RECENT PRESS RELEASES

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Congress to Examine Secure Communities Program (Nov. 29, 2011)

Coalition of Civil and Human Rights Groups Urge Department of Homeland Security to Say No to Alabama's Unconstitutional Law (Nov. 8, 2011)

National Coalition Calls on Congress To Pass Bill Prohibiting Racial Profiling (Nov. 4, 2011)

ICE 2011 Deportation Data Reveals Misplaced Priorities; Indicates a Continuation of Human and Civil Rights Violations (Oct. 18, 2011)

Rights Groups Applaud Introduction of Senate Bill to Prohibit Racial Profiling (October 7, 2011)

Coalition of Civil and Human Rights Groups Condemn Federal Court's Decision on Alabama's Discriminatory Anti-Immigration Law (Sept. 29, 2011)

Rights Working Group Joins Women's Delegation to Expose Human Rights Violations in Wake of GA Anti-Immigrant Law (Sept. 27, 2011)

Civil and Immigrant Rights Groups Call for Federal Probe of ICE Raids in Tennessee (Sept. 19, 2001)

DHS Task Force Releases Report on "Secure Communities," Fails to Recommend Suspension of Program (Sept. 16, 2011)

Senator Ben Cardin, Rep. John Conyers and Rights Advocates Call on Obama and Congress to Support End Racial Profiling Act (Sept. 14, 2011)

DC Metro communities, Immigrant Rights and Human Rights Groups to Confront DHS Task Force Over Secure Communities (Aug. 24, 2011)

National Report Condemns Secure Communities Program: Law Enforcement Experts and Victims of S-Comm Conclude Program Should Be Ended (Aug. 16, 2011)

DHS Decision to Rescind MOAs Lacks Legal Authority and Violates Principles of Democratic Government (Aug. 5,  2011)

Rights Working Group Denounces King's Third Hearing on Muslim Radicalization (July 27, 2011)

Rights Working Group Joins Over 200 Groups to Decry the Department of Homeland Security's Reforms of the Secure Communities Program (July 20, 2011)

Rights Working Group Applauds Partial Injunction of Georgia's HB87; Calls on State Officials to End Anti-Immigrant Hostility (June 29, 2011)

Rights Groups Say Proposed Tweaks to Secure Communities Program Are Too Little Too Late (June 17, 2011)

Congressman Peter King Must Cease Divisive and Discriminatory Targeting of Muslim Community In America (June 16, 2011)

MA Governor Praised for Rejection of Secure Communities Initiative; Moratorium Urged (June 7, 2011)

Rights Working Group Applauds Governor Cuomo for Suspending the Secure Communities Initiative in New York State (June 1, 2011)

<a href="\" _cke_saved_href="\"http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org/content/congress-must-act-now-reform-patriot-act" \"="">Congress Must Act Now to Refrom the Patriot Act</a><a href="\" _cke_saved_href="\"http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org/content/ice%E2%80%99s-decision-rescind-moas-lacks-legal-authority-and-violates-principles-democratic-governm\""> (May 23, 2011)</a></p><p class="\"title\""><a href="\" _cke_saved_href="\"http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org/content/georgia-governor-opens-door-racial-profiling-with-new-anti-immigrant-law-boycott-called\"">Georgia Governor Opens Door to Racial Profiling with New Anti-Immigrant Law; Boycott Called For</a><a href="\" _cke_saved_href="\"http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org/content/ice%E2%80%99s-decision-rescind-moas-lacks-legal-authority-and-violates-principles-democratic-governm\""> (May 13, 2011)</a></p><p class="\"title\""><a href="\" _cke_saved_href="\"http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org/content/advocacy-organizations-welcome-dhs-policy-change-regarding-nseers\"">Advocacy Organizations Welcome DHS Policy Change Regarding NSEERS</a><a href="\" _cke_saved_href="\"http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org/content/ice%E2%80%99s-decision-rescind-moas-lacks-legal-authority-and-violates-principles-democratic-governm\""> (April 27, 2011)</a></p><p><a href="\" _cke_saved_href="\"http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org/content/georgia-legislature-defies-us-constitution-and-passes-racial-profiling-law\"">Georgia Legislature Defies U.S. Constitution and Passes Racial Profiling Law (April 15, 2011)</a></p><p><a href="\" _cke_saved_href="\"http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org/content/appellate-court-upholds-injunction-blocking-arizonas-racial-profiling-law\"">Appellate Court Upholds Injunction Blocking Arizona's Racial Profiling Law (April 13, 2011)</a></p><p><a href="\" _cke_saved_href="\"http://www.rightsworkinggroup.org/content/rights-groups-demand-reforms-us-government-following-release-international-report-criticizin\"">Rights Groups Demand Reforms from the U.S. Government Following Release of an International Report Criticizing U.S. Immigration Policies (March 28, 2011)</a></p><p></p>