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Press Release – Immigrant Rights Advocates Decry Cuts to Immigration Legal Services Programs Proposed Under the Governor’s May Revision Budget

May 10, 2024

Sacramento, CA — Today, immigrant rights advocates expressed concern about Gov. Newsom’s proposal to cut immigration legal services in his May Revision to…

Advocates Welcome AB 2632 (Holden) California Mandela Act Targeting Solitary Confinement in Jails, Prisons and Immigration Detention Facilities

February 18, 2022

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

October 5, 2021

The AB 32 decision is out, and as expected the ruling follows purely political lines, with Trump-appointed Judges coming to the defense of…

Advocates Welcome Inclusion of Immigrant Detention in Vaccine Distribution, Seek Specifics on Plan

March 15, 2021

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

January 27, 2021

Sacramento, CA — Immigrant rights organizations are demanding California state officials to clarify their plans to provide COVID-19 vaccines to immigrants in six…

Local Advocates Express Concern over Public Health Failures in California Immigration Detention Facilities

November 19, 2020

November 19th, 2020For Immediate Release ContactJackie Gonzalez, Immigrant Defense Advocates Adriana Jasso, American Friends Services Committee On Thursday immigration advocates released a report…

California State and Federal Officials Join Advocates Decrying Public Health Threat Posed by ICE

October 13, 2020

A delegation of 26 California state legislators, led by Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) submitted a letter to the California Department of Public Health seeking answers on the role and responsibility of state public health authorities with respect to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and immigrant detention in the state of California. This effort comes in the wake of a letter submitted to ICE by House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) demanding answers about the alleged “Sanctuary Op” / “political messaging campaign.”

Gov. Newsom Signs AB 3228

September 27, 2020

California Continues Fight to End Private Detention, Passes Bill To Protect Human Rights and Ensure Accountability 9/27/20220 For Immediate Release Sacramento, CA —…

IDA joins community organizations calling for the release of detainees in Mesa Verde

April 12, 2020

On Friday April 10th, a coordinated act of defiance and solidarity was organized by individuals detained inside the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center…

Press Release – California immigrant rights advocates ‌condemn militarized escalation against sanctuary cities

February 15, 2020

From‌ ‌the‌ ‌“Power,‌ ‌Not‌ ‌Panic”‌ ‌Emergency‌ ‌Action‌ ‌Committee‌ ‌ ‌Community organizations stand ready with 24 hour legal assistance hotlines to monitor and defeat…