5th Circuit Holds Mississippi Lacks Standing to Challenge Obama Administration’s DACA Program

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For Immediate Release April 7, 2015Contact: Salvador G. Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org, 202-746-2099 5th Circuit Holds Mississippi Lacks Standing to Challenge Obama Administration’s DACA Program Court Finds Injury to the State is “Purely Speculative” in Ruling That Has Implications for Upcoming Decision in Texas v. United States Los Angeles, CA–In reaction to today’s 5th Circuit decision unanimously affirming…

Executive Action Not Electoral Spin

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for immediate release // excuse cross-posting Contact: B. Loewe, NDLON, 773.791.4668   Fact: President Has Authority and Responsibility to Act on ImmigrationInhumane Immigration Policy Requires Executive Reforms  Not Electoral Triangulation   In anticipation of political analysis of the impact of today’s elections on immigration policy, Pablo Alvarado, executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network…

President Must Use Senate Bill as Guide in Upcoming Executive Action

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Yesterday, for the first time, Janet Napolitano revealed her perspective on how the decision to do DACA was made in 2012.   Today, Buzzfeed is reporting that the President is set to receive final recommendations from his current Secretary of Homeland Security about expected changes in deportation policies.   In reaction, Pablo Alvarado the Executive Director for…

President Obama is Wrong. He Has the Authority and Responsibility to Stop Deportations

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Administration Policy of Criminalizing Immigrants Poses Largest Barrier to Reform
 
09.17.2013 – Los Angeles, CA.  In response to the President’s comments in an interview with Telemundo where he says that he cannot further expand deferred action to suspend deportations, Pablo Alvarado, executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network issued the following statement:
 
“The President’s statement is factually inaccurate. He has the power to reduce deportations, the legal authority to expand deferred action, and the political obligation to lead the national debate through bold action. In fact, courageous leadership will only galvanize momentum for reform and focus Congress’s attention on their constitutional duty to modernize immigration law.

Stopping Deportations Should Be ‘Plan A’ for Immigration Reform

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August 9, 2013 – Los Angeles, CA
 

With multiple reports citing administrative relief as a ‘Plan B’ to legislation in Congress and with outlets raising the question of executive action before the President’s vacation, Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network issued the following statement calling for a suspension of deportations as a precursor to reform:
 
“The President has the legal authority and moral obligation to do more in order to advance immigration reform.  Rather than sit on the sidelines and merely seek political advantage from potential gridlock in Congress, the President can and should take steps today both to help immigrants and to improve prospects for legislation.