What just happened to DACA in the Senate?

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Today Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) — both children of Cuban immigrants — joined Senator Jeff Sessions (R-SC) in attempting to dismantle Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program implemented by President Obama that benefits undocumented students known as DREAMers. Sessions and Cruz attempted to …

Meet our natavist Attorney General, the new fact of ant-immigration

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] In January our  new Attorney General Adam Laxalt volunteered Nevada to be part of a lawsuit that, if successful, would lead to the deportation of thousands of students and parents right here in Nevada. The Nevada Immigrant Coalition gathered at this office at the Grant Sawyer Building in [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

Despite a disappointing DAPA & DACA+ decision, our fight continues!

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Thursday’s Supreme Court deadlock on DAPA and DACA+ was a disappointing setback for immigrant families. But organizers and families here in Nevada, and across the country, remain more committed than ever to fighting for these commonsense programs that are lawful, constitutional, and consistent with decades of actions taken by …

Don’t panic, Nevada is Ready for Immigration Action!

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Tonight we learned just how much courts matter. US District Judge Andrew Hanen, a GW Bush appointee who was hand-picked to hear a mean-spirited, politically motivated lawsuit against immigrant families, just issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks the implementation process of the new immigrant deferred action programs. The …

Support Progressives for #GivingTuesday

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]   Today is a great day to support your favorite Progressives.     After we give thanks, and take advantage of shopping deals, there is Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to giving back. You can support PLAN by clicking here. Your secure, online donation is tax deductible and will go …

Thursday and Friday, some big immigration news

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] On Thursday President Obama will announce from the White House his plan for administrative relief for undocumented immigrants.  President Obama came to Las Vegas in 2013 to lay out his plans for for immigration reform. The Senate passed a bipartisan bill, but the House failed to do anything meaningful …