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Why Sen. Jeff Sessions’ record in Alabama could complicate his confirmation
*This is happening today and it affects all Americans. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, the most powerful law enforcement officer in the country, has a documented history […]
This Alabama newspaper column on immigration from 1893 will blow your mind
*If you can get past the clickbait headline, this is a very good read. It’s an opinion piece written in April of 1893 in the Troy Democrat, from Troy, Alabama. […]
Alabama school won’t let Latino teen enroll, rights group says
*The interesting thing about this case is that the student in question is a minor, so most of his/her information is not available to the public. What is left is […]
Civil Rights Coalition Victorious in Suit Against Alabama’s Anti-Immigtant Law
PRESS RELEASE Agreement Permanently Blocks Most of the Law’s Worst Provisions, Strictly Limits Racial Profiling Provision MONTGOMERY, AL — The coalition of civil rights groups that challenged Alabama’s anti-immigrant law, HB […]
Twister unites Alabama town; natives, Latinos work together
By Jay Reeves, Associated Press/Washington Post KILPATRICK, Ala. — For years before a tornado hit, few besides the immigrants who work at nearby poultry plants ventured down the pothole-rutted dirt roads […]
Justices Refuse Alabama’s Immigration Law Appeal
By Lawrence Hurley, Reuters (Reuters) – The Supreme Court rebuffed the state of Alabama on Monday by deciding not to intervene in a case where federal judges blocked a state […]
Supreme Court to Hear Alabama Voting Rights Challenge Feb. 27
By Associated Press/The Republic The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 27 on efforts by an Alabama county to stop enforcement of part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, […]
Photos, Video From Alabama Immigration March
As part of a commemorative march in Alabama honoring the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, the SEIU shared photos and video from the trail. As we wrote, Alabama’s immigration law has […]
Alabama’s HB 56 Attacks The Entire Community
By Justin Cox, American Civil Liberties Union On March 1, the ACLU was in court challenging the constitutionality of both Alabama and Georgia’s discriminatory anti-immigrant laws. Of the five Arizona-inspired […]
Mississippi May Mimic Alabama’s Immigration Law With HB 488
The Mississippi legislature has moved an Alabama-style immigration law, HB 488, out of two committees this week, pushing the bill towards becoming a law. Protests are already starting up against the bill […]