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OCR Investigating Richmond Public Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Tim Wallace Director of Development, Legal Aid Justice Center 434-529-1853 | twallace@justice4all.org Bill Farrar Director, Public Policy and Communications 804-873-0624 | bfarrar@acluva.org Federal Office for Civil Rights Opens Investigation of Discrimination in Richmond Public Schools Congressman McEachin Joins LAJC, ACLU, and Richmond NAACP in Calling for a Swift But Thorough Investigation Richmond, Va., […]
Read moreLAJC Announces New Leadership for JustChildren
LAJC Announces New Leadership for JustChildren Rachael Deane to become 3rd JustChildren Legal Director Angela Ciolfi to take on new role leading impact litigation and advocacy organization-wide Charlottesville, Va., April 14, 2017—The Legal Aid Justice Center is pleased to announce two new changes to its leadership team: Rachael Deane will take the helm of LAJC’s […]
Read moreHUD to Investigate Redevelopment Abuses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Opens Investigation into Displacement, Poor Conditions, and Discrimination at Virginia’s First Privatized Public Housing Community. Hopewell, Va., March 9, 2017—In response to complaints filed on behalf of eight current and former public housing residents, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has opened […]
Read moreLAJC Launches Civil Rights & Racial Justice Program
PRESS RELEASE: Legal Aid Justice Center launches new Civil Rights and Racial Justice Program focused on reducing incarceration and dismantling systems of racial injustice. On February 21st, 2017, the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) launched a new core program whose goal is to end the criminalization of poverty in Virginia by exposing and addressing the […]
Read moreYemeni Immigrants Reunited with Families in U.S.
PRESS RELEASE Yemeni immigrants unlawfully barred by Trump’s executive order reunited with families in U.S. After a nine-day ordeal sparked by President Trump’s January 27 executive order on immigration, Tareq and Ammar Aquel Mohammed Aziz, ages 21 and 19, have finally joined their father in the US. As was disclosed on February 3 in a […]
Read moreVirginia Files Motion to Intervene in Aziz v. Trump
Today, the Commonwealth of Virginia announced that it is intervening in the litigation the Legal Aid Justice Center and Mayer Brown LLP have brought on behalf of the Aziz bothers, and others similarly situated, who are lawful permanent residents or immigrant visa holders and who were denied entry to the United States over the past […]
Read moreNew 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 […]
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