Could face deportation as the Trump Administration ins temporary ends temporary protected status enacted in 2001. This comes as trump says he will only extend daca for nearly 800,000 young dreamers if democrats fund a border wall. Then the reverend dr. William barber and others launch a new Poor Peoples Campaign inspired by dr. Martin luther kings 1968 acaction. We believe that we e need a theained moral push back chalallenges the immoral Public Policy direction with the moral vision. I like to cacall it restoring moral dissent, moral dreams, and moral to fibrillation. Amy we will speak with reverend William Barber as well as jonathanal minister hartgrove, who as a young man, worked for the prosegregationist senator Strom Thurmond. Today he is organizing with reverend barber in what they call fusion politics. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a major attack against immigrant communities in the United
Trump administration ins temporary ends temporary protected status enacted in 2001. This comes as trump says he will only extend daca for nearly 800,000 young dreamers if democrats fund a border wall. Then the reverend dr. William barber and others launch a new Poor Peoples Campaign inspired by dr. Martin luther kings 1968 action. We believe that w we need a theained moral push backk chchallenges the immoral Public Policy direction with the moral vision. I like to o call it restoring moral dissent, moral dreams, and moral to fibrillation. Amy we will speak with reverend William Barber as well as jonathanal minister hartgrove, who as a young man, worked for the prosegregationist senator Strom Thurmond. Today he is organizing with reverend barber in what they call fusion politics. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a major attack against immigrant communities in the United States, the Trump Administrati
Only extend daca for nearly 800,000 young dreamers if democrats fund a border wall. Then the reverend dr. William barber and others launch a new Poor Peoples Campaign inspired by dr. Martin luther kings 1968 action. We believe that we need a theained moral push back challenges the immoral Public Policy direction with the moral vision. I like to call it restoring moral dissent, moral dreams, and moral to fibrillation. Amy we will speak with reverend William Barber as well as jonathanal minister hartgrove, who as a young man, worked for the prosegregationist senator Strom Thurmond. Today he is organizing with reverend barber in what they call fusion politics. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In a major attack against immigrant communities in the United States, the Trump Administration has announced it is ending the temporary protected status for up to 250,000 salvadorans who have been living in the Unite
To everybody in this room, welcome, but particularly secretary nielsen, we welcome you. Thank you for taking time from your busy schedule for being here for a very important part of congresss responsibility to the congressional oversight. Yourartment is department is a very important part of the executive branch, plays a very central role in overseeing our lawful immigration system besides protecting the country and our people. Oversight is a very important part of what we do here in congress. Events like todays hearing allows the peoples representatives to investigate and question the policies and the actions of the executive branch could there are important issues in your departments jurisdiction that are facing our country. One of those important issues is the continuing fate of at least 690,000 individuals enrolled in the daca program. Every member of this committee, especially this member, has an interest in ensuring that we find a fair and equitable solution for that population.
The standard of habitability should include those factors . Secretary nielsen i would agree with you that we need to do more and we are doing more. As you know, we have the first and foremost duty to protect the safety and security immediately after an event in response. H. U. D. Works with us on the longer term housing, and right now what were seeing is the transition from shortterm housing to longer term housing through recovery. Right. Blumenthal people are out of their shelters in connecticut and likely in puerto rico without the section 8 or other h. U. D. Programs. Secretary nielsen i am happy to look into that, sir. Senator blumenthal id like you to look into it. Id also like you to give me what the standard is for habitability because certainly it should include water, electricity, and a reliable roof, that is a structure that can be regarded as safe and secure, would you agree . Secretary nielsen id be happy to look into it, yes, sir. Senator blumenthal let me just close on th