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ACLU Acknowledges DOJ’s Progress on Racial Profiling Policy, but Advocates for Further Action

Posted by Elina Sadeghain
|Date: May 29, 2023
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ACLU Acknowledges DOJ’s Progress on Racial Profiling Policy, but Advocates for Further Action

By Elina Sadeghian WASHINGTON, DC - The ACLU this past week said, despite President Biden's executive ord ...

By Elina Sadeghian WASHINGTON, DC - The ACLU this past week said, despite President Biden's executive order on policing designed to strengthen democracy and promote equality and dignity, and the Biden ...

May 29, 2023
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ACLU Criticizes Biden Administration Over Plan for ‘Unfair, Unwise, Illegal’ Asylum Ban

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: March 31, 2023
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ACLU Criticizes Biden Administration Over Plan for ‘Unfair, Unwise, Illegal’ Asylum Ban

By Leslie Acevedo ALBANY, NY - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public comment this week, aski ...

By Leslie Acevedo ALBANY, NY - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public comment this week, asking the Biden administration to forgo plans for what the ACLU calls an “unfair, unwise, and ille ...

March 31, 2023
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Faith-Based Organizations Press Biden Administration to Help Asylum Seekers by Ending ‘Title 42’

Posted by Daniella Dueñas
|Date: November 19, 2022
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Faith-Based Organizations Press Biden Administration to Help Asylum Seekers by Ending ‘Title 42’

By Daniella D. and Audrey S. WASHINGTON, DC - Before a ruling this week, “Title 42” had been the law of t ...

By Daniella D. and Audrey S. WASHINGTON, DC - Before a ruling this week, “Title 42” had been the law of the land since March 2020 during Trump’s presidency, blocking U.S. from accepting immigrants at ...

November 19, 2022
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Letter from Faith Community: Trump Administration Attempts to Dramatically Cut Back on Refugees Getting Political Assylum

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|Date: July 04, 2020
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Letter from Faith Community: Trump Administration Attempts to Dramatically Cut Back on Refugees Getting Political Assylum

To Whom It May Concern: As faith leaders in Davis, CA, we strongly oppose the changes in regulations on ...

To Whom It May Concern: As faith leaders in Davis, CA, we strongly oppose the changes in regulations on seeking asylum in the United States being proposed by the Department of Homeland Security and t ...

July 04, 2020
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DHS is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 27, 2019
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DHS is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

By Naureen Shah In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke with me ...

By Naureen Shah In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke with men living in solitary confinement. I listened closely to their stories of anguish, but I could n ...

May 27, 2019
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Family Separation Advocate Named As Acting Secretary of Homeland Security

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|Date: April 14, 2019
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Family Separation Advocate Named As Acting Secretary of Homeland Security

By Brian Tashman With his selection of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan t ...

By Brian Tashman With his selection of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan to serve as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), President Trump has o ...

April 14, 2019
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Kirstjen Nielsen Implemented Trump’s Most Brutal Policies – Now She’s Gone

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: April 09, 2019
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Kirstjen Nielsen Implemented Trump’s Most Brutal Policies – Now She’s Gone

By Brian Tashman Late yesterday, President Trump announced that Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned as the Secr ...

By Brian Tashman Late yesterday, President Trump announced that Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump said that Kevin McAleenan, the commis ...

April 09, 2019
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ICE Must Reconsider Asylum Seekers’ Humanitarian Parole Applications

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 21, 2018
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ICE Must Reconsider Asylum Seekers’ Humanitarian Parole Applications

By Kristin Greer Love Last month, a federal judge blocked the government from arbitrarily locking up asyl ...

By Kristin Greer Love Last month, a federal judge blocked the government from arbitrarily locking up asylum seekers who came to the U.S. fleeing persecution, torture, or death in their countries of or ...

August 21, 2018
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Judge Blocks Blanket Detention of Asylum Seekers

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|Date: July 09, 2018
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Judge Blocks Blanket Detention of Asylum Seekers

By Stephen Kang On July 2, the ACLU won a significant victory in our challenge to the Trump administratio ...

By Stephen Kang On July 2, the ACLU won a significant victory in our challenge to the Trump administration’s arbitrary and illegal incarceration of nearly 1,000 asylum seekers who came to the U.S. fle ...

July 09, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: Local DAPL Protest Sign of Things to Come

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 20, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Local DAPL Protest Sign of Things to Come

It was a far cry from the aggressive law enforcement tactics at Standing Rock itself, but it was a strang ...

It was a far cry from the aggressive law enforcement tactics at Standing Rock itself, but it was a strange and ominous sign on the local front. On Tuesday, the Vanguard was on Second Street in Davis c ...

November 20, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Which Populations Are Most Vulnerable under New Regime?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 13, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Which Populations Are Most Vulnerable under New Regime?

This week has been like nothing we have seen before. The victory of Trump has impacted many people in pr ...

This week has been like nothing we have seen before. The victory of Trump has impacted many people in profound ways, but the most remarkable part of it has been the fear in populations that were sing ...

November 13, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Further Illustration Provided about the Challenges for Davis to Dig Out of Housing Crisis

Activists Decry Governor’s Veto of HOME Act

Group Finds Newsom’s Brief in SF Homeless Case ‘Profoundly Disappointing’

Two UC Davis-Connected Jurists – Cantil-Sakauye and Reynoso – Have California Courthouses Named for Them

NEW DATA: Count of Youth in Confinement Fell Again in 2021

Report to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty Released by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Commentary: Bomb Threats Are a Form of Terrorism, but WILL NOT Succeed

Guest Commentary: RICO and Domestic Terrorism Charges against Cop City Activists Send a Chilling Message

City Claims Successful Start to ‘Inclusive Parks, Inclusive Hearts’ Program

Internal Los Angeles Police Report Finds Officers Misusing Body Cameras More than LAPD Admitted

ACLU Acknowledges DOJ’s Progress on Racial Profiling Policy, but Advocates for Further Action

ACLU Acknowledges DOJ’s Progress on Racial Profiling Policy, but Advocates for Further Action

ACLU Criticizes Biden Administration Over Plan for ‘Unfair, Unwise, Illegal’ Asylum Ban

ACLU Criticizes Biden Administration Over Plan for ‘Unfair, Unwise, Illegal’ Asylum Ban

Faith-Based Organizations Press Biden Administration to Help Asylum Seekers by Ending ‘Title 42’

Faith-Based Organizations Press Biden Administration to Help Asylum Seekers by Ending ‘Title 42’

Letter from Faith Community: Trump Administration Attempts to Dramatically Cut Back on Refugees Getting Political Assylum

Letter from Faith Community: Trump Administration Attempts to Dramatically Cut Back on Refugees Getting Political Assylum

DHS is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

DHS is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement

Family Separation Advocate Named As Acting Secretary of Homeland Security

Family Separation Advocate Named As Acting Secretary of Homeland Security

Kirstjen Nielsen Implemented Trump’s Most Brutal Policies – Now She’s Gone

Kirstjen Nielsen Implemented Trump’s Most Brutal Policies – Now She’s Gone

ICE Must Reconsider Asylum Seekers’ Humanitarian Parole Applications

ICE Must Reconsider Asylum Seekers’ Humanitarian Parole Applications

Judge Blocks Blanket Detention of Asylum Seekers

Judge Blocks Blanket Detention of Asylum Seekers

Sunday Commentary: Local DAPL Protest Sign of Things to Come

Sunday Commentary: Local DAPL Protest Sign of Things to Come

Sunday Commentary: Which Populations Are Most Vulnerable under New Regime?

Sunday Commentary: Which Populations Are Most Vulnerable under New Regime?

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