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Victory towards protecting and reuniting families
Sometimes you can lose in the courts and still win. One recent example: our case J.E.C.M. et al. v. Dunn Marcos et… Read More
U.S. District Court Affirms Immigrant Children’s Constitutional Rights
Statement of JECM Counsel ALEXANDRIA, VA: On August 29, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia affirmed that immigrant children… Read More
A positive end to a long fight
Nearly four years ago, we first heard from a family in Annandale, originally from Guatemala, whose father had been detained by surprise by Immigration and… Read More
Winning back the right to drive
Undocumented immigrants lost the right to legally drive in Virginia in 2004 after widespread fear of terrorist attacks made way for anti-immigrant legislation. That meant… Read More
Fighting back against hate
In 2017, we filed suit on behalf of two young men from Yemen who were denied entry to the U.S. immediately after President Trump’s Executive… Read More
Immigration
Immigration We work to protect immigrant communities, fight the separation of immigrant families, end ICE abuses of immigrants, and include immigrants in state benefits like… Read More
General Assembly Update – End of Session
Saturday, February 25th, marked what is known as “Sine Die” at the Virginia General Assembly, the final day of the 2023 regular session. Thousands… Read More
Crossover Update – Legislative Session 2023
In the first half of the 2023 General Assembly session, LAJC staff have advocated, testified, and supported the testimony of community members in favor… Read More
Virginia’s 2023 Legislative Session Starts!
January 11, 2023, marks the start of the Virginia General Assembly legislative session and LAJC is ready. Our teams have worked with community groups… Read More
Emily Lopynski
Emily joined the Immigrant Justice Program in Fall 2022. Before joining the LAJC team, Emily clerked for the Virginia Court of Appeals and the Arlington… Read More
