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Mother’s Day a reminder of families affected by US immigrant detention
SPANISH VERSION BELOW – VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL A CONTINUACIÓN Mother’s Day in the United States is a chance to honor the special role that mothers play in our communities. For Southern Poverty Law Center clients detained in immigrant detention centers, Mother’s Day celebrations carry a somber tone as families declare “I love you” across crackly…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Denounces Georgia’s New Anti-Immigrant Law
(Lealo en Español en la parte de abajo) ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center denounced Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to sign HB 1105 into law. The new law requires state and local law enforcement agencies to contract with the federal government to perform immigration duties, including detaining individuals Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) believe may be subject to deportation…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
New Report Reveals Safety Challenges Black Girls Face in Schools
MIAMI — Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report that examines the experiences Black girls have with school safety and school policing. The report, Keep Her Safe: Centering Black Girls in School Safety, includes a group of Black girls and young women, ages 14 to 24, who shared their experiences within…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Report: Black girls suffer most from policing in Florida school district
When S.D. walked through the halls of her Florida high school, security guards looked at her inappropriately, gaping at her body. “I’m a female with curves,” she said, requesting anonymity. “No one touched me, no one said anything, but the looking. It happened in the halls, outside, walking back and forth in school, multiple times…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
SPLC Mourns Tragic Death at Folkston ICE Center
(Lealo en Español en la parte de abajo) ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is mourning the tragic death of Jaspal Singh, a 57-year-old man from India detained at the Folkston ICE Processing Center, an immigration detention center in Folkston, Ga. run by the GEO Group, one of the largest private prison…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Alabama teen to join SPLC delegation at UN forum on racial discrimination
When it feels like justice is an ocean away, sometimes you have to cross the water. A soft-spoken 19-year-old named CJ Jones and his dad will do just that next week. They will fly from their home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Geneva, Switzerland, to tell the United Nations what officials in CJ’s native state didn’t…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Jefferson Parish School Board Agrees to Reform Alternative School Policies and Practices
Settlement agreement resolves lawsuit challenging district’s illegal and inappropriate use of alternative schools and safeguards students’ due process rights
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
Human, Immigrant Rights Groups File Federal Complaint to Address Abuse at Winn Correctional Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, a group of human and immigrant rights organizations submitted a federal civil rights complaint on behalf of individuals detained at the Winn Correctional Center, run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and for-profit prison contractor, LaSalle Corrections, for the unjustified use of force, abuse and medical neglect after ICE officers indiscriminately pepper-sprayed a…
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- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
César Chávez Day a time to reflect on protecting immigrant workers’ rights
This Sunday, March 31, is César Chávez Day, a time for me and my colleagues to reflect on the work the Southern Poverty Law Center is doing to represent immigrants who have been exploited in the U.S. while laboring in the fields as agricultural workers. The commemoration, which coincides with the labor activist’s birthday, was…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
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Toward a Just and Equitable Future
Prior to Nov. 1, 2024, lobbying activity was conducted by the SPLC Action Fund. The SPLC Action Fund, the 501(c)4 affiliate organization to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), released its policy platform, Toward a Just and Equitable Future, ahead of one of the most consequential elections of our time. This action guide outlines recommendations for candidates and policymakers…
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