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A girl with cerebral palsy is being held in immigration detention. The ACLU just sued for her release
Lawyers for an undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was detained in Texas after undergoing surgery demanded her immediate release on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration in […]
ACLU sues ICE for placing hunger strikers in solitary confinement
*The hunger strike has been ongoing since March 24. The strikers were placed in solitary confinement on the 27th. A hearing for a temporary restraining order has been scheduled for […]
High Number of Latino Students Suspended In Pennsylvania, ACLU Report Says
By Fox News Latino Pennsylvania’s public schools suspend Latino and African-American students at rates higher than the national average – creating an educational crisis that reaches far beyond the state’s […]
ACLU Sues California Educators Over English Instruction
By Shaya Tayefe Mohaje, Associated Press/Huffington Post Latino Voices LOS ANGELES — About 20,000 students in California who need to learn English aren’t getting adequate language instruction, according to a […]
ACLU Asks Feds to Intervene in Human Rights Abuses in Puerto Rico
[Edito’s note: this article first appeared in aclu.org] WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging it to intervene in serious […]
Biden Says He’ll Introduce Immigration Bill ‘Immediately’
President-elect Joe Biden says he’ll introduce immigration legislation “immediately” after taking office later this month, and that his Justice Department will investigate the Trump administration’s separation of migrant children from […]
Today’s Latino News Headlines – July 25, 2018
Should Universities Sever Ties With ICE? – Inside Higher Ed As anger over the Trump administration’s immigration policies has mounted, universities are facing calls to sever their contracts with U.S. Immigration […]
Videos Show Texas Troopers Ripping Apart Immigrant Families Through Deportation Pipeline
IN TEXAS, STATE troopers have become frontline enforcers of federal immigration laws. In recent years, and especially since Donald Trump was elected president, the Texas Highway Patrol, part of the state’s […]
Latino motorists profiled by Sheriff Joe Arpaio finally get due justice
Sheriff Joe Arpaio may have been pardoned but his legacy of unlawfully detaining people perceived to be undocumented Latino immigrants is unforgivable in the court of public opinion and, apparently, […]
Election Experts See Flaws in Trump Voter Commission’s Plan to Smoke Out Fraud
*While you’re busy watching Trump’s Tweets, he’s re-framing the voter fraud debate and Latino voters could be his scapegoats. VL By Jessica Huseman, Pro Publica (5 minute read) Vice President […]