Federal Court Finds Conditions in Customs and Border Protection Detention Facilities Unconstitutional
TUCSON, AZ — A federal court today ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection to overhaul the way the agency detains people in its custody in the Tucson Sector. The court …
Federal Judge: Wrongfully Deported Immigrant Youth Must Be Returned to U.S.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2020 Contact: Matt Kovac, (415) 510-9601, mkovac@lccrsf.org Joshua Busch, Public Counsel, 310-991-2503, jbusch@publiccounsel.org Federal Judge: Wrongfully Deported Immigrant Youth Must Be Returned to U.S. …
Bay Area Civil Rights Group Announces MLK Award Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from LCCR – SF Bay Area February 19, 2020 Contact: Matt Kovac, mkovac@lccrsf.org, (415) 510-9601 Bay Area Civil Rights Group Announces MLK Award Winners California Attorney …
Homeless Californians Win New Protections in Caltrans Settlement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2020 Contact: Matt Kovac, (415) 510-9601, mkovac@lccrsf.org Homeless Californians Win New Protections in Caltrans Settlement Caltrans will pay $2 million for destroying unhoused people’s belongings and …
Trial Challenging Unconstitutional Conditions Inside U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Facilities in Arizona Ends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2020 CONTACT: Marcela Taracena, ACLU of Arizona, 602-773-6004, media@acluaz.org Juan Gastelum, National Immigration Law Center, 213-375-3149, media@nilc.org Maria Frausto, American Immigration Council, 202-507-7526, mfrausto@immcouncil.org Matt …
Immigration Groups Challenge Border Patrol Detention Conditions in Court
The trial follows a lawsuit filed in 2015 on behalf of people subjected to deplorable Border Patrol detention conditions across the Tucson sector CONTACT: Marcela Taracena, ACLU of Arizona, 602-773-6004, …
CA Makes History: Public Banking Act Signed into Law!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from LCCR / CA Public Banking Alliance Oct. 2, 2019 Contact: Matt Kovac, mkovac@lccrsf.org (415-510-9601) California Makes History: Public Banking Act Signed into Law California first …
Homeless Rights Group: LA Decision Amounts to War on Poor People
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from LCCR Sept. 26, 2019 Press Contact: Matt Kovac, 415-510-9601, mkovac@lccrsf.org Homeless Rights Group: LA Decision Amounts to War on Poor People Amicus …