Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Jan 21, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Massachusetts Statement on Iranian Student Removed from U.S.
BOSTON — Shahab Dehghani, a student at Northeastern University, attempted to return to the United States on Sunday. At Boston Logan Airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (C...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Jan 09, 2020
Elkhart Sheriff's Coordination with ICE Raises Constitutional Concern
INDIANAPOLIS - It is voluntary for Elkhart County law enforcement to work with ICE, absent a judicial warrant. This type of coordination with ICE discourages immigrants — along w...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 09, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana Demands Humanitarian Parole for Asylum Seeker with Severe Disabilities
Manuel Amaya Portillo is being denied accommodations and sufficient medical treatment at private detention center in Louisiana
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Disability Rights
Jan 09, 2020
NYCLU Files Lawsuit for ORR Records on Targeting Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit to require the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to release records related to its role in a multi-...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 16, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Homeland Security Spending Bill
WASHINGTON — Congress unveiled legislation today to fund the federal government for the next nine months.
Madhuri Grewal, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ federal immigration polic...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 06, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana Condemns Use of Pepper Spray Against Immigrants at Louisiana Detention Facility
NEW ORLEANS – Calling the practice inexcusable and inhumane, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana condemned the reported use of pepper spray against immigrants and asylum-seekers who were prote...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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