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Educate Every Child: A 2019 Legislative Snapshot
Educate Every Child: A Snapshot of the 2019 Legislative Session Our JustChildren program’s Educate Every Child campaign is one of our longest, most ambitious efforts; it seeks to fulfill the promise of our state Constitution to ensure a free, high-quality, public education to all children in the Commonwealth. Our policy work focuses on […]
Read moreGovernor’s Amendment on License Suspension
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amy Woolard, Attorney & Policy Coordinator, 434-284-1134, amy@justice4all.org Tim Wallace, Dir. of Development, 434-529-1853, twallace@justice4all.org GOV. NORTHAM ANNOUNCES BUDGET AMENDMENT TO GIVE FULL GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHANCE TO VOTE ON DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION REPEAL Charlottesville, Va., March 25, 2019 — Governor Northam announced today at a press conference that he will submit […]
Read moreICE on the Harbor
Norfolk City Jail helps ICE arrest and deport Virginia immigrants. In August 2017, the Norfolk City Jail entered a modified Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to allow immigrants in ICE custody to be temporarily held by the Jail. Since then an estimated 1,200 immigrants in ICE custody have been held […]
Read moreNew Va Laws Help Immigrant Children Seek Safety
For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Woolard, (434) 529-1846, amy@justice4all.org Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, (703) 720-5605, simon@justice4all.org NEW VIRGINIA LAWS HELP IMMIGRANT CHILDREN SEEK PROTECTION FROM ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND ABANDONMENT RICHMOND: On Friday, February 22, the Virginia General Assembly passed SB 1758 and HB 2679, identical bills that will aid immigrant […]
Read moreStatement regarding Governor Northam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Our statement on the deeply offensive photos in Governor Northam’s yearbook February 2, 2019: The Legal Aid Justice Center condemns white supremacy in all its forms. And it is not enough to condemn the actions of a single man in the Governor’s office. We must also ask ourselves how it is that […]
Read moreLawsuit Filed on Behalf of 10K Detained Children
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, Legal Aid Justice Center, simon@justice4all.org, 703-720-5605 Jen Fuson, SPLC, 202-834-6209, jen.fuson@splcenter.org Marion Steinfels, SPLC, 202-557-0430, marionsteinfels@gmail.com Trump Administration’s Policy between ORR, ICE Violates Due Process Rights of Immigrant Children, Sponsors Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of 10,000 Children Detained by Trump Administration Alexandria, Va. — The Legal Aid Justice […]
Read moreStatement in Support of Pretrial Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Adeola Ogunkeyede Legal Director, Civil Rights & Racial Justice Program, Legal Aid Justice Center 804-340-7728 | adeola@justice4all.org Statement in Support of Pretrial Justice in Virginia Richmond, Virginia (January 15, 2019) – Today, Legal Aid Justice Center joined other advocacy organizations to call on members of the General Assembly, as well as […]
Read moreLAJC’s 2019 Legislative Agenda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Legal Aid Justice Center’s 2019 Legislative Agenda: Richmond, Virginia, (January 14, 2019) –The 2019 Virginia legislative session is underway! Session began Wednesday, January 9th, as the legislature worked to organize itself for a short 45-day legislative session. The General Assembly alternates between 60-day sessions, during which it completes a full biennial budget, […]
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