Sanctuary City Law Supports LA’s Immigrant Population after Trump’s Election Victory
Image Attribution: Advocacy group at City Hall in support of making LA a Sanctuary City for immigrants…
California Governor Grants Clemency to Veterans on Veterans Day
LOS ANGELES — In a tribute to the spirit of Veterans Day, California Governor Gavin Newsom has…
California Immigrants Begin Preparations for a Trump Presidency
LOS ANGELES — In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s recent victory, concerns for the future…
Pinky Promises or Political Pressures? Unpacking Biden’s Shift Toward Border Enforcement
LOS ANGELES — After his inauguration in January 2021, President Joe Biden pledged a more humane and…
Guest Commentary: How Biden Can Act Now to Limit Trump’s Mass Detention
Deportation Agenda President-elect Donald Trump has made mass detention of immigrant communities a central part of his…
Supreme Court Allows West Point Academy to Continue to Consider Race in Application Process
WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Supreme Court declined the emergency request by conservative group Students for Fair…
Implications for Immigration Policy Now that Title 42 Has Been Lifted
By Monserrat Juarez U.S.-MEXICO BORDER—Amidst the ongoing immigration crisis plaguing the U.S. southern border, the termination of…
U.S. Senate Votes to Block DC’s Criminal Code Modernization
By Michael McCutcheon WASHINGTON, DC – Both The Sentencing Project and the Vera Institute of Justice last…
President Biden Remembers Police Beatings of Civil Rights Activists on 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
By Kaylee Pearlman SELMA, ALABAMA – President Biden delivered a speech Sunday commemorating the 58th anniversary of…
Biden Criticized by Criminal Justice Reformers Over Stance on Republican Measure Blocking Changes to DC Crime Code
By Perla Brito and Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sentencing Project and a broad coalition of…
NY Legal AID Society Asks Biden for Help in Returning Former Public Defender Incarcerated in Venezuela ‘Brutal Prison’
By Belen Avelar NEW YORK, NY – In a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, the attorney-in-chief…
ACLU Praises Biden’s State of the Union Address, Notes Biden ‘Can Do So Much More’
By Perla Brito WASHINGTON, DC – American Civil Liberties Union National Political Director Deirdre Schifeling responded to…
Biden Applauded after Signing Bill to End ‘Price Gouging’ of Incarcerated Phone Calls
By Kevin Barragan WASHINGTON, DC – The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) applauded legislation signed…
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6,…
President Biden Announces Pardon for Those Convicted of Simple Federal Pot Possession, Noting ‘Fairness, Justice, Racial’ Reasons
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – In what many observers suggest is an attempt to fulfill…
Interfaith Immigration Coalition Urges President Biden to Increase FY23 Refugee Admissions Goal to 200,000
By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, DD – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition delivered a letter to the White…
Trump Rules Overturned by Biden Regulation Offering Health, Social Services to Immigrants
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Critical protections for immigrant access to the health and…
Student Opinion: For Now, the Cost of Brittney Griner’s Release Is Too High
By Emmett Chan MOSCOW — WNBA Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was recently caught in the middle…
Federal Inquiry States U.S. Border Patrol Didn’t Injure Migrants in ‘Swinging Reins’ Incident
By Amy Berberyan and Tashayia George DEL RIO, TEXAS –Border Patrol agents (BPAs) didn’t strike migrants but…
President Biden Nominates Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court
By Jack Galloway WASHINGTON– On Feb. 25, 2022, President Biden announced the nomination of Judge Ketanjii Brown…
