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Deported veteran who has advocated for others, returns and becomes a U.S. citizen
By Kate Morrissey ~ LA Times ~ April 14, 2018 Hector Barajas, who has become the voice for hundreds of deported U.S. military veterans around the world, returned Friday to ... -
Court: Trump administration can't block immigrant teens from obtaining abortions
By AP ~ Politico ~ April 2, 2018 A federal court in Washington told the Trump administration Friday the government can't interfere with the ability of pregnant teens in the ... -
ACLU files class-action lawsuit, accuses U.S. of broadly separating immigrant families
By Nomaan Merchant ~ Chicago Tribune ~ March 9, 2018 The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Friday accusing the U.S. government of broadly separating immigrant families seeking ... -
As 'Dreamers' program is phased out under Trump, Congress is split on protecting them
By: Brian Bennett and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times ~ Oct. 5, 2017 The Trump administration began unraveling the Obama-era program shielding people brought to the United States illegally as children from deportation, though a split Congress has ... -
Judge temporarily blocks immigration enforcement law
A federal district judge on Wednesday ruled against the state of Texas and halted major provisions of a controversial state-based immigration enforcement law just days before it was scheduled to ... -
A Revamped ACLU Takes on Today's Fights
By: Anthony D. Romero & Geri E. Rozanski, Standford Social Innovation Review ~ Summer 2017 In the days leading up to 9/11, the ACLU conceived of a 10-year plan to expand ... -
Know your Rights as an Immigrant (English and Spanish)
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has a long history of accompanying, supporting, and learning from immigrant and refugee communities. We believe that all human beings must be treated with ... -
New ruling will force government to make immigration bond constitutional
By Sam Stecklow, Fusion ~ November 13th, 2016 Read on Fusion.net In a 41-page injunction released late Thursday, federal Judge Jesus G. Bernal ordered the U.S. government to implement reforms to the ... -
The injustice of deporting children without representation
By Hector Villagra, L.A. Times Op-Ed ~ March 17, 2016 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-villagra-migrant-children-immigration-court-20160317-story.html A Department of Justice immigration judge recently made headlines for testifying that 3- and 4-year-old migrant children could be ...