Washington, D.C. – Today, billionaire and presidential candidate Tom Steyer released his immigration plan, A Welcoming Nation for All. In his plan, Steyer lays out a plan to reinstate and extend DACA, divert funding from ICE and CBP, and end privately owned concentration camps.  In addition, Steyer commits to decriminalize

Washington, DC – Today, former Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Julián Castro announced the end of his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.  Secretary Castro was the first candidate of the major 2020 Democratic Primary contenders to release an

Washington, D.C. – On Sunday, presidential candidate – and South Bend, Indiana Mayor – Pete Buttigieg, released his immigration platform, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me”: An Immigration Policy for a New Era. Buttigieg’s newly unveiled plan would move away from Trump’s agenda of hate and seek to

Laredo, TX. – Today, immigrant youth of United We Dream Action (UWDA) announced their endorsement of Jessica Cisneros for Texas Congressional District 28. This becomes the first Congressional endorsement of a primary challenger from immigrant youth this cycle.  Jessica Cisneros is running to challenge Henry Cuellar, a Trump Democrat, who

Washington, D.C. – Immigrant youth of United We Dream Action are calling on members of Congress to vote “No” on a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill that increases funding for ICE and fails to limit Trump’s ability to take money from other agencies to continue funding his racist

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, released his immigration platform.  Adrian Reyna, Strategy Director of United We Dream Action, said: “It is important that Vice President Biden’s immigration plan acknowledged the pain of three million deportations during the Obama-Biden administration, but it shows

Washington, D.C. – While on a campaign stop in Greenwood, South Carolina, former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told Movimiento Cosecha organizer, Carlos Rojas, to “vote for Trump” following Rojas’ criticism of the mass deportation policies of the Obama-Biden administration.  Adrian Reyna, Strategy Director of United We

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration implemented a policy to reject asylum seekers from Honduras and El Salvador and deport them to Guatemala. The policy builds on the current “remain in Mexico” policy by designating Guatemala as a “safe third-country.”  Adrian Reyna, Strategy Director of United We Dream Action,

Washington, D.C. – Today, as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, thousands of immigrant youth, families and allies rallied outside the Supreme Court and in other cities to declare “my home is here and I’m

Washington, D.C.  – Today, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released his immigration plan, A Welcoming and Safe America for All, which would offer the nation a sharp departure from Trump’s agenda of hate. Sanders, along with plans of other presidential hopefuls would set a new direction for immigration