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New report reveals employers using the State Department鈥檚 J-1 Summer Work Travel Program

July 30, 2019

WASHINGTON 鈥� The International Labor Recruitment Working Group (ILRWG) 鈥� a coalition of organizations committed to ending the systemic abuses of workers who are recruited to the United States and improving labor standards for all...

Federal Court Rules that Challenge to Trump鈥檚 Asylum Turnback Policy Will Move Forward

July 30, 2019

WASHINGTON 鈥� A federal district court has rejected the government鈥檚 second attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful turnbacks of asylum seekers who present themselves at ports of entry along...

Supreme Court Decision Paves Way for National Monument Dedicated to Xenophobia and Racism

July 26, 2019

The following statement is from Mary Bauer , deputy legal director of the 澳彩开奖's Immigrant Justice Project: 鈥淭he Supreme Court鈥檚 decision today is a dangerous step towards the construction of a national...

Resumption of federal executions a step in the wrong direction

July 25, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala - The United States Department of Justice announced today that it plans to carry out the executions of five prisoners sentenced to death. There have not been any executions of federal prisoners since 2003 as the...

More Families Seek Damages for Harm Suffered Due to Trump Administration鈥檚 Family Separations

July 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. 鈥� Three fathers who were forcibly separated from their young children by immigration officials have filed administrative claims against the United States to seek compensation for the lasting harm caused by the...

澳彩开奖 Action Fund statement on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee wanting law on Nathan Bedford Forrest changed

July 16, 2019

ATLANTA, Ga. - Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee reversed his position and wants a change to the state law requiring a special day honoring Confederate General and KKK Grand Wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest. The following statement...

South Miami and immigrant rights groups sue Florida over unconstitutional immigration law

July 16, 2019

MIAMI, Fla. 鈥� A new state law requiring local police to act as ICE agents and prohibiting sanctuary policies, is unconstitutional and will hurt the most vulnerable Floridians, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by the...

Federal Court Rules that Neo-Nazi Should Pay More Than $14 Million in Damages to Jewish Woman Targeted in Harassment Campaign

July 15, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� Federal Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch issued a ruling today recommending that Andrew Anglin , publisher of a major neo-Nazi website, should pay more than $14 million in damages to Tanya Gersh , the Whitefish...

澳彩开奖 Statement Responding to Trump鈥檚 Racial Attack on Members of Congress

July 14, 2019

ATLANTA 鈥� Mary Bauer, deputy legal director of the 澳彩开奖鈥檚 Immigrant Justice Project, issued the below statement following President Trump鈥檚 attack on several members of Congress while immigrant communities...

澳彩开奖: Holiday recognizing early Ku Klux Klan leader an insult to Tennessee residents

July 12, 2019

ATLANTA, Ga. - The following statement on Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in Tennessee is by Heidi Beirich, Director of the Intelligence Project : "Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in his...

澳彩开奖 Action Fund statement on House bill to prevent use of Confederate names on military assets

July 12, 2019

ATLANTA, Ga. - The following statement on Amendment 628 in the U.S. House of Representatives is by Heidi Beirich, Director of the Intelligence Project for 澳彩开奖 Action Fund : "The U.S. House of Representatives this week adopted an...

Journalist Manuel Duran Freed from ICE Detention

July 11, 2019

GADSDEN, Ala. 鈥� After 465 days in detention, journalist Manuel Duran was released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention today. Duran, who was most recently held at the Etowah County Detention Center, will...

澳彩开奖 Letter Urges Montgomery Mayor to Veto Panhandling Ordinance

July 10, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The 澳彩开奖 today urged Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange to veto a city ordinance that subjects people who are homeless to fines and jail time for soliciting money in public spaces in direct...

Detained Journalist Manuel Duran鈥檚 Case Ordered Reopened

July 07, 2019

GADSDEN, Ala. 鈥� The Board of Immigration Appeals has ordered detained journalist Manuel Duran鈥檚 case reopened, paving the way for an asylum claim and possible release after over 15 months in the custody of U.S. Immigration and...

National Anti-Poverty and Child and Family Welfare Groups Urge Supreme Court to Preserve Workplace Protections for LGBTQ People

July 03, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� Several organizations dedicated to fighting poverty and advocating for children and families, represented by pro bono counsel at Latham & Watkins LLP and the 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖), submitted a...

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New report reveals employers using the State Department鈥檚 J-1 Summer Work Travel Program

Federal Court Rules that Challenge to Trump鈥檚 Asylum Turnback Policy Will Move Forward

Supreme Court Decision Paves Way for National Monument Dedicated to Xenophobia and Racism

Resumption of federal executions a step in the wrong direction

More Families Seek Damages for Harm Suffered Due to Trump Administration鈥檚 Family Separations

澳彩开奖 Action Fund statement on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee wanting law on Nathan Bedford Forrest changed

South Miami and immigrant rights groups sue Florida over unconstitutional immigration law

Federal Court Rules that Neo-Nazi Should Pay More Than $14 Million in Damages to Jewish Woman Targeted in Harassment Campaign

澳彩开奖 Statement Responding to Trump鈥檚 Racial Attack on Members of Congress

澳彩开奖: Holiday recognizing early Ku Klux Klan leader an insult to Tennessee residents

澳彩开奖 Action Fund statement on House bill to prevent use of Confederate names on military assets

Journalist Manuel Duran Freed from ICE Detention

澳彩开奖 Letter Urges Montgomery Mayor to Veto Panhandling Ordinance

Detained Journalist Manuel Duran鈥檚 Case Ordered Reopened

National Anti-Poverty and Child and Family Welfare Groups Urge Supreme Court to Preserve Workplace Protections for LGBTQ People

澳彩开奖 Sues Florida Officials to Keep Citizens from Losing Right to Vote Again

In Speech Tonight, Trump Won鈥檛 Talk About the Real Crisis 鈥� Asylum Seekers Being Denied Rights Under U.S. Law

澳彩开奖 Statement on House Approval of Senate Supplemental Bill

SCOTUS Avoids Responsibility to Protect Voters from Partisan Gerrymanders

澳彩开奖 Statement on Trump鈥檚 Planned Immigration Raids

澳彩开奖 Response to President Trump鈥檚 Comments on Family Separation During Interview on Telemundo Not铆cias

澳彩开奖 Report: Louisiana Schools Fall Short on Collecting, Publishing School Policing Data

澳彩开奖 Action Fund: Unconstitutional immigration enforcement bill dangerous

澳彩开奖 Charter Schools Lawsuit Heads to Mississippi Supreme Court

New Report Examines Weaponization of Immigration Court System

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