For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 21, 2016 John Legend and Juanes Join Call to Overhaul Immigrant Detention as Part of Campaign to End Mass Incarceration National #FREEAMERICA Tour Sees The Two Multiple Grammy Winning ArtistsSpotlighting The Link Between Needed Immigration and Mass Incarceration Reforms Juanes And John Legend Visit The Notorious Eloy Detention Center, Tent City, and…
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 21, 2016Contact: SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org 50+ Organizations Call on White House to Come Clean About PEP Washington, DC—On Thursday, a broad coalition of 55 immigrant, civil, and workers rights groups joined a letter to President Obama calling on his administration to “come clean” about his Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), which replaced the…
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 19, 2016Contact: Salvador Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org BREAKING: DHS, ICE, and DOJ Sued in Federal Court Over Controversial Deportation Program Washington, DC—On Tuesday morning, immigrant rights groups filed a federal lawsuit against ICE and 9 other federal agencies to compel the disclosure of information about a controversial and secretive deportation program, known as the…
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 14, 2016Contact: SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org NDLON Reaction to Supreme Court Decision Washington, DC—In response to the U.S. Supreme Court accepting review of Texas v. U.S., representatives of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) made the following statements: NDLON Executive Director, Pablo Alvarado, made the following statement in Washington DC: “It has…
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 12, 2016Contact: SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org NDLON: Ahead of Final State of Union, President Obama’s Legacy is on Line Los Angeles, CA—Ahead of today’s State of the Union address, Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) made the following statement: “It’s difficult to have an optimistic vision of…
(Traducido del ingles) Trump Estigmatiza a la Gente, el Presidente Obama los Deporta Los Angeles, CA—En respuesta a los nuevos esfuerzos de la Casa Blanca de acelerar deportaciones, el Director de la Red Nacional de Jornaleros y Jornaleras (NDLON), Pablo Alvarado, hizo las siguientes declaraciones: “Que la Casa Blanca este deteniendo a familias refugiadas es…
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 4, 2016Contact: Salvador Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org REACTION: Trump stigmatizes people with his dehumanizing language, President Obama deports them Los Angeles, CA—In response to the White House’s new efforts to rev-up deportations, this time of women and children refugees, Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), made the following…
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 3, 2015Contact: Olga Tomchin, olga@ndlon.org Obama’s New Years Resolution Should Not Be to Deport Families Fleeing Violence Los Angeles, CA – Right before Christmas, and after a federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release families from immigration detention, the Washington Post reported that the Obama administration would instead…
For Immediate ReleaseDecember 1, 2015Contact: SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org NDLON REACTION to 8-day Extension by U.S. Supreme Court Los Angeles, CA—In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to deny a thirty-day extension request by the 26 states blocking DAPA and DACA 2.0, which would have effectively “run out the clock”, Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director of the…
For Immediate ReleaseNovember 24, 2015Contact: SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org NDLON REACTION to Sanders’ Immigration Plan Los Angeles, CA—In response to presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ immigration plan, Pablo Alvarado, Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) issued the following statement: “We look forward to studying the details, but it is frankly a welcome sign…