What About Us? Criminalized Immigrants Respond to President Obama’s Defense of “Second Chances”

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For Immediate Release  // Excuse Cross Postings // August 4, 2016
Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018 What About Us?Criminalized Immigrants Respond to President Obama’s Defense of “Second Chances”    Los Angeles, CA – In response to President Obama’s announcement this week that he will be granting clemency to 214 Americans who were “incarcerated under outdated and unduly harsh sentencing laws,”…

NDLON: The Deporter-In-Chief v. 26 Nativist Governors & Attorneys-General (aka US v. Texas)

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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…

BREAKING: 20+ Faith Leaders Arrested in Prophetic Action to Stop ICE Raids and Deportations

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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…

Santa Ana City Council Demands ICE Back Off from Immigrant Resident, Accountability for O.C. Sheriff’s Illegal Collusion with ICE

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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…

REACTION: Sen. Sanders & Congressman Grijalva are Right about the Failure of President Obama’s Deportation Policy

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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…

50+ Organizations Call on White House to Come Clean About PEP

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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…

BREAKING: DHS, ICE, and DOJ Sued in Federal Court Over Controversial Deportation Program

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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…

REACTION: L.A. Sheriff Reverses Course on Jail Deportations

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For Immediate Release // Excuse Cross Postings Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Contact: Claudia Bautista, cbautista@ndlon.org, (310) 909-3917 REACTION: L.A. Sheriff Reverses Course on Jail Deportations Los Angeles, CA – In response to the newly released draft Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Report Back Regarding the Priority Enforcement Program (PEP), Pablo Alvarado, Director for the National Day…