ACLU Applauds Biden’s Executive Order Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
By Kaylee Pearlman WASHINGTON, DC – President Biden issued an executive order last week further advancing racial…
Russia Retreats from Southern Ukraine Amid the Ongoing Conflict That Has Claimed the Livelihoods of Cities and Citizens
By Alexa Castruita UKRAINE—Recently, Russian forces pulled out of a large portion of Ukraine’s Kherson region,…
ACLU Petition Challenging Trump/Biden ‘Temporary Protected Status’ Rule to be Reheard in 9th – Biden Administration Continues Trump TPS Attacks
By Kaylee Pearlman LOS ANGELES, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition for…
Vera Institute of Justice Praises Biden’s State of the Union Address, Wants More Attention on Immigration Reform
By Maria Pia Matos WASHINGTON, DC – The Director of the Vera Institute of Justice, Nicholas Turner,…
Analysis of The White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights
National Housing Law Project presents the following analysis of The White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill…
White House Releases Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights; Advocates Worry about Affordability
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – On Wednesday, the Biden Administration released its Blueprint…
Biden Administration Announces New Controversial Border Enforcement Actions
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In December the Supreme Court issued an order…
Human Rights Groups Dealt Another Blow By Supreme Court on Title 42
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – In a blow to human rights groups who…
Biden Administration Releases Plan to Reduce Homelessness by 25 Percent by 2025
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – Calling it the most ambitious effort “by any administration to…
Biden Administration Urged to Form National Human Rights Government Body; Groups Charge U.S. Lagging
By Jessica Weisman and Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK – The Biden Administration has been urged by a…
U.S. Appeals Court Temporarily Places Stay on Biden’s Plan for Student Debt
By Brianna Gonzalez Ulloa LOUIS, MISSOURI — On Oct. 21, 2022, the Biden administration was ordered to…
Biden Pardons Simple Marijuana Possession
By Sofía Orduña WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Thursday, October 6, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a pardon for…
Faith Groups Call for Biden Administration to Overturn Actions of Trump in Deportation Regulations Harming 300,000 People
By Daniella Espinoza and Rena Abdusalam WASHINGTON, DC – After about 16 months of ongoing negotiations, nearly…
ACLU Speaks Out Against CBP After Video Shows Officers Shooting Migrants Surfaces
By Talia Kruger and Nicole Mayer NEW YORK, NY – The ACLU released statements this week attacking…
DHS Secretary Mayorkas Under Pressure as Hundreds of Religious Leaders and Organizations Assail Asylum Restrictions Instituted at COVID Start
By Paloma Sifuentes and Alexis Rios-Jimenez WASHINGTON, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition this week sought to…
Reversal of Student Loan Relief Guidelines and the Need for Change within the Financial Aid System
Evan Vuccia/AP via NPR By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — As of Sept. 29, 2022,…
President Biden Pardons Thousands Convicted of Marijuana Possession
By Laurel Spear DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – In a video statement released on Twitter on Oct. 6,…
Updated COVID-19 Booster Targeting Omicron Subvariants Marks a Valuable Milestone in the Pandemic
By Ellie Yun LOS ANGELES — A newly approved booster targeting Omicron subvariants is forecasted to…
President Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act Into Law
By Ariel Peterson WASHINGTON, D.C.—This month, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 5376, the historic Inflation Reduction…
The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons
By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing…
