FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles – A shooting into an ICE facility this morning left at least two people dead and others injured, according to authorities. Details of the incident are still developing, but authorities have confirmed that the people killed were detained immigrants. This tragic news comes amid an uptick in political violence, including, […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES – In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court limited nationwide injunctions. The Supreme Court did not address the constitutionality of the birthright citizenship executive order, which every court that has, has found to be flagrantly unconstitutional. Instead, the Supreme Court used this case to limit the use of nationwide injunctions,
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three consolidated cases today, each challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate the constitutional right to birthright citizenship. Numerous other cases were filed across the country against this unlawful executive order (more information is available on our litigation tracker). Karen Tumlin, Founder
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Below is an analysis of the potential immigration law consequences of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision issued June 28th overruling Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council: Decided unanimously in 1984, Chevron held that where a statute is ambiguous, courts generally defer to the interpretation of the Executive branch agency tasked with administering that law, so
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOUSTON – In a reversal of a lower court decision, the Supreme Court allowed SB 4, Texas’s discriminatory “show me your papers” law, to take effect. The law, which is the latest ploy in Texas’s anti-immigrant agenda, was modeled after Arizona’s notorious SB 1070. Below is a statement from Justice Action Center
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