Press Releases
Aug 27, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Homeland Security Taking Funds Meant for FEMA and Coast Guard
WASHINGTON — Congress made public today a document outlining the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to take nearly $280 million in funds meant for FEMA, the U.S. Coast Guar...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 23, 2019
Federal Court Affirms Award of Attorney’s Fees to Couples Refused Marriage Licenses by Kim Davis
CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court today upheld a lower court ruling awarding $224,000 in attorney’s fees and costs in the case of couples who were refused marriage licenses ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Miller v. Davis
Aug 21, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana Sues Local Sheriff for Detaining U.S. Citizen for Four Days Because He is Latino
Staff says all Hispanic men in Ascension Parish Jail are held for ICE
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 21, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Trump Efforts to Jail Immigrant Children
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced today regulations that aim to undermine the decades-old Flores agreement that provides basic protections for immigrant children de...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 20, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Files Court Brief to Address Prolonged Immigration Detention and Lack of Access to Counsel at the Border
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Texas and the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ National Prison Project filed a legal brief requesting that a federal court order U.S. Customs and Border Protection to stop i...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 20, 2019
Federal Court Says ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Trans Military Ban Challenge Can Continue
BALTIMORE – Josh Block, senior staff attorney for the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, issued the following statement on today’s district court ruling in the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s challenge to the trans military ban:...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
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