NDLON statement on District Court Order Granting California’s Motion to Dismiss Claims Against SB54
There is now clear legal authority to get ICE Out of our communities and to incrementally build a durable policy agenda to #AbolishICE
DetailsThere is now clear legal authority to get ICE Out of our communities and to incrementally build a durable policy agenda to #AbolishICE
DetailsWe’ve long known SB 54 was fully permitted by the Constitution, and today’s decision removes any doubt. SB54 was enacted to protect California’s residents and specifically its immigrant residents. It is now clear the defense of SB 54 will also serve to protect core constitutional values shared by all.
DetailsHistory calls upon each one of us to take a stand right now. This burden takes a distinct form for people with privilege and for elected officials who have pledged their support for immigrants. It is now time to move from rhetoric to action at every level of government and in every community.
DetailsWe’ve known for a long time that ICE is a rogue law enforcement agency, but this letter shows there is now a rogue agency within a rogue agency. For years, ICE has been inventing threats and defining its own mission without oversight from Congress or the White House. It’s a problem that preceded the current administration, and Obama alums would do the country a service by acknowledging this fact.
DetailsOn Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to gut the rights of public sector unions to organize and collectively bargain on behalf of workers they are legally bound to represent. This attack is a slap in the face of years of court precedent that has recognized the importance and benefit of creating fair bargaining opportunities for workers protecting their rights.
DetailsFollowing a hearing before a packed courtroom on Friday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen today rejected the government’s motion to dismiss a case brought in March by 9 holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and 5 of their US citizen children.
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