President Obama Must Do Everything to Stop Abuse in Arizona as SB1070 Goes into Effect
ENDING WAGE THEFT IS CRUCIAL TO REBUILD THE MIDDLE CLASS
For Immediate Release: September 13, 2012 Contact: Nadia Marin-Molina, nadia@ndlon.org, 516-984-5755 Ending Wage Theft is Crucial for Improving All Jobs, Tackling Inequality 10 WAYS TO REBUILD MIDDLE CLASS REPORT ISSUED TODAY WASHINGTON, DC – More than 20 of America’s leading organizations on work and the economy today released a plan with 10…
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Los Angeles City Council Votes on TRUST Act National Day Laborer Organizing Network Statement CONTACT: Chris Newman, cnewman@ndlon.org LOS ANGELES –The Los Angeles City Council votes on the TRUST Act today following incorrect claims made earlier this week by some sheriffs that the measure conflicts with federal law. Chris Newman, Legal Director of the National…
DetailsPrecedent-Setting Ruling in E-FOIA Case
Court Orders FBI, DHS and ICE to Lift “Veil of Secrecy” and Comply With Freedom of Information Act July 13, 2012, New York – Today, in an important victory for open government, Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, of the Southern District of New York, ruled that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Homeland…
DetailsNew Wave of Local Intiatives Seek to Restore Trust Damaged by DHS Arizona Style Policies, Push Back Against Se Communities Program
California TRUST Act, DC Bill Set New ‘Commonsense’ Trend
7.10.2012. Washington, DC.
Days after the California senate passed a “Post- Arizona SB1070” bill called the TRUST act, and on the day the Washington DC council is signed a similar bill (Bill 19-585) into law, more than twelve cities launched efforts to develop local policies that restore the trust in law enforcement damaged by the Department of Homeland Security’s coercive “Se Communities” deportation program. Groups are calling for an end to the program and urging local officials to join a trend of municipalities led by Cook County, IL, California, and Washington, DC to counter the criminalization of immigrants, to protect against racial profiling, and to prevent the wrongful extended incarceration of residents for the sole purpose of deportation by setting commonsense standards for how to respond to immigration authority’s voluntary hold requests.
Details“Sort of True” Still “Good Enuf” for ICE
Newly Disclosed Documents Confirm ICE Detainers are Voluntary, Suggest ICE Misled Public About Costs of Compliance July 9, 2012—Newly disclosed internal documents from the Immigration andCustoms Enforcement agency (ICE) repeatedly describe immigration detainers asvoluntary “requests” and confirm that there is no “procedure[] to force a[ local lawenforcement agency] to honor detainers.” The documents also show…
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