Posts Tagged ‘Virginia’
Department of Homeland Security Road Show : Next Stop Today in Arlington, VA
8:09 am By Maegan La Mala · Immigration|Secure Communities|Virginia · Comments Off
24 Aug 2011Apologies for taking a few days off from the site to spend time with visiting familia. One thing is for sure, that in spite of little earthquakes, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demonstrates that the passage of time doesn’t change a thing.
After holding such successful taskforce meetings in Los Angeles and Chicago, DHS is holding another meeting tonight at George Mason Law School at 3351 Fairfax Drive in Arlington, Virginia to hear testimony on the Secure Communities deportation policy.
Like with the other meetings, local organizations are holding press conferences and actions to show their appreciation. Today at 5:15 p.m. ET, followed by March at 5:30 p.m, there will be a press Conference at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 3304 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA.
Virginia tries to Change It’s Tune In Terms of Immigrant Policy
6:20 pm By Maegan La Mala · Immigration|Virginia · Comments Off
25 Nov 2008For over a year, we’ve been covering the various anti-immigrant measures in Virginia and the Latino community’s struggle against the hate.
The Washington Post is reporting that the state is attempting a different approach, with the aim of assimilating, not isolating, the undocumented…
Recommendations include shortening the Medicaid residency requirements for certain qualified immigrants, offering in-state tuition to immigrants who meet specific criteria and creating an immigration assistance office.
In the coming weeks, the Virginia Commission on Immigration will send Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) two dozen recommendations, most of which would help immigrants instead of penalizing them…
The commission proposed increasing the number of English classes and creating a plan to address the needs of foreign-born residents. It also urged the federal government to compile more complete immigration statistics, increase the number of visas for foreign workers and pass comprehensive immigration legislation.
Prince William County Passes Anti-Immigrant Policy
12:13 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Immigration|Justice|Virginia · 2 Comments
18 Oct 2007They’ve been planning it for awhile and while the state of Virginia rejected a controversial proposal to create the country’s first state-run facility where illegal immigrants arrested for certain crimes could be held while awaiting trial or until federal officials deport them, Prince William County‘s supervisors unanimously voted yesterday to move forward with a plan to deny certain county services to illegal immigrants and to direct the police to enforce immigration laws.
No Cinco de Mayo celebration in Virginia
1:53 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events|Immigration|Virginia · Comments Off
7 May 2007
Virginia‘s Mexican-American community had to do without their annual Cinco de Mayo celebration this year, as a result of a curious phone call from ICE officials and fears that possible immigration raids might make attendees an easy target for ICE officials:
An organizer said she called off the traditional May 5 celebration of Hispanic pride after she said she received a phone call from the Fairfax office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.“I don’t want to be responsible for one single parent to be taken from their home, whether they’re illegal or not,” said Maria Roe, who launched the festival three years ago.
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