Donald Trump has made his hate-filled bigoted position clear in regard to minorities and people of other races/places, ignoring the fact that we are all connected and we all have the same basic needs. Does Mr. Trump have the courage necessary to learn the truth about his heritage? Perhaps if presented with the truth of his heritage, he will have to reflect on and reconsider his rhetoric and the philosophy of separation he clearly espouses. We are one. Courage and honesty, Mr. Trump. Can you summon those up and have your DNA charted?

Judge Andrew Hanen is the conservative judge in Texas who blocked President Obama’s new immigration programs that allow undocumented parents of U.S. citizens, people who came to the United States, and children to apply for driver’s licenses and work permits. In his latest display of anti-immigrant bias, Judge Hanen issued an outrageous order that accuses the U.S. Department of Justice of “misconduct” and demands that personal information of thousands of immigrants is released to the general public. If carried out, Hanen’s biased order would leave thousands of immigrant families exposed to intimidation or even violence from anti-immigrant forces across the country. Judge Andrew Hanen is not interested in upholding the rule of law; instead, he is willing to use the judicial system in order to carry out his biased political agenda. If we want to uphold the integrity of our judicial system, then we need biased judges like Andrew Hanen to be removed from handling any case where their ruling is partial. We demand that the Department of Justice file the necessary motions to seek the removal of Judge Hanen from overseeing United States v. Texas.

We are calling on DHS Director Johnson and ICE director Saldaña to release Henry Sanchez immediately and to offer TPS protection to Central American mothers and children fleeing violence. DHS wants to deport Henry, but with your support, we can ensure they will release him ASAP.

Sucely is a DACA beneficiary who was not allowed to travel back to the United States after the airlines wrongfully denied her valid advance parole permit. Sucely is a loving mother and wife, and her husband is doing everything he can to bring her back home ASAP. However, Sucely needs our support TODAY! Please sign this petition and share it with others to sign.

I'm starting this petition because this refugee crisis is a real problem. Refugees have to take a deadly journey to find a safe place to live. And most of these refugees get sent back to their country. PLEASE help solve this problem.

Because refugees deserve to live just like us -Sasha Leitner NY (8 years old)

For all of us, tuition rates have been astronomically increasing. Working families are struggling to send their children to college as they work longer hours while their wages stay the same. I am in one of those working families. My dad is an immigrant, a small business owner who provides jobs to our community. I have worked at the Portuguese consulate, I have worked in political campaigns, and throughout my career I have worked legally, and havecontributed my fair share of taxes. And yet, there are some who wish to deny my family the opportunity to send their child to college. At the University of Rhode Island, out-of-state tuition would mean an additional cost of over $16,000 per year. An unfair and unjust burden. We are Rhode Islanders and Americans as much as you and your families are. We are all trying to make a better life, which are contributing economically, to this great state of ours. With the passage of H7374, myself along with hundreds of others will not have to worry about a future administration rescinding tuition equity in Rhode Island, as it would then be codified in law. Read the full bill text here: http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText16/HouseText16/H7374.pdf

Susana and her daughters are at increased risk for violence if they were to be deported their hometown, where the drug trafficking has gained a stronghold in recent years. Susana and her daughter survived a mass shooting in Mexico as part of a growing network of organized crime and her family has experienced extortion in which they had to pay more than 75% of their earnings to a local drug cartel at the threat of violence. Additionally, the medical consequences of Susana’s and Sayra’s deportation are very serious for all, especially for Isabela. Isabela needs to continue her medical care and will be the only member of the immediate family left here if Susana and Sayra are deported. Susana and Sayra must leave the United States at the end of this month. Tickets are dated for April 29th, 2016. PLEASE ACT NOW TO PREVENT SUSANA AND SAYRA FROM RETURNING TO MEXICO ON APRIL 29th.

Per the ACLU of South Carolina: -S. 997 is blatantly unconstitutional and pre-empted by federal law. -This bill is an invitation for state officials to cast needless suspicion on lawfully admitted immigrants based on national origin or religious beliefs. - If it were constitutional, this bill will make refugees vulnerable to attacks from violent vigilantes.

Per the ACLU of South Carolina: -S. 997 is blatantly unconstitutional and pre-empted by federal law. -This bill is an invitation for state officials to cast needless suspicion on lawfully admitted immigrants based on national origin or religious beliefs. - If it were constitutional, this bill will make refugees vulnerable to attacks from violent vigilantes. UPDATE: As of 4/6/16, the clause of the bill permitting the refugees' information to be made public has been removed. The rest remains.

Yefri Sorto-Hernandez and Pedro Salmeron were minors when in 2014 they braved the perilous journey to the United States, fleeing gang violence in El Salvador. Several days before coming here, Pedro’s cousin was brutally executed by gang members, because he would not join. In order to escape this fate, Pedro fled to the United States to be with his family. Scared that their son may face this same reality, Yefri’s parents brought him to the United States. On January 26th, on his way to work, Pedro was dragged out of his father’s truck and detained by immigration officials. Pedro is a good person with no criminal record. According to his family, he is a computer genius who dreams of one day being an engineer. On January 27th, Yefri was apprehended by immigration officials at the bus stop on the way to school. It was seven hours later that his parents got a call from a federal agent saying their son had been arrested and was being held for deportation. Yefri is a very studious young man with high marks in school. According to his mother, he is quiet, humble, and loved by many at his school. Both boys should be bestowed refugee status and allowed to stay with their families in the United States. 
The two teens are awaiting their fate in the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA, a place that is harsh. According to Pedro, the guards have threatened to attack him several times. On several occasions, immigration officials have attempted to covertly expedite their deportations. Like many of the over 100,000 families that arrived here in 2014, these young men did not have adequate legal representation when they applied for refugee status. Now they are facing deportation. If sent back to El Salvador, both teens face the very real possibility of death at the hands of gangs.

On January 1, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would begin apprehending individuals who had deportation orders. They were looking for individuals who had orders of deportation since the summer of 2014 when there were vast amounts of unaccompanied minors who were fleeing Central America. The people that ICE is looking for are specific to a geographic location. They are from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras and are individuals who came to the US seeking refuge and protection.