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Border Patrol Violently Assaults Civil Rights and Liberties
Ending Border Patrol’s long-standing abuses and impunity requires divestment, accountability, and removing the agency from U.S. communities.
As Overdoses Spike During Coronavirus, Treating Addiction in Prisons and Jails is a Matter of Life and Death
MAT saves lives. It's time we offer it to incarcerated people as a matter of policy.
The Looming Unspoken Crisis: How a Pandemic Exacerbates the Unjust Exclusions Wrought by the Criminal System
How the COVID-19 pandemic's impact has the potential to wreak havoc on an often forgotten population.
Let Me Vote: My Voting Rights as a Blind Man are the Same as Everybody Else’s
There's still work to be done to make sure the right to vote applies to everyone, including people with disabilities.
A Constitutional Crisis in Portland
We're taking the Trump administration to court to block the unconstitutional actions of federal agents in Portland, Oregon.
Students, Colleges, and Universities Win Against the Trump Administration’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Attack
After a week of chaos, international students were able to relax after the Trump administration agreed to rescind its latest attack on immigrants: an attempt to ban international students whose classes would be entirely online this fall.
During a Global Pandemic and Period of Nationwide Protests for Racial Justice, Does the Biden-Sanders Platform Meet the Moment?
Our view is that it’s not enough for presidential candidates to talk generally about their values and offer platitudes on the campaign trail. We need to know what their specific policies would be, and how they would institute those policies — and advance rights for all — if they secure the presidenc
After Years of Advocacy, the House of Representatives Finally Cuts Funding to Trump’s Deportation Force
Congress' FY21 Department of Homeland Security funding bill significantly reduces ICE detention, takes meaningful steps to hold ICE and CBP accountable for their wasteful spending, and rescinds money for Trump’s border wall.
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