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No family belongs in immigration detention. @FWDus new ad, “A Father,” details Luis and his four children's 70-day detention at Dilley ICE child and family jail in Texas. Watch it here: youtu.be/H6x6BgTtjkQ?si=zuGJ…
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The video also features Casey Revkin @eachstephome, whose organization provides support to families in Dilley. It’s time to close Dilley and end family detention once and for all. Help Luis’s family rebuild with a donation to their GOFundMe Link: gofund.me/6e42bece9
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New Statement from @fwdus announcing a new ad featuring Luis, a father and his children who were detained at Dilley. President @TheToddSchulte calls for the Dilley ICE child and family jail to close immediately
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New @fwdus Brief: This admin wants to tax universities $70K/student just to start the Optional Practical Training (OPT) process + $30K for every filing, incl. the STEM extension. That’s $100,000+ per student trying to use the main way for international grads to work in the U.S. 🧵
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The goal is stated in the proposal: a “reduction in the pool of OPT applicants.” DHS also warns 3x that without the fee it “may shut down the program entirely.” This is a setup to end OPT.
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Public comments are due November 9 at regulations.gov, docket ICEB-2026-0100. The window is 30 days, half the usual 60. Use your own examples: jobs affected, hiring costs, work moving overseas. More details on how to comment in the brief: fwd.us/news/opt-tax
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A new article from the @latimes en Español looks at the impact of millions of people losing status based on current immigration policies, drawing on recent @fwdus data. This will have devastating consequences for workers, families, and local economies.
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Across the country, communities and advocates are standing together to push back against aggressive immigration enforcement overreach. From blocking new detention warehouses to standing up for our neighbors, our collective action is making a difference.
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Watch @FWDus’s new video, “Act Now,” and join the movement today: fwd.us/NochildJail
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Ahead of President Trump’s recent rally in Dalton, GA, Republican state representative, Kasey Carpenter weighed in on the impact of immigration policies on his constituents, including the businesses who rely on immigrant workers, reports @washingtonpost. Immigration policy is economic policy. We need policies that work for families, workers, and businesses.
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