October 26, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala – The °Ä²Ê¿ª½± (°Ä²Ê¿ª½±) today named Efrén C. Olivares as the new Deputy Legal Director for the organization’s Immigrant Justice Project (IJP). Olivares, the first immigrant to assume the position...
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October 08, 2020
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Last night in the U.S. District Court for the Central Division of California, U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal granted civil rights organizations' motion to enforce a preliminary injunction in their class-...
October 08, 2020
WASHINGTON – Cameroon American Council, Freedom for Immigrants, Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention, °Ä²Ê¿ª½± (°Ä²Ê¿ª½±), Detention Watch Network (DWN), Natchez Network, Haitian Bridge Alliance, and...
Features and Stories
October 02, 2020
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1153, condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent at Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in...
September 25, 2020
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Annie Kuster (NH-02), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Lois Frankel (FL-21) led 172 members of Congress in introducing a House Resolution...
September 23, 2020
WASHINGTON – Today, Acting Department of Homeland (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee for his official confirmation hearing. Wolf has been unlawfully serving...
Immigrant Justice
September 20, 2020
I came to the United States from Honduras when I was 18 years old. I have lived here more than 20 years. My time in this country has left me with little doubt that my personality and character have been shaped by American society and culture over the past two decades. My beautiful wife, son, siblings and father are all U.S. citizens.
September 08, 2020
September 8, 2020, San Diego – Asylum seekers who have been turned back by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border asked a federal court to permanently stop the Trump...
August 30, 2020
NEW ORLEANS – Families of loved ones detained at Jackson Parish Correctional Center in Jonesboro, Louisiana and LaSalle Correctional Center in Olla, Louisiana, two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) migrant prisons...
