." #HomeIsHere #HereToStay 
“Our lives have been in limbo for far too long. Every day that goes by without Congress passing permanent legislative protections—for Dreamers and #DACA recipients like me, #TPS holders, farmworkers, and the entire undocumented population ..." #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
Going to put some thoughts on the Texas v. U.S. hearing here. Nina Perales @MALDEF and the state of NJ, both representing #DACA recipients have already given brief remarks.
The Biden DOJ is speaking now and is discussing the Friday announcement that DHS would begin a rulemaking on #DACA and saying at minimum it will make substantive changes to the program.
First question from the Judge to DOJ: when is that rule making going to happen, anticipating that Texas will say "judge we have been waiting years for a decision."
Some Friday afternoon #DACA news. @TheJusticeDept just filed a notice before J. Hanen in the case brought by Texas challenging the legality of the DACA program. In that notice, DOJ says DHS intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing a new regulation on DACA /1
A status conference is set for March 30 @11 am CT in Houston where the parties will discuss what happens next. Just as a recap, the parties here are: Texas & other states trying to end the DACA program; @MALDEF & @NewJerseyOAG who have intervened to defend DACA & DOJ. /2
#DACA court argument is just now beginning.
Presiding judge Hanen begins by explaining why he denies counsel’s request to argue the case remotely and instead had counsel fly into TX from NJ and DC.
Playing armchair epidemiologist about COVID, honestly.
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Presiding judge Hanen begins by explaining why he denies counsel’s request to argue the case remotely and instead had counsel fly into TX from NJ and DC.
Playing armchair epidemiologist about COVID, honestly.
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Now explaining why he’s not wearing a mask for the indoor court hearing.
Not an auspicious beginning to the argument.
Not an auspicious beginning to the argument.
And there are people in the gallery watching the proceedings!
Texas, what in the what?!?
Texas, what in the what?!?
The court in our Batalla case has just ruled that the Wolf memo must be set aside. Here's what this means:
--The DACA program must return to how it was before the effort by the Trump administration's effort to end the program on Sept. 5, 2017. #HomeIsHere
--The DACA program must return to how it was before the effort by the Trump administration's effort to end the program on Sept. 5, 2017. #HomeIsHere
No later than Monday, the federal govt must post on all of its websites that it is accepting first-time DACA initial applications, renewal requests, and advance parole on the terms as they existed before September 5, 2017--when the Trump administration first tried to end DACA /2
This same notice must make clear that all 65,800 1-year DACA grants and work authorizations issued after the unlawful Wolf memo will be extended to 2-years. /3
Here are my take aways from the the govt brief filed in the Batalla #DACA case now. As a recap, the Court ruled on Nov. 14 that the Wolf memo gutting DACA valid was issued without legal authority. The question in these briefs is what the court should require the govt to do. /1
THIS JUMPED OUT AT ME. 65,800 is the number of 1-year DACA grants and work permits issued since the unlawful Wolf memo. That's 65,800 people who got 1-year grants unlawfully and now should get 2-year grants /2
Also, the federal government agrees that the court should now set aside the Wolf memo & that relief should run nationwide to the class certified of all DACA recipients & DACA eligible individuals. AND, the federal govt agrees this means DACA should return to its 2012 version. /3
🎉 VICTORY! A Brooklyn court ruled in our case with @MaketheRoadNY and @WIRACYls on DACA that Chad Wolf was not lawfully serving, and his memo was not lawfully issued. We are still reading the opinion and will provide more details soon.
@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls We knew the memo issued by Chad Wolf was another cruel and divisive move that sought to upend the lives of over a million immigrant youth while Trump schemes to dismantle #DACA. This decision confirms that the Wolf Memorandum was not lawfully issued in the first place. 2/
@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls The judge also granted a class certification in our case. What this means is that our suit with @MaketheRoadNY and @WIRACYls now represents #DACA recipients across the country who are eligible for DACA under the 2012 DACA memorandum — approximately one million immigrant youth. 3/
It's been 100 days since the Supreme Court ruled on #DACA. Trump is still defying the order. dailykos.com/story/2020/9/2… #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
Following the Supreme Court's #DACA ruling 100 days ago, 18-year-old Ximena Zamora should have been eligible to apply for the first time. But the Trump admin is flat-out refusing to accept new applicants, in defiance of the court.
