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When Garry Civitello phoned into CSPAN during my guest appearance, asking for advice on how to deal with his prejudice—how to “become a better American”—to say I was caught off guard would be an understatement.

A report on the ability of local communities to decide, based on their own form of local government, how they may enact policies to protect immigrant rights.

Debido a las preocupaciones acerca de las crecientes amenazas a las comunidades de inmigrantes respecto a varias posturas políticas migratorias de índole racial promovidas por la administración federal entrante,1 Demos y LatinoJustice PRLDEF presentan este informe preliminar sobre las decisiones que

New Report Provides Overview of Legal Tools for State and Local Governments and Institutions to Establish Sanctuary Policies for Inclusive Local Democracies

Our research shows that state and local policies shielding immigration status information are generally permitted. Local law enforcement’s refusal to honor federal immigration detainer requests is also permitted and may even be required to avoid liability for constitutional violations.

In the first few days of President Trump’s administration, our nation has already seen a direct assault on our democracy. This week, President Trump issued two anti-immigrant Executive Orders, including one on “Interior Enforcement,” which sets forth provisions punishing sanctuary cities that refuse

Under the Constitution and anti-discrimination laws, local governments can protect immigrants. This was reaffirmed a report entitled " Sanctuaries, Safety and Community: Tools for welcoming immigrants through local democracy", which detailed the mechanisms available for cities to provide protection

Nuestras investigaciones demuestran como las normas estatales y locales que protegen a información sobre el status migratorio de la gente son generalmente permitidas. Por parte de la policía local, la denegación de honrar a solicitudes que detengan a los inmigrantes, también es permitida y aún puede

We are concerned that given Ms. DeVos’ track record to privatize public education and her lack of a clear position concerning the affordability crisis in higher education, the committee cannot properly assess whether Ms. DeVos is fit to run the U.S. Department of Education.

Bajo la Constitución y las leyes antidiscriminación, los gobiernos locales pueden proteger a los inmigrantes. Así lo reafirmó un reporte titulado “ Santuarios, Seguridad y Comunidad: Herramientas para acoger a los inmigrantes a través de la democracia local”, en el cual se detallan los mecanismos