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Faces of Racial Profiling: Fahd Shares DRUM's Story of Racial Profiling and Surveillance
Since 9/11, Muslims in New York City and other cities and states in the Northeast have faced a systemic pattern of surveillance by...[Read more]
Community News
Victory in Colorado: SB 90 Repealed!
Passed in 2006, SB 90 required police to report people suspected to be undocumented to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the time of arrest. On April 26...[Read more]
Rights Working Group Welcomes Senate Gang's Immigration Reform Effort, Urges Strengthening of Racial Profiling Prohibition in the Bill
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Wed, 2013-04-17 15:08FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Rushing, Communications Director, krushing@rightsworkinggroup, (p) 202.591.3305, (c) 202.557.4291
April 17, 2013, Washington, D.C. -- The introduction of the bipartisan Gang of Eight’s bill that would establish a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants is a welcome first step in achieving much needed reforms of the immigration system.
Advocacy Efforts Defeat Racial Profiling Amendments in Mark up; Problematic Graham Amendment Passes
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Tue, 2013-05-21 16:05Image:
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2013 – A number of amendments that would have caused increased forms of racial profiling, if they were passed into law, were defeated earlier this week when the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) marked up Title III of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act. (S. 744)
Please Call the Senate Judiciary Committee now! Amendments that Will Lead to Racial Profiling Will Likely Be Voted on Today
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Mon, 2013-05-20 09:33Rights Working Group Urges NYC Council Speaker to Reverse Course and Support a Strong Ban of Racial Profiling
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Fri, 2013-05-03 11:26FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Rushing, Communications Director, krushing@rightsworkinggroup, (p) 202.591.3305, (c) 202.557.4291
Victory in Colorado: SB 90 Repealed!
Submitted by sian ofaolain on Wed, 2013-05-01 14:15Image:
Passed in 2006, SB 90 required police to report people suspected to be undocumented to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the time of arrest. On April 26th, the Community and Law Enforcement Trust Act was signed into law in Colorado, repealing SB 90.
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