At Alianza Americas’ 2018 National Leadership Assembly, U.S. Representative-elect Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (IL-4) and U.S. Representative James McGovern (MA-2) promised to work to protect U.S. immigrant communities—including Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries—along with Central Americans fleeing from Central America in “caravans” to seek refuge in the United States.This powerful conversation, dubbed “Resist, Connect, and Transform,” fell on the heels of Midterm elections and for the exodus of millions of families from Central America. The event took place on November 9 in Washington, D.C. as part of a plenary discussion on “Politics and Power in the Americas” with an audience of migrant leaders, advocates, and members of the public. The panel, which included analysis from Oscar Chacón, executive director of Alianza Americas, and was moderated by Tsi-tsi-ki Felix of Entravision, kicked off a three-day meeting for Alianza Americas member organizations.