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Congress, Time’s Up!
Alianza Americas and Presente.org members and organizations are calling on the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Congress to ensure the inclusion and protection of immigrants in the budget reconciliation process with a series of videos capturing the voices of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, essential workers, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) holders.





Doctrine of Restriction, Exclusion, and Punishment Must End
Millions of migrants seeking safety and protection at our border illustrates the ongoing impact the pandemic, the climate crisis, and growing inequality is having around the world. Furthermore, detaining people who are seeking relief fuels the detention center torture-for-profit apparatus.





25 Years of IIRIRA: A Horrible Legacy of White Supremacist and Deeply Xenophobic Immigration Law
25 years ago, one of the worst laws you’ve probably never heard of, IIRIRA, calcified an immigration system based on punishment, restriction, and exclusion.This draconian law has severely curtailed due process for immigrants, supercharged deportations, and has allowed local law enforcement agencies to serve as immigration agents. Laws rooted in white supremacy have no place in our nation.


INVESTORS AND ACTIVISTS ASK BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO STOP STATES FROM USING COVID RELIEF DOLLARS TO BUILD PRISONS
Investors and advocates are once again coming together to stop a last ditch effort by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to build three new prisons, this time using CARES Act dollars intended to provide needed COVID relief for Alabamians while cases and deaths skyrocket.





Violent, Racist Deportations of Haitian Refugees is Beyond the Pale
What we have witnessed over the last few days is despicable, inhumane, and resembles a page out of the Trump playbook. Haitian refugees being met with whips by Border Patrol agents, packed into planes and deported to Haiti is indicative of an immigration system rooted in white supremacy.