More than 2 million immigrants risk deportation next year. Meet Yanira Arias, an activist trying to stop that. Voces For Change
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In this episode, Salvadoran TPS holder, Yanira Arias, an activist with Chicago-based Alianza Américas, discusses the risks of deportation roughly 2.2 million immigrants face next year, including herself, if the next president does not offer them "deferred enforced departure", a temporary legal remedy while Congress works on a long term solution. Her group joined more than 200 other like-minded organizations last Friday in sending letters to President, Donald Trump, and Democratic preside...
In this episode, Salvadoran TPS holder, Yanira Arias, an activist with Chicago-based Alianza Américas, discusses the risks of deportation roughly 2.2 million immigrants face next year, including herself, if the next president does not offer them "deferred enforced departure", a temporary legal remedy while Congress works on a long term solution. Her group joined more than 200 other like-minded organizations last Friday in sending letters to President, Donald Trump, and Democratic preside...
26 min