Gov. Newsom Signs SB 1132 Providing Public Health Inspections in Private Detention Facilities
Gov. Newsom Signs SB 1132 Providing Public Health Inspections in Private Detention Facilities Sacramento, CA -- Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed Senate Bill…
Press Release – Immigrant Rights Advocates Decry Cuts to Immigration Legal Services Programs Proposed Under the Governor’s May Revision Budget
Sacramento, CA — Today, immigrant rights advocates expressed concern about Gov. Newsom’s proposal to cut immigration legal services in his May Revision to…
The California Mandela Campaign Launches to Support AB 280
Sacramento, CA — A community of advocates and non-profit organizations have come together to announce the launch of the California Mandela Campaign (CMC).…
Hypocrisy or Hope: A Deeper Look at Iran’s Mass Prison Releases
By Hamid Yazdan Panah Originally published in Issue 36 of The Abolitionist During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the…
IDA & CCIJ Submit Letter Requesting OIG Investigation of AB 32 Contracts
Immigrant Defense Advocates (IDA) and the California Colloborative for Immigrant Justice (CCIJ) are sending a letter to the Federal Office of the Inspector…
Advocates Welcome AB 2632 (Holden) California Mandela Act Targeting Solitary Confinement in Jails, Prisons and Immigration Detention Facilities
Contact: Melody Pomraning, Communications Director, Disability Rights CaliforniaHamid Yazdan Panah, Advocacy Director, Immigrant Defense AdvocatesGreg Fidell, Policy Manager, Initiate Justice February, 18, 2021 (Sacramento,…
Making Sense of the 9th Circuit’s AB 32 Decision
The AB 32 decision is out, and as expected the ruling follows purely political lines, with Trump-appointed Judges coming to the defense of…
IDA Publishes Children’s Book “My Mom Melts ICE” For Mother’s Day
Immigrant Defense Advocates has published a children's book on immigration entitled "My Mom Melts ICE" as a tribute to all mothers who do…
Advocates Welcome Inclusion of Immigrant Detention in Vaccine Distribution, Seek Specifics on Plan
Contact:Hamid Yazdan Panah, Immigrant Defense Advocateshamid[@]imadvocates.org Edwin Carmona-Cruz, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice edwin[@]ccijustice.org March 12, 2021 For immediate release Advocates Welcome Inclusion of Immigrant…
With No Clear Plan in California, Advocates Call on State Officials to Ensure Vaccine Distribution for Immigrants in Detention
Sacramento, CA — Immigrant rights organizations are demanding California state officials to clarify their plans to provide COVID-19 vaccines to immigrants in six…