GOP Congressman Breaks With Trump on Immigration; Baltimore Teacher Wants ICE to Investigate Student Protestors; National Map of 'Day Without Immigrants' Strikes
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Good afternoon! Lots of news to get through today, but leading on a hopeful note: On Monday, "Day Without Immigrants" strikes were held in at least 120 cities, 40 states, and Puerto Rico according to strike tracking analysis by Payday Report’s Mike Elk, a friend of this newsletter. Here’s the map Elk compiled—
We cannot overstate how significant these strikes are, like the grassroots marches in at least nineteen major U.S. cities over the weekend, as another hopeful development in the rise of migrant resistance to the Trump administration’s xenophobic policies.
Make no mistake: the next four years will be hard on migrant communities; but this week’s strikes make clear that migrants are not alone. Migrant families have champions who are willing to shut down their businesses in solidarity with the most vulnerable Americans.
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Baltimore Teacher Wants ICE to Investigate Student Protestors
On Wednesday, Dustin Renner, a teacher at Baltimore County’s Overlea High School tweeted at ICE offering the names of students who skipped school, presumably in solidarity with the above-mentioned ‘Day Without Immigrants’ strike on Monday.
Renner has since made all of his social media profiles, including on X and LinkedIn, unaccessible to the public. We contacted Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, as well as Rep. Johnny Olszewski, for comment about their constituent, but did not immediately hear back.
"The situation is being addressed and we can't divulge any further information right now due to that being an HR issue," said a spokesperson for Overlea High School about Renner's status as a teacher for Baltimore County Public Schools which will hold a school board meeting on Tuesday where, we are told, Renner is on the agenda.
This is a developing story.
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GOP Congressman Breaks With Trump on Immigration
On Wednesday afternoon, we asked Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-FL) about the Trump administration's new policy on Venezuela. The White House cancelled Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for roughly 300,000 Venezuelans, effective in April, making many undocumented and vulnerable to deportation. TPS is granted to provide deportation relief and work permits to nationals who are unable to return to their home country due to civil war, natural disaster, other strife and dangers. Here’s the video of our interview with Giménez on the House steps —
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