For Immediate Release: April 25, 2018 Latest Court Ruling Renews Hope for DREAMers (WASHINGTON)—Kica Matos, spokesperson for the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, FIRM, issued the statement below after a DC federal judge ordered the government to reopen the DACA program to new applicants: “Judge Bates’ decision to order the government to reopen...

For Immediate Release: April 18, 2018 Our Message Remains the Same: DREAM Act Now! (WASHINGTON)—Kica Matos, spokesperson for the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, FIRM, issued the following statement after Reps. Aguilar, Denham and Hurd announced the bipartisan “queen-of-the-hill” rule: “Millions of undocumented young adults have been in limbo for...

For Immediate Release: April 4, 2018 National Guard Deployment Detrimental to Southern Border Communities (WASHINGTON)—Kica Matos, spokesperson for the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, FIRM, reacted to the news that President Trump plans to sign a proclamation that would deploy the National Guard to the southern border region: “Deployment of the...

For Immediate Release: March 29, 2018    Rogue ICE Empowered to Detain Pregnant Women (WASHINGTON)—Kica Matos, spokesperson for the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, FIRM, reacted to the new ICE directive to detain pregnant immigrant women: “The attacks on immigrants by this administration have reached a new low, even for this morally bankrupt president....

For Immediate Release: March 27, 2018 FIRM Groups Denounce Decision to Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Census  (WASHINGTON)—Yesterday, the Commerce Secretary included a citizenship question in his 2020 Census questions submission to Congress. Kica Matos, spokesperson for FIRM Action reacted to submission, saying: “The ramifications of adding a...

For Immediate Release: March 22, 2018 Omnibus Deal Further Harms Immigrant Families (WASHINGTON)—Kica Matos, spokesperson for the Fair Immigration Reform Movement, FIRM, reacted to the Trump backed omnibus bill. She said: “The omnibus bill does not provide relief of any kind for the immigrant youth whose lives have been turned upside down since...