Immigrant Children Do Not Have the Right to an Attorney Unless They Can Pay, Rules Appeals Court

[UPDATE] September 20, 2018[/UPDATE] On September 19, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the decision in C.J.L.G. v. Sessions, which denied immigrant children the right to a court-appointed attorney, even in asylum cases with life-and-death stakes. The Court ordered the case to be reargued before a panel of 11 judges. The hearing will occur the week of December 10.

By Ahilan Arulanantham

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Fifty Years After MLK's Death, We're Still Fighting for Civil Rights

Martin Luther King Jr. was a radical leader who demanded an end to racial injustice, criticized the complicity of white moderates, and advocated for a radical redistribution of political and economic power. His leadership was buttressed by the work of organizers, Black women and men, LGBTQ people

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter -Martin Luther King Jr. at the march on Washington

Because the Law is the Law

“Apartheid was legal. The Holocaust was legal. Slavery was legal. Colonialism was legal. Legality is a matter of power, not justice.” —Jose Antonio Vargas

By Daishi Miguel Tanaka

Daishi's parents

Stop Abusing Hunger Strikers at Adelanto

Omar Arnoldo Rivera Martinez fled to the United States from his native El Salvador to escape persecution and violence from organized gangs that use their power to extort, kidnap and kill with little consequences. He traveled thousands of miles over unforgiving terrain to seek asylum in the U.S. But what he found here was more violence and depravation – not on the streets, but in a U.S. immigration detention facility.

By Viviana Arcia

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California Could Soon Disentangle Itself from Trump’s Mass Deportations

States and localities can reject the Trump administration’s reckless and inhumane deportation agenda by ensuring that its police forces and basic public services will not be used to facilitate deportations.

By Jennie Pasquarella

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Immigration: Not only the ‘good’ should get a legal defense

Imagine being ripped from your home or workplace, arrested, thrown in jail and charged under laws so complex they’ve been compared to the tax code.

By Hector Villagra

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LIVE BLOG: Detentions at LAX Under Executive Order

The ACLU of Southern California and its partners are hard at work to defend the rights of people detained at Los Angeles International Airpot. As the situation develops, we will post updates here.

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: "We are a city of sanctuary..." [VIDEO]

It was also a moment of relief, when Mayor Eric Garcetti finally stood with the people of Los Angeles declaring that our city must be a sanctuary city.

By Ameena Mirza Qazi

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What's written in Khizr Khan's copy of the Constitution?

[VIDEO] Watch my conversation with lawyer, activist and Gold Star father Khizr Khan and find out what he has etched on the back page of his pocket Constitution.

By Hector Villagra

Khizr Khan