Presidential Admission Must Be Followed by Action

  President’s Comments Must Be Followed by Immediate Action     This weekend on Face the Nation, President Obama told his interviewer, “We’re deporting people who shouldn’t be deported.” In response to the comments, Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network issued the following: “The President’s statements show a new recognition…

Executive Action Not Electoral Spin

for immediate release // excuse cross-posting Contact: B. Loewe, NDLON, 773.791.4668   Fact: President Has Authority and Responsibility to Act on ImmigrationInhumane Immigration Policy Requires Executive Reforms  Not Electoral Triangulation   In anticipation of political analysis of the impact of today’s elections on immigration policy, Pablo Alvarado, executive director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network…

President Must Use Senate Bill as Guide in Upcoming Executive Action

Yesterday, for the first time, Janet Napolitano revealed her perspective on how the decision to do DACA was made in 2012.   Today, Buzzfeed is reporting that the President is set to receive final recommendations from his current Secretary of Homeland Security about expected changes in deportation policies.   In reaction, Pablo Alvarado the Executive Director for…

Concerts Highlighting Urgency for Deportation Relief Continue Outside LA Detention Center with a Son Jarocho Performance

For Immediate Release // Excuse Cross Posting Contact B. Loewe, NDLON, bloewe@ndlon.org, 773.791.4668 Concerts Highlighting Urgency for Deportation Relief Continue Outside LA Detention Center with a Son Jarocho Performance Los Angeles, CA – After a successful opening concert with Chilean MC Ana Tijoux, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) will continue the Chant Down the Walls Concert…

MALDEF and NDLON File Lawsuit Over TRUST Act Violation in Baldwin Park

For Immediate Release // Excuse Cross-Posting Contact: B. Loewe, NDLON, bloewe@ndlon.org, 773.791.4668 Larry Gonzalez, lgonzalez@rabengroup.com, 202.466.0879 Donald Gatlin, 202.587.2871, dgatlin@rabengroup.com   MALDEF AND NDLON FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT OF BALDWIN PARK FOR VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA TRUST ACT  One Year Following Passage of Law That Limits Cruel and Costly Immigration “Holds” in Local…

MALDEF and NDLON File Lawsuit Over TRUST Act Violation in Baldwin Park

For Immediate Release // Excuse Cross-Posting Contact: B. Loewe, NDLON, bloewe@ndlon.org, 773.791.4668 Larry Gonzalez, lgonzalez@rabengroup.com, 202.466.0879 Donald Gatlin, 202.587.2871, dgatlin@rabengroup.com   MALDEF AND NDLON FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT OF BALDWIN PARK FOR VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA TRUST ACT  One Year Following Passage of Law That Limits Cruel and Costly Immigration “Holds” in Local…