Press Releases
Nov 30, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Demands CBP, Medical Contractors Be Held Accountable for Serious Violations in Immigration Detention Facilities
WASHINGTON — In response to a damning new whistleblower complaint around serious medical neglect and government contract violations in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilit...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 30, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, Advocates Demand U.S. Government Reverse Policy that Discriminates Against Non-English Speaking Asylum Seekers
WASHINGTON — A coalition of 100 advocacy organizations across the country sent a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice demanding that U.S....
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 29, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Endorses New Senate Bill Banning TSA from Using Facial Recognition Technology in Airports
WASHINGTON — Today Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, a bill that would prohibit the Transportation Sec...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Nov 29, 2023
NYCLU Statement on Mayor Adams’s Involuntary Removals Anniversary
NEW YORK CITY - In response to Mayor Adams’s update about the City’s mental health involuntary removals policy, one year after its launch, the New York Civil Liberties Union re...
Nov 28, 2023
Plaintiffs in Georgia Redistricting Lawsuit Offer Remedial State Legislative Maps
General Assembly’s New State Senate Map Proposal Likely Violates Court’s Order
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc v. Raffensperger
Nov 28, 2023
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana to Honor Civil Rights Activists, Local Financier, and Minority-Owned Law Firm at the 43rd Ben Smith Fete
NEW ORLEANS—The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Louisiana will be hosting its 43rd Ben Smith Fete on Saturday, December 2nd at the historic Tate, Etienne, Prevost (TEP) Interpr...
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