#HomeIsHere #HereToStay
#HomeIsHere #HereToStay
"Zamora rejoiced in what she thought was a victory and prepared to apply for #DACA. Her joy was short-lived.
DHS’ acting secretary, Chad Wolf, issued a memo on July 28 that excluded first-time applicants like Zamora from applying for DACA." #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
DHS’ acting secretary, Chad Wolf, issued a memo on July 28 that excluded first-time applicants like Zamora from applying for DACA." #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
Happening now! Cornyn War Room and America’s Voice Host a Press Call Calling Out @JohnCornyn's #DACA Con. Follow along for updates.
.@FrankSharry: "@JohnCornyn wants to fool Texas business leaders and Texas Latino voters- almost all of whom support a pathway to citizenship for #Dreamers- that he is on their side..." #DACA
.@_mariocarrillo_: "We need principled leadership, not offensive Spanish-language ads that lie to our community." #DACA
ICYMI: Unlawfully appointed DHS secretary sued over #DACA slashes.
“Chad Wolf has no legal authority to upend the lives of hundreds of thousands Dreamers living, learning, and working in the country that they call home.”
dailykos.com/story/2020/9/4… #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
“Chad Wolf has no legal authority to upend the lives of hundreds of thousands Dreamers living, learning, and working in the country that they call home.”
dailykos.com/story/2020/9/4… #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
In August, the Government Accountability Office issued a report that concluded Wolf was one of two officials at DHS whose appointment violates the [Federal Vacancies Reform Act] and [Homeland Security Act]": maldef.org/2020/09/lawsui…
"And in March, a federal judge in Washington D.C. ruled that another Trump appointee, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, was unlawfully appointed to lead the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services."
BREAKING: We just filed our lawsuit against the Trump admin on #DACA with @MakeTheRoadNY, @WIRACYls, our brave plaintiffs, and four new immigrant youth plaintiffs. The complaint challenges the legality of the Chad Wolf memo from July 28th. THREAD 👇 1/ cbsnews.com/news/young-imm…
@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls .@DHSgov’s memo drastically altered #DACA by rejecting all first-time applications, limiting the availability of advanced parole, and shortening the length of DACA renewal grants from two years to one year (essentially DOUBLING the cost of renewals). 2/
@MaketheRoadNY @WiracYls @DHSgov Our complaint argues that the Trump admin’s latest attempt to dismantle #DACA side-stepped proper procedures, stripping DACA applicants & eligible immigrant youth of due process. It also argues that @DHS_Wolf is serving unlawfully and does not have authority to alter DACA. 3/
.@SenatorDurbin: "Republicans and Democrats in Congress need to come together to compel the President to immediately comply with the Supreme Court mandate." #DACA #HomeIsHere
.@SenatorDurbin: "I am losing my patience for these young people. We know their circumstances... They grew up living here thinking it was home. And it was home." #DACA #HomeIsHere
.@SenatorDurbin: "The Trump administration is knowingly avoiding and violating the order of the Court." #DACA #HomeIsHere
Now that we have DHS's official response to the Supreme Court's #DACA decision, a few things are clear. /1 dhs.gov/sites/default/…
The Trump administration remains as fixated as ever on ending DACA AND they remain as terrified as ever at being held responsible for that decision.
The refusal to own the decision to end DACA in 2017 played a big role in the Court's decision to vacate the rescission. /2
The refusal to own the decision to end DACA in 2017 played a big role in the Court's decision to vacate the rescission. /2
With an election on the horizon, Trump's anti-immigrant attacks weighing him down, and control over the Senate turning on states with sizable immigrant and Latinx populations, this memo is designed to distract people from the fact that it promises an end to DACA if Trump wins. /3
The administration is flouting immigration-related court orders left and right. As of yesterday, migrant children remain in ICE custody despite a federal court order to release them, and today, it has demonstrated flagrant violation of its legal obligations to DREAMers.
