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ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Lens: ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Executive Director Anthony D. Romero, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Clients Urge Congress to End Racial Profiling

Sandhya Bathija,
Washington Legislative Office
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April 18, 2012

Yesterday, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Executive Director Anthony D. Romero testified before the in the Senate's first hearing on racial profiling in more than a decade. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û urged Congress to pass the , which would ban the use of racial profiling and provide training to help police avoid responses based on stereotypes and unreliable assumptions about racial minorities.

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Romero was quoted in several news stories about the hearing, including , the , , , , and the . The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s work on racial profiling was mentioned in several stories as well, including and , which quoted ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Minnesota client Boni Rhodes-Berg. Rhodes-Berg traveled to Washington to participate in a press conference following the hearing and told the story of how she was racial profiled by Drug Enforcement Administration agents at the airport. ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Michigan client Tiburcio Briceno, who also spoke at the press conference, was interviewed by several Spanish media outlets, including appearing live on Univision’s morning show, .

The Senate hearing was also covered by , the , , the , among others.

, legislation sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rep. John Conyers, (D-Mich.).

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