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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Victory in Colorado: SB 90 Repealed!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]
Virginiaâs System of Waiving Jail Time and Legal Counsel for Minor Offenses Boosts Deportations
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Thu, 2013-01-31 12:08Image:
What may have started as a well-intentioned plan to save the state of Virginia money and let low-level lawbreakers off the hook has turned into a nightmare for Prince William County’s immigrant community.
Since 2010, prosecutors across Virginia have automatically waived jail time for minor misdemeanors, allowing judges, in turn, to waive defendants’ right to a legal counsel. Under this new system, those accused of minor offenses, like marijuana possession, can simply plead guilty, pay small fines or comply with light penalties, and return to their lives as usual.
Rights Working Group Welcomes President's Leadership on Immigration Reform, Urges Delinking of Enforcement Initiatives From Path to Citizenship
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Tue, 2013-01-29 20:10FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Rushing, Communications Director, krushing@rightsworkinggroup, (p) 202.591.3305, (c) 202.557.4291
Rights Working Group Praises Senate Group for Recognizing Need for Path to Citizenship and Racial Profiling Protections; Concern Expressed About Calls for Increased Border Security
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Mon, 2013-01-28 15:03FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Rushing, Communications Director, krushing@rightsworkinggroup, (p) 202.591.3305, (c) 202.557.4291
January 28, 2013, Washington, D.C. -- Rights Working Group (RWG) applauds the bi-partisan senators’ decision to release principles for immigration reform that recognize the need to establish a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented migrants that would bring them out of the shadows and into the fabric of society.
Federal Lawsuit Exposes Racial Profiling by Border Patrol in Ohio
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Thu, 2013-01-24 16:53A group of five Latinos filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court earlier this month alleging that they were profiled by the Sandusky Bay U.S.
Will Obamaâs Gun Control Agenda Worsen the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Wed, 2013-01-23 17:04Image:
Although President Barack Obama received praise for finally putting forward a comprehensive aggressive gun control agenda in the wake of the Newtown massacre, when 20 schoolchildren were gunned down, some civil rights advocates expressed concern last week that a portion of that agenda could hinder the education of students of color by exacerbating the school-to-prison pipeline.
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