December 2011 – National Immigration Law Center https://www.nilc.org NILC is one of the leading organizations dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants. We believe that all people who live in the U.S. should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:26:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Federal Court Blocks Major Parts of SB 20 https://www.nilc.org/2011/12/22/sb20decision122211/ Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:01:23 +0000 http://www.nilc.org/?p=1675 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2011 CONTACT Adela de la Torre, NILC, (213) 674-2832; [email protected] CHARLESTON, S.C. – A federal district court today blocked major parts of South Carolina’s anti-immigrant law from going into effect Jan. 1 after a civil rights coalition recently argued the law is unconstitutional, interferes with federal laws, and would cause great harm if implemented.

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]]> Civil Rights Coalition Asks Court to Block SB 20 https://www.nilc.org/2011/12/19/sb20block11/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:02:34 +0000 http://www.nilc.org/?p=1677 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2011 CONTACT Adela de la Torre, NILC, (213) 674-2832; [email protected] CHARLESTON, S.C. — Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups asked a federal district judge today to block South Carolina’s anti-immigrant law from taking effect Jan. 1 because it is unconstitutional, interferes with federal laws and would cause…

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]]> U.S. Citizens Illegally Detained Due to S-Comm https://www.nilc.org/2011/12/14/u-s-citizens-illegally-detained-due-to-s-comm/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:04:13 +0000 http://www.nilc.org/?p=1682 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2011 CONTACT: Adela de la Torre, NILC, (213) 674-2832; [email protected] Diana Rubio, ACLU/SC, (213) 977-5252 LOS ANGELES, CA – A coalition of civil rights groups today offered evidence that United States citizens have been illegally detained, sometimes for many days, due to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “holds” placed on them after these men…

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]]> House Votes to Raise Taxes on Working Families https://www.nilc.org/2011/12/14/house-votes-to-raise-taxes-on-working-families/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:03:20 +0000 http://www.nilc.org/?p=1680 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2011 CONTACT: Adela de la Torre, (213) 674-2832; [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – The tax package passed yesterday by the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 3630, included language that would effectively raise taxes on approximately two million working immigrant families by denying them eligibility for the reimbursable Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC).

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]]> Anti-Immigrant Law Dealt Yet Another Major Blow https://www.nilc.org/2011/12/12/alabamaantiimmigrantlawdealtblow/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:05:11 +0000 http://www.nilc.org/?p=1684 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec.12, 2011 CONTACT: Adela de la Torre, National Immigration Law Center (NILC) (213) 674-2832; [email protected] Apreill Hartsfield, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), (334) 956-8458; [email protected] Vesna Jaksic, ACLU (212) 284 -7347 or 549-2666; [email protected] John Garcia, LatinoJustice (212) 739-7513; [email protected] Stephen Dane, Relman…

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