FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, Custom and Border Patrol’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) issued a 511 page “Report of Investigation” on the September 19, 2021 incident in Del Rio where Border patrol threatened Haitian asylum seekers with split reins and verbally abused individuals who were bringing food and water back to their families. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Biden v. Texas affirming the power of the Biden Administration to end the cruel and inhumane Trump-era Remain in Mexico program (RMX), which has forced tens of thousands of asylum seekers to survive in dangerous makeshift refugee camps while awaiting their asylum hearings. The ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2022 DEL RIO, TEXAS—More than nine months ago, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declared that an investigation into the horrific abuse of Haitian asylum seekers by CBP agents on horseback in Del Rio, TX would be “completed in days—not weeks.” Instead of a swift and fair investigation, the Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, a judge for the Western District Court of Louisiana ruled in favor of 24 plaintiff states in Arizona v. CDC, granting a preliminary injunction blocking the May 23rd wind-down of Title 42, as ordered by the CDC. Here is a statement from Karen Tumlin, Founder and Director at Justice Action Center: “Today’s ruling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW ORLEANS—Today, 58 organizations and public interest law firms filed an amicus brief in Arizona v. CDC, the case currently before the Louisiana district court that is attempting to block the wind-down of the cruel and inhumane Title 42 policy. The brief, co-authored by Justice Action Center and Tulane Immigrant Rights Clinic, highlights the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, Justice Action Center (JAC) founder and director Karen Tumlin responded to a leaked draft opinion signaling that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. “Reproductive rights are immigrant rights. We know that if this draft ruling—which has not yet changed the law in Roe v. Wade—takes effect, low-income folks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The CDC announced that it would be ending Title 42 on May 23rd. Justice Action Center (JAC) founder and director Karen Tumlin issued the following statement: “It is alarming that Democratic and Republican officials alike are attempting to block the wind-down of Trump’s horrific Title 42 policy, claiming the termination would cause
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES – Today, the Department of Homeland Security issued an announcement designating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon. This TPS designation will save lives by providing Cameroonians in the United States crucial protection from deportation back to a country in crisis, where continued armed conflict has killed more than 4,000 and has displaced
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, following a CDC order, the Biden Administration announced that it will end the Title 42 policy on May 23, which has used COVID-19 as pretext to deny migrants the right to seek asylum more than 1.7 million times since 2020. This is a welcome change, but long overdue: for two years, immigrant communities and advocates
NEW YORK—Today, on behalf of Justice for Migrant Families Western New York, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, and Rapid Defense Network (RDN), Justice Action Center, RDN, and pro bono counsel Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for records on its policies and
