Press Releases
Apr 08, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Encryption Bill
WASHINGTON — A discussion draft of proposed bill written by Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) published last night would require companies to give the g...
Apr 07, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Warns New Border Patrol Use-of-Force Data ‘Raises Several Alarms’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released statistics today on use-of-force incidents for fiscal year 2015-2016, claiming a reduction in incidents but not addressin...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 07, 2016
Groups Challenging HB2 Respond to UNC Position on Discriminatory Law
RALEIGH – The University of North Carolina system today announced that it has chosen to follow House Bill 2, a sweeping anti-LGBT law that would prevent transgender students, emp...
Apr 06, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues Federal Government Seeking Bond Reform in Immigration System
LOS ANGELES – The federal government sets unreasonable bonds for detained immigrants, including asylum seekers, by failing to consider immigrants' financial resources or ability ...
Court case: Hernandez v. Barr
Apr 06, 2016
Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Arizona Unconstitutionally Denied Driver’s Licenses to Immigrant Youth
PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that permanently blocks Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants who have be...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Arizona Dream Act Coalition, et al v. Brewer
Apr 05, 2016
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Mississippi Responds to Governor Signing Anti-LGBT Discrimination Into Law
Gov. Bryant Approves Law that Would Harm Thousands of Mississippians
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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