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Aug 2, 2021

Title 42 Decimates Asylum Rights and Biden Should End It

Immigrants’ Rights

Too often, our nation has learned who we don’t want to be from the mistakes of our past. Indeed, asylum laws were born of a shameful history — our government’s failure to shelter thousands of Jewish people...

Too often, our nation has learned who we don’t want to be from the mistakes of our past. Indeed, asylum laws were born of a shameful history — our government’s failure to shelter thousands of Jewish people...

Title 42 Op-Ed, Immigrants Waving American Flags
Title 42 Op-Ed, Immigrants Waving American Flags
Jul 21, 2021

Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.

Immigrants’ Rights
As he approaches the sixth month anniversary of his confirmation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ progress report is mixed.
As he approaches the sixth month anniversary of his confirmation, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ progress report is mixed.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during news conference with a U.S. Homeland Security flag behind him.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during news conference with a U.S. Homeland Security flag behind him.
Jul 14, 2021

How America Disguised 65,000 Prison Beds

Criminal Legal Reform
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
Alternatives to incarceration often replicate the same problematic technologies that fostered mass incarceration.
Clean lawn and tidy oak trees in front of an apartment complex
Clean lawn and tidy oak trees in front of an apartment complex
Jul 12, 2021

At End of SCOTUS Term, Where Are We on LGBTQ+ Rights?

LGBTQ+ Rights
The Supreme Court took action on three cases directly affecting LGBTQ+ rights, and now the term is over. One of the rulings may well turn out to be a watershed moment in trans rights, while the other two...
The Supreme Court took action on three cases directly affecting LGBTQ+ rights, and now the term is over. One of the rulings may well turn out to be a watershed moment in trans rights, while the other two...
Photo of the Supreme Court Justices in black robes as composed October 27, 2020.
Photo of the Supreme Court Justices in black robes as composed October 27, 2020.
Jul 6, 2021

President Biden Can Prevent Over 4,000 People From Being Sent Back to Prison

Corrections Reform
If President Biden allows thousands of people to be sent back to federal prison, he would be presiding over the fastest expansion of the federal prison population in history.
If President Biden allows thousands of people to be sent back to federal prison, he would be presiding over the fastest expansion of the federal prison population in history.
An empty cell block in a prison with tables and blue doors.
An empty cell block in a prison with tables and blue doors.
Jun 29, 2021

Cruelty and Coercion: How ICE Abuses Hunger Strikers

Immigrants’ Rights
A new report from the ACLU and Physicians for Human Rights details ICE’s abuse and retaliation against people who initiate hunger strikes in immigration detention.
A new report from the ACLU and Physicians for Human Rights details ICE’s abuse and retaliation against people who initiate hunger strikes in immigration detention.
Woman holds sign that reads "Close the Camps" outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Portland
Woman holds sign that reads "Close the Camps" outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Portland