WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s policy of locking up asylum-seeking mothers and children… Read More »ACLU Sues Obama Administration for Detaining Asylum Seekers as Intimidation Tactic
On the evening of November 20, some 200 immigrants and advocates gathered in SEIU Local 32BJ’s Chelsea headquarters to watch President Obama announce his much-anticipated… Read More »Immigrants on ICE: Obama Plan Still Leaves Many Worried
Hurricane Sandy struck fast and furious, and when the waters receded it became clear just how much money and people power it would take to… Read More »New York Must Stand Up for Immigrant Workers Rebuilding Sandy-Hit Areas
What would drive a ten year old child to want to take his own life? What cruelty? It is happening – and they are not… Read More »The Torture of Children
Transcript MARGARET WARNER: Next: an update on a new administration policy allowing young immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to stay here. The Deferred Action… Read More »More Than 100,000 Young Immigrants Granted Temporary Reprieve From Deportation
The federal government conducted more than 200,000 deportations of parents who said their children are U.S. citizens in a timespan of just over two years,… Read More »Nearly 205K Deportations of Parents of U.S. Citizens in Just Over Two Years
Pro-immigrant and civil liberties groups are stepping up the pressure against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Secure Communities program. Designed to remove immigrant lawbreakers… Read More »Groups Protest Citizen Detentions
Immigration became an increasingly polarized issue over the last few years. Now, loud voices on all sides shout each other down and crowd out any… Read More »The Public’s View of Immigration
Contact: Arnoldo García (510) 465-1984 ext 305 Laura Rivas (510) 465-1984 ext 304 New Human Rights Report Condemns Rise of Immigration Policing Injustice for All Urges… Read More »New Human Rights Report Condemns Rise of Immigration Policing
This Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of International Migrants Day and the 20th anniversary of the passage of the U.N. Convention to Protect Migrant Workers.… Read More »Rising Hate For Migrants Worldwide Starts With Criminalizing Them