For Immediate ReleaseApril 29, 2015Contact: SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org “Without Justice, There is No Rule of Law”: Immigrant Groups Join Call for Justice in Baltimore Washington, DC—In response to the Baltimore Police’s killing of Freddie Gray, a young black man in police custody, and widespread outrage by communities in Baltimore and across the country, members of the…
For Immediate Release April 26, 2015Contact:Pilar Rocha-Goldberg, El Centro Hispano NC, procha@elcentronc.orgSalvador G. Sarmiento, NDLON, sgarmiento@ndlon.org Carrboro Opens First Workers Center for Day Laborers in North Carolina“A promise fulfilled to serve our community—work with dignity, pride & fair wages” Orange County, NC—On Sunday, community leaders joined Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle and Aldermen Randee Haven-O’Donnell to celebrate…
DACA: programa de acción diferida para jovenes DAPA: acción diferida para madres y padres de ciudadanos y residentes ¿Vale la pena solicitar la acción diferida? ¿Van a continuar las deportaciones – Cuál es el futuro de los excluidos de la acción ejecutiva? Digan NO al fraude – Beneficiarios y beneficiarias de DAPA y DACA
For Immediate Release April 17, 2015Contact: Salvador G. Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org NDLON Reaction: Will the 5th Circuit be on the Wrong Side of History? Los Angeles, CA—In reaction to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans hearing oral arguments on granting an emergency stay to lift the injunction on DAPA and DACA 2.0, representatives of…
Five years ago, in Phoenix, AZ, during the memorable visit and concert of international musical star, Manu Chao, Film Director Alex Rivera took this video of Manu Chao performing the beautiful song titled “El Viento” in front of Tent City, the infamous jail of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. We’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to release…
For Immediate Release April 7, 2015Contact: Salvador G. Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org, 202-746-2099 5th Circuit Holds Mississippi Lacks Standing to Challenge Obama Administration’s DACA Program Court Finds Injury to the State is “Purely Speculative” in Ruling That Has Implications for Upcoming Decision in Texas v. United States Los Angeles, CA–In reaction to today’s 5th Circuit decision unanimously affirming…