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Upcoming Closure of Etowah County Detention Center is a Victory

March 28, 2022

ATLANTA – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) responded to the announcement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that they will be closing the infamous Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Ala., and limiting the...

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‘I’m happy … I’m free’: SPLC wins asylum for Nicaraguan man released from ‘black hole’ immigrant prison

March 25, 2022

Liz Vinson

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First Amendment Victory: Investigative journalist Manuel Duran wins asylum

March 25, 2022

JOURNALIST MANUEL DURAN WINS ASYLUM

March 24, 2022

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – After a years-long fight, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) client and renowned journalist Manuel Duran has won his asylum case. Duran was arrested in April 2018 while covering a Memphis protest focused on...

SPLC Vows to Continue to Fight Deeply Flawed Legislation

March 04, 2022

MIAMI – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement by Anne Janet Hernandez Anderson, a Senior Supervising Attorney with the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project, regarding the late-night passage of SB1808...

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Unlawful Hold: Legal U.S. resident jailed as Florida sheriff sought ICE detainer

March 04, 2022

Liz Vinson

Police officer with patch reading ICE Police stands outside residence

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ADVOCATES CALL FOR IMMEDIATE DESIGNATION OF TPS STATUS FOR CAMEROON

February 25, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 280 immigrants’ and human rights organizations today delivered a letter to the Biden Administration calling for an immediate designation of temporary protected status (TPS) for Cameroon, in light of...

SPLC: Planned Expansion of Private ICE Detention Center in Georgia a Betrayal by the Biden Administration

February 04, 2022

ATLANTA – Efrén C. Olivares, Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement regarding Folkston Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Processing...

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‘Remain in Mexico’: Migrants still waiting in peril as ‘cruel and racist policy’ continues after three years

January 28, 2022

Liz Vinson

SPLC: Mayorkas’ Comments Reverses Promises Made by Administration

January 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Efrén C. Olivares, Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement in response to the recent comments made by Department of Homeland...

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Upcoming Closure of Etowah County Detention Center is a Victory

‘I’m happy … I’m free’: SPLC wins asylum for Nicaraguan man released from ‘black hole’ immigrant prison

First Amendment Victory: Investigative journalist Manuel Duran wins asylum

JOURNALIST MANUEL DURAN WINS ASYLUM

SPLC Vows to Continue to Fight Deeply Flawed Legislation

Unlawful Hold: Legal U.S. resident jailed as Florida sheriff sought ICE detainer

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ADVOCATES CALL FOR IMMEDIATE DESIGNATION OF TPS STATUS FOR CAMEROON

SPLC: Planned Expansion of Private ICE Detention Center in Georgia a Betrayal by the Biden Administration

‘Remain in Mexico’: Migrants still waiting in peril as ‘cruel and racist policy’ continues after three years

SPLC: Mayorkas’ Comments Reverses Promises Made by Administration

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