WASHINGTON DC — The National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC), Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations (VACOLAO), and Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) ask community members to urge the Administration and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-IA), and their state-designated senators to fulfill their constitutional obligations in the […]
Category Archives: Administrative Relief
VACOLAO and VACIR issue a joint statement regarding Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear DAPA/DACA Case
Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights Praises Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear DACA/DAPA Case Contact: Monica Sarmiento (VACIR), [email protected] The VACIR Board Chair, Leni Gonzalez, issued the following statement. “Our community has patiently waited for the for the opportunity to have the Administration argue for expanded DACA and DAPA before the Supreme Court. The announcement that […]
No More Waiting: Virginia Community Marches for Immigrant Families and an End to Deportations
For Immediate Release, November 20, 2015 Contact: Jose Caceres, Dreamers of VA, [email protected] Emily Kessel, NAKASEC, [email protected] No More Waiting: Virginia Community Marches for Immigrant Families and an End to Deportations #Marchforfamilies #MarchforDAPA #VA4DAPA ANNANDALE, VIRGINIA — Today, on the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s announcement concerning Immigration Relief, namely the DAPA (Deferred Action for […]
March for Immigrant Families and an End to Deportations (Friday, November 20th from Virginia to the White House)
“March for Immigrant Families and an End to Deportations” Friday, November 20th from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm WHAT: March with us from Arlington, Virginia to the White House in recognition of the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s announcement concerning Immigration Relief (DAPA, DACA extended). With the recent 5th Circuit decision to keep both programs […]