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ACLU Says “U.S. Courts Have Denied Recourse” in Jose Padilla Case
December 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The American Civil Liberties Union and Yale Law School’s Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic today filed a petition against the United States with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR) for the unlawful de continue reading »
ACLU Denounces PR Police with Report - “Island of Impunity: Puerto Rico’s Outlaw Police Force”
June 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Puerto Rico Police Department "is steeped in a culture of unrestrained abuse and near-total impunity" and promised reforms have yet to materialize, the American Civil Liberties Union says in a report released Tuesday. continue reading »
ACLU Says California City Is “Profiting” From Undocumented Immigrants
March 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pro-immigrant activists and the American Civil Liberties Union have accused officials in the Southern California city of Escondido of generating ongoing profits from undocumented immigra continue reading »
ACLU Sues Immigration Officials Over Sexual Assaults of Female Immigrant Detainees
October 21, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The ACLU of Texas filed suit in federal district court seeking class action damages on behalf of three immigrant women who were sexually assaulted while in custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the T. Don Hutto Family Residential Center in Taylor, along with numerous others who experienced similar trauma. continue reading »
Southern Poverty Law Center & ACLU Join Forces, File Lawsuit Against Recent Alabama Immigration Law
June 12, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Leaders from key civil rights organizations gathered on a national telephonic press conference this afternoon to denounce Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law as a radical departure from American values and to announce a court challenge. continue reading »
New Immigration Laws in Indiana Trigger Lawsuit by ACLU
May 25, 2011 | by Indy Channel | Latino Daily News
The new Indiana immigration laws that deny in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrants and revokes tax credits for businesses found to be hiring undocumented individuals are going to be tested legally. continue reading »
