LAJC Denounces ORR Collusion with ICE
LAJC just submitted a public comment urging the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency responsible for caring for unaccompanied minors and for reuniting them with their families through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), to abandon a dangerous agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would turn ORR into an arm […]
Leer másPublic Housing Tenants Reach Settlement with RRHA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sylvia Cosby Jones, Esq., Managing Attorney Legal Aid Justice Center 804-521-7305 | sylvia@justice4all.org PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS REACH SETTLEMENT WITH RICHMOND REDEVELOMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY ON CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT Richmond, Va., July 11, 2018— Yesterday, U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney, Jr., of the Eastern District of Virginia Federal Court, approved a […]
Leer másAlexandria Sheriff Begins to Move Away from ICE
For Immediate Release: July 10, 2018 Contact: Mia Taylor, mtaylor@tenantsandworkers.org, 571-269-8107 Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, simon@justice4all.org, 703-720-5605 Alexandria Sheriff Moves to Reduce Collaboration with ICE, But More Is Needed Immigrants’ Rights Groups Demand Alexandria Jail Sever Ties With ICE ALEXANDRIA, VA: Alexandria Sheriff Dana Lawhorne’s recent commitment to reduce collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is […]
Leer másSchool Safety Requires Student Supports
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rachael Deane Legal Director, JustChildren Program, Legal Aid Justice Center 804-521-7304 | rachael@justice4all.org Richmond, Virginia (July 6, 2018) – In advance of the July 11 meeting of the Virginia House Select Committee on School Safety, the Legal Aid Justice Center and 23 advocacy organizations are calling upon the General Assembly and […]
Leer másVa Lawyers to Report Back from Border Facility
PRESS ADVISORY CONTACT: Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, (703) 720-5605, simon@justice4all.org Virginia Lawyers to Report Back from Border Immigrant Detention Facility Where DHS Holds Parents of Separated Children On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at 11:00am, Washington, D.C.-area lawyers will hold a press conference to report their findings from the Port Isabel immigrant detention facility, which the Department of […]
Leer másRISE for Youth to Become Independent Organization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Wallace, Director of Development, Legal Aid Justice Center 434-529-1853 twallace@justice4all.org Valerie Slater, RISE for Youth Campaign Coordinator 804-709-8780 valerie@justice4all.org Richmond, Va., June 12, 2018 — After three years housed within the JustChildren Program of the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC), RISE (Re-Invest in Supportive Environments) for Youth (RISE) will take […]
Leer másBudget Includes Big Wins for Low-Income Virginians
Nearly three months after the close of the 2018 General Assembly Regular Session, Governor Northam signed the 2018-2020 biennial budget bill, which most notably included the necessary framework for the Commonwealth to expand its Medicaid program in order to cover nearly 400,000 currently uninsured low-income Virginians. The Medicaid Expansion advocacy effort has spanned 5 years, […]
Leer másLAJC Celebrates School Discipline Reform Legislation
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Leer másPretrial Brief Filed in Fluvanna Contempt Case
Today, the Legal Aid Justice Center and its pro bono partners, WileyRein LLP, Kelly & Crandall and Consumer Litigation Associates file a Pretrial brief in support of their Motion to Show Cause Why the Defendants Should Not Be Held in Contempt for their ongoing failure to provide adequate medical care at the Fluvanna Correctional Center […]
Leer másRally at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Edgar Aranda-Yanoc edgar@justice4all.org Legal Aid Justice Center will hold a rally demanding justice for Claudia Patricia Gómez González, and the end of the practice of separating children from their parents at the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NEW, at 11am on Wednesday, May 30th. On May […]
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