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…
For Immediate Release April 15, 2016Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, 951-966-6500 The Deporter-In-Chief v. 26 Nativist Governors & Attorneys-General (aka US v. Texas) Los Angeles, CA—In the lead up to oral arguments in the case of U.S. v. Texas, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) representatives, Pablo Alvarado and Jessica Karp Bansal, made the following statements: Litigation…
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 25, 2016Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018 NDLON REACTION to Museum of Tolerance Partnership with ICE Los Angeles, CA—In response to the announcement by US immigration enforcement (ICE) about their new partnership with the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance (MOT), the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) released the following statements: Olga…
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 23, 2016Contact (Spanish/English): Guillermo Torres, CLUE, 323-228-2753, gtorres@cluejustice.org Armando Carmona, NDLON, (323) 250-3018, armando@ndlon.org BREAKING: 20+ Faith Leaders Arrested in Prophetic Action to Stop ICE Raids and Deportations “…faith leaders are calling on…
For Immediate Release March 17, 2016Contact: SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org NDLON Reaction to House Vote to Submit Brief in US v. Texas Washington, DC—In response to the U.S. House of Representatives’ vote today to submit an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in US v. Texas, a case in which Texas and other states question President…
For Immediate Release March 16, 2016Contact: Alexis Nava Teodoro, alexis@ndlon.org Santa Ana City Council Demands ICE Back Off from Immigrant Resident, Accountability for O.C. Sheriff’s Illegal Collusion with ICE Santa Ana, CA—On Tuesday evening, the City Council of Santa Ana unanimously adopted a resolution demanding federal immigration enforcement (ICE) not deport local resident Samuel Sixtos…
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2016Contact: SG Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org NDLON: Accountability for a Failed Immigration Strategy Los Angeles, CA—As the Democratic presidential candidates prepare for another debate round tonight in Miami, Florida, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network‘s Executive Director, Pablo Alvarado, made the following statement: “As we head into the next Democratic debate, we must…
For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 11, 2016Contact: Salvador Sarmiento, sgsarmiento@ndlon.org REACTION: Sen. Sanders & Congressman Grijalva are Right about the Failure of President Obama’s Deportation Policy Washington, DC—In response to the White House’s release of its final DHS budget, and news that Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Raul Grijalva sent a letter criticizing President Obama’s signature deportation…
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 2, 2016Contacts: Olga Tomchin, olga@ndlon.org // Thomas Rome, thomas.rome@gmail.com Immigrant Rights Groups File Civil Rights Complaint: ICE nearly castrates grandfather in detention & now tries to deport him to likely death in Guatemala Hyrum, UT—Yesterday, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC), and the attorneys at…
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…