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RWG Expresses Sympathy for Victims and Families of Killings in Boston; Makes Call for Unity
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Fri, 2013-04-19 14:24FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Rushing, Communications Director, krushing@rightsworkinggroup, (p) 202.591.3305, (c) 202.557.4291
April 19, 2013, Washington, D.C. -- Rights Working Group stands united with all those across the nation who are shocked and saddened by this week’s attacks that took lives and injured hundreds.
“We express deep sympathy for the victims of the bombings and their families,” said Margaret Huang, executive director of Rights Working Group. “The bombings were a deplorable act.”
Black Immigrants to Descend on Nation's Capitol to Share Their Stories and Demand Full Citizenship
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Thu, 2013-03-14 17:13WASHINGTON, D.C. – Overlooked in the national dialogue and media coverage of immigration reform are the lives and experiences of Black immigrants.
These immigrants, mostly from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, will descend on the Capitol Wednesday, March 20 from around the country to show the diversity of immigrants while sharing their stories of how the criminalization of immigrants has impacted their lives.
Rights Working Group Welcomes President's Leadership on Immigration Reform, Urges Delinking of Enforcement Initiatives From Path to Citizenship
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Tue, 2013-01-29 20:10FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Rushing, Communications Director, krushing@rightsworkinggroup, (p) 202.591.3305, (c) 202.557.4291
Rights Working Group Praises Senate Group for Recognizing Need for Path to Citizenship and Racial Profiling Protections; Concern Expressed About Calls for Increased Border Security
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Mon, 2013-01-28 15:03FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Keith Rushing, Communications Director, krushing@rightsworkinggroup, (p) 202.591.3305, (c) 202.557.4291
January 28, 2013, Washington, D.C. -- Rights Working Group (RWG) applauds the bi-partisan senators’ decision to release principles for immigration reform that recognize the need to establish a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented migrants that would bring them out of the shadows and into the fabric of society.
Activists Press Council to Limit D.C.âs Involvement with Immigration Detainers
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Thu, 2012-01-05 18:10Image:
Human rights, civil rights, immigrant rights and labor groups rallied last week outside the city’s Wilson Building, to urge the D.C. City Council to maintain its historic role of leadership in creating laws that protect immigrants.
Activists packed council chambers at a city council hearing at the district's Wilson Building to support an act that would impose limits on the way the city complies with federal immigration authorities in detaining undocumented migrants.
DHSâ DECISION TO UNILATERALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH SECURE COMMUNITIES PUTS WOMEN IN DANGER
Submitted by Keith Rushing on Mon, 2011-08-15 17:20
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The War on Drugs, a War on Americaâs Minority Communities: Reflections from a Former Drug Cop
Submitted by sian ofaolain on Mon, 2011-07-18 10:08Image:
I spent the 1980s in law enforcement. My primary duties as a sheriff’s deputy were enforcing drug laws in Fayetteville, North Carolina. My level of success and professionalism eventually led to a bigger assignment as a special federal marshal assigned to an organized crime and drug enforcement task force.
Reflections on Civil Disobedience from a Japanese-American Internment Camp
Submitted by sian ofaolain on Thu, 2011-07-07 11:52Image:
I spent my July 4th weekend at an internment camp in Idaho with a group of Asian-American and Muslim students, reflecting on how racial profiling has targeted different groups throughout history.
Georgians Stand Up to Racial Profiling at Know Your Rights Event
Submitted by sian ofaolain on Wed, 2011-06-29 02:47Image:
Nearly 400 community members came together in Atlanta this past weekend for a Know Your Rights presentation on HB 87. The diverse group of immigrants from all over East and Southeast Asia and Latin America came together along with white and African American allies to learn about how the first Arizona copycat to pass in the South, Georgia's HB 87, will affect their communities when it goes into effect at the end of the week.
TSA, ICE, and Local Police Collaborate on Surprise "Sweeps"
Submitted by sian ofaolain on Wed, 2011-06-22 15:35Image:
This story points out an ACLU employee's surprise when he witnessed Latinos being pulled aside and questioned by federal agents at a bus station in Iowa.
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