New Complaint Alleges Detainees Unlawfully Coerced
PRESS RELEASE: Legal Aid Justice Center and Mayer Brown File Amended Complaint Alleging Detainees Unlawfully Coerced to Sign Forms and Seeking Return Of Aziz Brothers And Similarly Situated Individuals. In an amended complaint filed on Monday, January 30, lawyers representing two Yemeni brothers contend that their clients were unlawfully coerced to sign I-407 forms, which […]
Read moreLAJC Informed CBP Will Comply with Order
For Immediate Release Legal Aid Justice has been informed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection have modified their practices in response to the federal court temporary restraining order. The Legal Aid Justice Center and Mayer Brown filed suit Saturday on behalf of immigrants detained at Dulles airport as a result of President Trump’s Executive Order […]
Read moreDulles Temporary Restraining Order Granted
Press Release for Immediate Distribution A federal judge tonight issued a temporary restraining order barring the Department of Homeland Security from removing from the United States 50-60 individuals currently detained at Dulles Airport who are legal permanent residents, but were refused admission into the country because they are citizens of the seven countries identified in […]
Read moreNAACP and LAJC Oppose DMV’s Dismissal Motion
The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP has asked the court for leave to file as amicus curiae in opposing DMV Commissioner Holcomb’s motion to dismiss the complaint in Stinnie v. Holcomb. Stinnie v. Holcomb is our lawsuit challenging Virginia’s system of automatically suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid court debt without inquiring into the debtor’s financial circumstances. Today, the Legal […]
Read moreLicense Suspension Class Action: Plaintiffs’ Statement
Stinnie v. Holcomb: Plaintiffs’ Statement in Response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Last evening, the Attorney General’s office filed a motion to dismiss in Stinnie v. Holcomb, a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s practice of automatically suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid court debt without inquiring into the debtor’s financial circumstances. The Plaintiffs are disappointed that the Attorney […]
Read moreImmigrant Tenants to Protest Offensive Remarks
Immigrant Tenants To Protest Offensive Remarks by Major Real Estate Developer “The lack of affordable housing is a crisis. We need solutions, not stereotypes.” On Thursday, September 1, 2016, at 11:00am, immigrant tenants from Northern Virginia will join together in protest of offensive and stereotypical comments made by David Hillman, chairman and CEO of Southern […]
Read moreDiscrimination Complaint – Richmond Public Schools
Federal civil rights complaint asserts that RPS discipline policies discriminate against African-American students and students with disabilities. RICHMOND, VA – Two students and the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have filed an anti-discrimination complaint against Richmond Public Schools with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. […]
Read moreH.U.D. Settles Richmond Discrimination Complaint
Settlement requires reforms to Richmond’s maintenance code enforcement, fair housing practices, and services to limited English proficient residents. A civil rights complaint filed last year with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) by Latino mobile home park residents against the city of Richmond was resolved last week by agreement between HUD and […]
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