On January 25th 2017, Trump signed two egregiously violent Executive Orders that would ramp up immigrant detention.

Immigrant communities of color in Washington, DC have been hit hard this year. Our members continue to be disproportionately impacted by the economic and health effects of the pandemic.

MLOV at the invitation of The "National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development" CAPACD, participated in the panel of experts on internal forced displacement.

On April 12, MLOV held its annual fundraising event with the participation of friends and allies who share our values, principles and objectives.

As we noted in our prior blog post, last week Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that Trump and his administration has decided to end DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).

On May 5th the #SanctuaryDC Candidate Forum took place at All Souls Church.

Monday, June 25 marked the first day of our annual Summer Institute for Student Organizing (SISO), which provides DC English Language Learner and bi/multilingual immigrant youth with the tools to become organizers!

Summer Institute for Student Organizers (SISO) is a six-week leadership training with the intention of bringing political education with hands-on training for English Language Learner (ELL) immigrant youth in the District.

Immigration means more than a concept for MLOV, it is a feeling and a collective ideology, it means the confluence of cultures, languages ​​and many ways of conceiving our world.