Immigrant Rights
Privately-run immigrant jails denying detainees masks, dodging responsibility
April 14, 2020Guards would not give out masks until detainees signed forms saying they could not hold the private prison company liable if they got the coronavirus.
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Millions of immigrants pay taxes but won’t get coronavirus stimulus checks
April 13, 2020“COVID-19 does not care about your immigration status, so neither should our response,” U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat, said.
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Communist Party USA demands immigrant safety and justice in current health crisis
April 10, 2020It is important to remember, says the party, that the CARES Act passed by Congress “leaves millions of immigrants without any help at all.”
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Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries lobby lawmakers for permanent right to stay
December 4, 2019“We will not stop. We ask for permanent protection for everyone.”
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Storied national civil rights group re-founded at Chicago gathering
November 27, 2019Angela Davis helps launch the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, aims to end police violence
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