FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2017
CONTACT
Juan Gastelum, [email protected], 213-375-3149
NILC Statement on the Confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Alabama senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general, the top post in the Department of Justice.
Kamal Essaheb, policy and advocacy director at the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement:
“The attorney general is the people’s lawyer. As the head of the principal arm of our government charged with protecting our rights and civil liberties, anyone taking on this role must decisively stand up to those who would attempt to undermine them.
“Sadly, given his track record of systematically marginalizing already disenfranchised communities, we are not confident that Sessions will live up to this high standard. The National Immigration Law Center will be watching closely, and we will not hesitate to hold Sessions accountable for any misstep in his running of the Justice Department.”
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