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Documents Reveal How Trump's Racist "America First" Agenda Pressured DHS to End Humanitarian Program​

SAN FRANCISCO — On Thursday, nine holders of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and five of their U.S. citizen children filed a request for a preliminary injunction to halt the terminations of TPS for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador. In their court filing, plaintiffs disclosed for the first
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ACLU: Army Specialist Yea Ji Sea Has Been Granted Citizenship

LOS ANGELES — Army Specialist Yea Ji Sea, who was honorably discharged earlier this month after four years of meritorious service received notice today from the U.S. Department of Justice that her long-delayed application for citizenship has been approved.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender People in San Bernardino County Jail Gain Rights

For years, a group of people incarcerated in a San Bernardino County jail were locked in their cells for as much as 23 hours a day. They were not permitted to participate in the jail’s job training, educational, drug rehabilitation, religious or community re-entry programs. Today, a settlement has
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Court Cases: McKibben v. McMahon