For Immediate Release // Excuse Cross PostingOctober 27th 2016Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018 NDLON Response to New 287(g) Agreement in Harford County, Maryland Los Angeles — On Wednesday, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office in Maryland signed an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office that officially declares their participation in the 287(g)…
For Immediate Release // Excuse Cross PostingOctober 19th 2016Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, 323-250-3018 NDLON Response to 3rd Presidential Debate: Immigrant Worker Rights Take Center Stage! Washington, DC — In response to statements about immigration that ocd during the third presidential debate, Cal Soto, Worker Rights Coordinator at the NDLON issued the following statement: “I’m glad…
Media Advisory for October 19th (Presidential Debate)Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018 Day Laborer Organizations to Host Facebook Live Discussion following Third Presidential Debate WHAT: Day laborer and immigrant rights panel discussion following third presidential debateWHEN: Wednesday October 19th, 7:30pm PSTWHERE: Pasadena Community Job Center (500 N. Lake Ave, Pasadena, 91101) Los Angeles, CA —…
Press Advisory for October 18Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018 Abuela Xochitl Files Civil Rights Complaint against LAPD and Department of Homeland Security Immigrant Grandmother Jailed for 6 Months as a Result of Racial Profiling Files Civil Rights Complaints with Department of Homeland Security and LAPD Abuela Xochitl Hernandez Calls on DHS to Close Her…
For Immediate Release // Please Excuse Cross-Posting // October 13, 2016Press contacts: Tara Tidwell Cullen, 312.660.1337, ttidwellcullen@heartlandalliance.org; Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018, 100+ Organizations Call Upon DOJ to Drop Felony Charges Against Salvadoran Mother and End Practice of Criminalizing Refugees St Louis, MO — More than 100 immigrant rights, civil rights, faith, and domestic violence organizations demanded that Attorney General Loretta Lynch and…
Media Advisory for October 13 Contacts: Carlos Garcia, Puente, carlos@puenteaz.org; Armando Carmona, NDLON, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018; Steve Kilar, ACLU of Arizona, skilar@acluaz.org; Jennifer Kim, UCI Law, yoonjk2@law.uci.edu Immigrant Workers Take Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County’s Top Prosecutor To Court Plaintiffs Ask Federal Judge to Rule Arpaio’s Workplace Raids and County Prosecutions of Immigrant Workers…
For Immediate Release // Please Excuse Cross-PostingOctober 11th, 2016 Contact: Armando Carmona, National Day Laborer Organizing Network, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018 U.S. Congressman Meets With Deported Father of U.S. Veteran at the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall. Champions Efforts to #BringJoseBack San Diego/Long Beach CA – On Sunday afternoon, U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal (47th District of CA), Long Beach…
For Immediate Release // Please Excuse Cross-Posting // Available Online here September 29, 2016 Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018 Families of Deportees & Detainees Call on Bill Clinton to Denounce His ‘96 Immigration Law, Join “Bring Jose Back” Petition 1996 federal immigration legislation (IIRIRA) is responsible for fusing mass incarceration and mass deportation…
For Immediate Release // Excuse Cross Postings // Available OnlineSeptember 28th, 2016 Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, 323-250-3018 TRUTH Act Signed into Law: Step Forward in Fight to get ICE out of Jails Los Angeles, CA – On Wednesday afternoon California Governor Jerry Brown signed the TRUTH Act which focuses on transparency and accountability when it comes…
For Immediate Release // Please Excuse Cross Posting // Available online hereSeptember 20, 2016Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018 On 20th Anniversary of IIRIRA, Immigrant Rights Groups Call on Bill Clinton to Join “Bring Jose Back” Petition The 1996 immigration bill (IIRIRA), signed by President Bill Clinton, is responsible for family’s separation (Long Beach, CA)…