Immigration
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Rohmah Javed
Rohmah Javed is an immigration attorney and advocate whose passion for immigrant and social justice is rooted in her life experiences as the daughter… Read More
Elizabeth Schmelzel
Elizabeth Schmelzel was raised in southern Illinois and moved to Washington, DC for college. She lived abroad for most of her 20s, learning about… Read More
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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
