Gonzalo Alvarado, of CNN en Español, interviewed 11-year-old Anderson Lemus, who arrived as an unaccompanied child in 2014 and was later reunited with his mother, in advance of a trip to Washington on February 2, 2016, to advocate for Central American refugee mothers and children. Continue reading

Erika Pinheiro, attorney at CARECEN, and Alma Rosa Nieto, immigration attorney explain the potential future plans of programs like DAPA and DACA Continue reading

Central American children and mothers who have escaped violence and death in their countries, along with activists, go to Washington D.C. to ask the President to stop the deportation raids.  Continue reading

Union leaders, Central American migrants, and activists came together in Washington D.C. to ask for urgent change to US immigration policies.  Continue reading

[Photo Credit: Univision] Organizations defending Central American refugees are strengthening and growing their campaign against deportation raids and urging the US government to grant families Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Continue reading

Opposition against deportation raids are growing. Activist organizations, unions, representatives, senators, and religious leaders are denouncing the way the Obama administration has handled their immigration policy by deporting Central American refugees back to their countries, and essentially their deaths.  Continue reading

[Photo Credit: U.S. News] One of the largest unions in the United States, AFL-CIO, joined activist organizations to demonstrate that deportations are not the way to handle Central Americans who are fleeing from violence and death in their countries. They also urge the need for temporary immigration relief.  Continue reading

In Washington D.C., Central American children and mothers share their stories of experiencing violence and witnessing the murders of their family members at the hands of gangs in their countries. Organizations like AFL-CIO announce their solidarity with the Central American refugees and ask the Obama administration to grant TPS relief until immigration reform is reached.  Continue reading

In Washington D.C., Central American children and mothers share their testimonies of experiencing incredible violence and death in their countries at a news conference on February 3, 2016 in hopes to bring awareness and end the deportation raids.  Continue reading

On February 3, 2016, five Central American children and mothers share their stores of experiencing death and violence in their countries at the AFL-CIO news conference in Washington D.C. to condemn recent federal deportation raids.  Continue reading