JAC’s New Litigation Tracker Follows States’ Legal Efforts to Uphold Trump-Era Immigration Policies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2022 LOS ANGELES-Justice Action Center (JAC) launched a litigation tracker microsite that follows states’ legal challenges to inclusive federal immigration policies. Since President Biden took office, states like Texas, Arizona, Florida, and others have poured immense resources…
Read MoreDueling Title 42 Court Decisions on a Single Day Make Clear: Biden Must End the Policy Once and for All FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2022 LOS ANGELES-This morning, the DC Circuit Court ruled in Huisha-Huisha v. DHS, the case challenging the use of Title 42 to expel families seeking safety, that the government cannot…
Read MoreJustice Action Center on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Biden v. Texas: Urgent and Necessary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2022 LOS ANGELES – The Supreme Court announced today that it would hear oral argument in an expedited fashion on Biden v. Texas, a case challenging the Biden administration’s decision to get rid of Remain…
Read MoreJAC Urges Biden Administration to Immediately Issue TPS For Cameroon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2022 Justice Action Center (JAC) urges the Biden Administration to issue Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon. JAC deputy director Adela de la Torre issued the following statement: “There are no possible reasons other than political cowardice and anti-Black racism…
Read MoreJAC Responds to President Biden’s Immigration Record After First Year Biden Administration Can and Must Take Action to Improve the Lives of Millions of Immigrants FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2022 It has been one year since President Biden took office. Below, Karen Tumlin, founder and director of Justice Action Center, reflects on the Biden…
Read MoreFederal Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Racist and Abusive Treatment of Haitian Migrants in Del Rio, Texas Asylum Seekers and Haitian Bridge Alliance Seek Accountability from U.S. Government for Atrocious Civil Rights Abuses Against Black Asylum Seekers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2021 Contacts: Taisha Santil, Haitian Bridge Alliance: tsaintil@haitianbridge.org Tasha Moro, Justice Action Center: tasha.moro@justiceactioncenter.org…
Read MoreJAC Condemns Biden Administration’s Restarting and Expansion of Remain in Mexico Program December 2, 2021 LOS ANGELES-Today, the Biden Administration issued a new implementation memo outlining the ways it will restart the Trump-era Remain in Mexico program (also known as MPP), in cooperation with the Mexican government, starting next week. Since its implementation by…
Read MoreJAC Submits Comment on DHS’s Proposed Rule on DACA November 29, 2021 Today, JAC joined nearly 10,000 others in submitting a comment on DHS’s proposed DACA rule. Our comment asserts that DHS’s proposal fails to meet the urgent needs of undocumented youth and immigrant communities. Instead, we need to re-imagine DACA. A new DACA must…
Read MoreJAC Responds to House Vote on Build Back Better Infrastructure Bill November 19, 2021 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better infrastructure bill, which would include investments in affordable housing, childcare, action on climate change, and immigration reform. Below is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director of Justice Action…
Read MoreBiden Administration Moves to Fulfill Campaign Promise and End Remain in Mexico for Good October 29, 2021 LOS ANGELES-Following two months of pressure from immigrant communities and advocates, the Biden administration is moving to follow through on its campaign promise to end the Remain in Mexico policy (also known as MPP) with a new…
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