This open defiance undermines the admin’s claims that it values law + order. It has repeatedly shown its disdain for vulnerable immigrant children and the legal obligations that protect them. When politicians show us who they really are, it is our responsibility to believe them.
It falls on each and every American who stands for welcome to name racism and xenophobia when they see them, and to take action in defense of our neighbors. DREAMers are every bit as American as us, and it is well past time we enshrine in law that their #HomeIsHere.
ICYMI: Last Friday, a judge ordered the Trump admin to fully reopen #DACA following the Supreme Court's decision.
The admin claimed it was reviewing this latest decision, but there's nothing to review. It's now defying the courts.
cnn.com/2020/07/17/pol… #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
The admin claimed it was reviewing this latest decision, but there's nothing to review. It's now defying the courts.
cnn.com/2020/07/17/pol… #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
"When the Prospect asked @USCIS if they had begun accepting new [#DACA] applications, the agency refused to provide a full answer ..."
prospect.org/justice/trump-… #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
prospect.org/justice/trump-… #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
"There is some legal disagreement about whether or not the Supreme Court’s ruling was in effect the day the opinion dropped, but at this point, 25 days after the opinion’s release, the government must, by law, comply." #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
"For the Trump administration, the ‘rule of law’ is a weapon to wield against people seen as opponents or unwanted. They did not like the SCOTUS decision and now they are defying it." - @douglasrivlin
"This is not just another attack on people of color and immigrants. This is an attack on the Constitutional order. Defying the Supreme Court? They have deepened our nation’s democracy and governance crisis." - @douglasrivlin
"Today, 25 days after the decision, the Supreme Court will certify its judgement in the case, and—under the law—the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will have an unambiguous obligation to fully reinstate #DACA." americanprogress.org/issues/immigra… #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
"As a result, not only must the agency continue processing renewal applications by those who currently hold DACA, but it must also reopen the application process to more than 300,000 new applicants who are eligible under the terms of the program..." #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
"... including 55,500 of the youngest #DACA-eligible individuals who have aged into eligibility over the past three years and will now be able to apply for the first time." #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
The clock ticking ⏰for the Trump Administration to open up DACA to new applicants
bit.ly/2ZdNNO3 #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
bit.ly/2ZdNNO3 #HomeIsHere #HereToStay
"The President is not exempt from the rule of law. The clock is ticking for the Trump administration to comply by the Supreme Court ruling on DACA." - @FrankSharry
"A sane and politically wise White House would, at a minimum, accept the SCOTUS decision and the public’s verdict and reopen this popular program to all those eligible. But Trump is obsessed with wielding racism and xenophobia as political and cultural weapons." - @FrankSharry
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Across the country, #DACA recipients celebrated their hard-fought victory at the Supreme Court and highlighted the need for Congress to act swiftly and pass the Dream and Promise Act. Our fight is far from over — #Dreamers need permanent protections. #HomeIsHere #HR6
Across the country, #DACA recipients celebrated their hard-fought victory at the Supreme Court and highlighted the need for Congress to act swiftly and pass the Dream and Promise Act. Our fight is far from over — #Dreamers need permanent protections. #HomeIsHere #HR6
Kenia, a Colorado #Dreamer, describes her reaction upon learning the news of the Supreme Court’s decision on #DACA: “I feel like I can breathe again, just a huge sigh of relief. I feel so grateful and blessed.” coloradoindependent.com/2020/06/18/dac… via @COindependent #HomeIsHere #HR6
“It’s an amazing decision but the fact is we need a permanent legislative solution for #DACA recipients & the rest of the undocumented population in this country & that’s on Congress.” @AceOutWide, #Dreamer & Communications Coordinator @DefineAmerican #HR6 msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/da…
