From the NYT: Alabama has passed a sweeping bill to crack down on illegal immigrants that both supporters and opponents call the toughest of its kind in the country, going well beyond a law Arizona passed last year that caused a furor there. […] “This bill invites discrimination into every…
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The National Immigration Law Center (NILC), the American Civil Liberties Union, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Asian Law Caucus and a coalition of other civil rights groups filed a class action lawsuit [pdf] yesterday challenging Georgia’s discriminatory anti-immigrant law passed last month and inspired by Arizona’s notorious SB 1070.…
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From El Diario: Governor Cuomo’s decision to suspend New York’s participation in the so-called Secure Communities program not only brings relief to vulnerable immigrant families but also helps build their confidence in government and the police. Since former Governor David Paterson signed onto Secure Communities, community organizations, elected officials and…
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A free webinar will be hosted on June 22 and June 29: “Denying ACCESS” is a free two-part webinar outlining strategies for fighting ICE ACCESS programs in local communities. Please join us on: Wednesday Wednesday, June 22nd from 2 pm EST to 3:30 pm EST and Wednesday, June 29th, from…
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