November 16, 2017THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION may be engaged in widespread violations of U.S. and international law at the southern U.S. border, according to new filings in a California lawsuit. The filings offer the...
November 22, 2017Donald Trump has sustained more than his fair share of political losses during the first 10 months of his presidency, mostly at the hands of the federal courts. It was the federal courts that struck...
November 29, 2017An analysis of the nation’s 201 immigration detention facilities contracted through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is raising concerns about inadequate standards,...
December 7, 2017Dred Scott lives! With the Supreme Court’s declaration that President Trump’s third version of a Muslim travel ban is now enforceable, even as legal challenges against it proceed, the court and the...
December 5, 2017The US supreme court ruled on Monday that a ban ordered by Donald Trump on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and two other countries could be immediately imposed while multiple court cases...
December 5, 2017Trump imposed a travel ban on six predominantly Muslim countries, a presidential proclamation adding two more. Targeted nations include Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, plus North Korea...
December 10, 2017...Extended solitary confinement can and does lead to prolonged and sometimes permanent negative socio-psychological and physical effects. In a recent study on the mental health consequences of...
CCR and Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), joined by a number of national and New York-based organizations, sent a letter to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding the appointment of Raymond...
Updated: December 19, 2017
December 14, 2017...In a recent study on the mental health consequences of solitary confinement, the Center for Constitutional Rights and Stanford University’s Mental Health Lab concluded that solitary confinement...
A coalition led by the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA) and other organizations joined in a letter to Chief Judge DiFiore to keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers (ICE) from the...
Updated: December 21, 2017
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