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Our 2018 VA Legislative Priorities
Dear Friends of LAJC, The 2018 Virginia legislative session is underway! Session began Wednesday, January 10th, as the legislature worked to organize itself amidst many new faces and a new building: this year—and for at least three more sessions until a new building is completed—the General Assembly will complete much of its committee work […]
Read morePreserving Access to Education for Immigrant Students
CONTACT: Becky Wolozin Attorney, Legal Aid Justice Center 703-720-5606 | becky@justice4all.org Falls Church, Virginia (January 8, 2018) – In response to growing school enrollment barriers faced by immigrant students across Virginia, the Legal Aid Justice Center has released a practice guide, Dream Big: Education for Immigrant Students and Children of Immigrants. The guide clarifies the […]
Read moreDREAMers File Suit Seeking DACA Extension
On Tuesday, November 21, 2017, two immigrant youth from Virginia filed a lawsuit seeking to have their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) reinstated and extended for two years. Represented pro bono by the Legal Aid Justice Center and the law firm of Outten and Golden, they argue that the Trump Administration’s decision to deny […]
Read moreDACA, Dreamers & C’Ville
https://www.justice4all.org/2017/10/18/daca-dreamers-cville/
Read moreCLEAN DREAM ACT NOW!
Join Legal Aid Justice Center in Advocating for a Clean Dream Act Now! The decision to cancel the DACA program has left over 12,000 DREAMers in Virginia at risk of losing their legal status and being deported to countries they barely remember. Now, Congress is debating a DREAM ACT that would protect these promising young people, […]
Read moreLAJC Joins New Education Civil Rights Alliance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rachael Deane Legal Director, JustChildren Program 804-521-7304 | rachael@justice4all.org Legal Aid Justice Center Joins the Education Civil Rights Alliance to Fight Back Against Civil Rights Violations Threatening Students Charlottesville, Virginia (November 2, 2017) — In the face of increasing threats to student civil rights in Virginia and throughout the nation, Legal […]
Read moreShow up for DREAMers
Activism! Moon-bounce! Face Painting! Food! Music! Advocacy! Come Celebrate the Diversity and Cohesiveness of our Community. October 21, 2017 from 2-5pm Glencarlyn Park, Picnic Shelter 2 Arlington, Virginia Please join LAJC for an afternoon of fun and community building. Learn about the community action and legislative advocacy steps you can take to support immigrants. Hear […]
Read moreNew Report: Suspended Progress 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Woolard Attorney and Policy Coordinator, Legal Aid Justice Center 434-529-1846 | amy@justice4all.org New Report: Virginia’s School Suspension Crisis Worsened in 2015-16 Charlottesville, Virginia (October 17, 2017) – Virginia schools continue to suspend students at an alarming rate—an ongoing crisis that harms students of color, students with disabilities, and elementary school […]
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