Immigrants' Rights

News

Drive California Coalition Applauds Historic Milestone

February 25, 2015

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Today, the California Department of Motor Vehicles announced that from January 2 through February 20 of this year, 110,000 undocumented Californians had earned drivers' licenses under AB 60, the state's Safe and Responsible Driver Act.Read more »

Blog

The Immigration Waiting Game

February 24, 2015

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Immigrants' Rights

Countless immigrant families have been torn apart as a result of our failed immigration system. We hope the President’s deportation relief programs can move forward soon.Read more »

Blog

Is There a Risk When Applying for an AB 60 Driver's License?

February 17, 2015

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Immigrants' Rights

AB 60 is a victory for those of us who have fought for years to allow all Californians the right to drive, regardless of immigration status. But a question we hear from the community is whether there is any risk of being identified for deportation.Read more »

Blog

Thanks to President Obama, My American Dream Won't Become a Nightmare

February 11, 2015

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Immigrants' Rights

This is my family's American Dream story. I am a divorced, single mother, and an undocumented immigrant. I have resided in the United States for almost 30 years. We came from Pakistan, a country known for its government abuse, torture, and violence...Read more »

Blog

Turning a New Leaf: Driver’s Licenses in California

February 4, 2015

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Immigrants' Rights

It’s a month since AB 60 - The Safe and Responsible Driver Act went into effect: since then, all eligible Californians can apply for a driver’s license, regardless of immigration status. This is a huge victory that immigrants and advocates fought...Read more »

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Detention Is No Place for Infants, Children, and Families

February 4, 2015

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Immigrants' Rights

The Obama administration's decision eight months ago to massively expand the detention of immigrant families with children means that more newborns, toddlers, and young children will suffer imprisonment for no good reason inside dangerous detention...Read more »

Events

Human Dignity: Poetry, Art, Conversation on U.S. Use of Torture

Join us to feel and think – through poetry, film, history and a community conversation – about the contours of torture: where we are, how we got here, and our way forward.Read more »

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For Some Families Fleeing Violence, a Shot at a Fair Shake

January 30, 2015

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Immigrants' Rights

When I met Milagro* and her toddlers, they were facing imminent deportation to Honduras – a near certain death sentence in light of the extreme violence they would face there. But now they have hope.Read more »

Blog

Your Rights with an AB 60 Driver’s License

January 15, 2015

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Immigrants' Rights

In 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill to that allows all eligible Californians to apply for a driver’s license, regardless of immigration status. AB 60 means that our friends, brothers, sisters, parents, and neighbors will be able to drive...Read more »

News

ACLU Expands Advocacy in Sacramento

January 15, 2015

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Criminal Justice and Drug Policy, Immigrants' Rights, Privacy and Government Surveillance, Racial Justice

Today the ACLU of California unveiled plans to expand its advocacy work through its legislative office, the Sacramento-based Center for Advocacy and Policy. The organization also welcomed Natasha Minsker as Center Director and Kevin Baker as...Read more »