FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 16, 2021
CONTACT
Fernanda Durand | (214) 402-0186 | [email protected]
Nancy Treviรฑo | (786) 201-8958 | [email protected]
Federal Judge Blocks New DACA Applications, Legislation More Important Than Ever
CHICAGO โ Today, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanen blocked new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program from moving forward. The following is a joint statement from Alianza Americas and Presente.org:
โJudge Hanen is a well-known judge by now when it comes to his clear anti-immigrant bias. Regretfully, the judiciary system has been stuffed by Republican presidents with conservative judges who are not driven by a commitment to serve the interests of common people, common sense and a commitment to deliver impartial justice. Instead, many of them rule based on racist and xenophobic prejudice. What the U.S. Congress must do is dare to abolish, once and for all, the deeply racist and xenophobic Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act passed in 1996. Immigrants are a blessing for the nation, and our laws should reflect that,โ stated Oscar Chacon, executive director of Alianza Americas.
โTodayโs anti-immigrant ruling by Judge Hanen points to the urgent need for Congress to once and for all pass immigration legislation that would protect millions in this country. The future of the DACA program is still uncertain and we urge Senate Majority Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, and President Biden to use the budget reconciliation process as a way for DACA recipients, TPS beneficiaries, essential workers and farmworkers to secure permanent residency visas to ensure the dignified inclusion of so many immigrants,โ stated Matt Nelson, executive director of Presente.org.
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Alianza Americas is a network of migrant-led organizations working in the United States and transnationally to create an inclusive, equitable and sustainable way of life for communities across North, Central and South America.
PARA DIFUSIรN INMEDIATA
16 de julio de 2021
CONTACTOS
Fernanda Durand | (214) 402-0186 | [email protected]
Nancy Treviรฑo | (786) 201-8958 | [email protected]
Juez federal bloquea nuevas solicitudes de DACA: la legislaciรณn mรกs importante que nunca
CHICAGO โ Hoy, el juez federal de Texas Andrew Hanen bloqueรณ el avance de nuevas aplicaciones para el programa Acciรณn Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en inglรฉs). Al respecto, Alianza Americas y Presente.org emiten el siguiente pronunciamiento conjunto:
โEl juez Hanen es muy conocido por sus sesgo antiinmigrante. Lamentablemente, los presidentes republicanos han llenado el sistema judicial de jueces conservadores que no estรกn motivados por el compromiso de servir a los intereses de la gente, el sentido comรบn y el compromiso de brindar justicia imparcial. En cambio, muchos de ellos ejercen su rol basรกndose en prejuicios racistas y xenรณfobos. Lo que debe hacer el Congreso de los Estados Unidos es atreverse a abolir, de una vez por todas, la Ley de Reforma de la Inmigraciรณn Ilegal y Responsabilidad del Inmigrante, profundamente racista y xenรณfoba, aprobada en 1996. Las personas inmigrantes son una bendiciรณn para la naciรณn y nuestras leyes deben reflejar esoโ, dijo Oscar Chacรณn, director ejecutivo de Alianza Americas.
โEl fallo antiinmigrante de hoy del juez Hanen apunta a la urgente necesidad de que el Congreso apruebe de una vez por todas una legislaciรณn migratoria que proteja a millones en este paรญs. El futuro del programa DACA aรบn es incierto e instamos al lรญder de la mayorรญa del Senado Chuck Schumer, a la presidenta de la Cรกmara de Representantes Nancy Pelosi y el presidente Joe Biden a utilizar el proceso de reconciliaciรณn presupuestaria como una forma para que los beneficiarios de DACA, beneficiarios de TPS, trabajadores esenciales y agrรญcolas obtengan visas de residencia permanente para garantizar la inclusiรณn digna de tantos inmigrantesโ, dijo Matt Nelson, director ejecutivo de Presente.org.
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Presente.org isย the nationโs largest online Latinx organizing group โ and the nationโs premier Latinx digital organizing hub โ advancing social justice with technology, media, and culture. Build Power. Change Culture. ยกStay Presente!
Alianza Americas is a network of migrant-led organizations working in the United States and transnationally to create an inclusive, equitable and sustainable way of life for communities across North, Central and South America.