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Mar 19, 2019
Mar 19, 2019
Statement on Supreme Court decision in Nielsen v. Preap
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the most extreme interpretation of the mandatory immigration detention statute.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases:
Gordon v. Johnson and Castaneda v. Souza
Mar 19, 2019
Mar 19, 2019
Facts Over Fear: Benefits of declining to prosecute misdemeanor, low-level felonies
New analysis shows Suffolk County has history of dismissing over half of misdemeanors and low-level felonies
Mar 15, 2019
Mar 15, 2019
Federal prisons are denying addiction treatment to people behind bars
Federal prisons are denying medication-assisted treatment to incarcerated patients suffering from opioid addiction.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court Cases:
DiPierro v. Hurwitz
Mar 07, 2019
Mar 07, 2019
What is the Boston Police-ICE task force? We filed a request to find out.
We hope this public records request is a step toward aligning police practices and the City’s stated support for immigrants and workers.
Feb 19, 2019
Feb 19, 2019
Notice campaign seeks to reach thousands of people wrongfully convicted in Massachusetts’ drug lab scandals
More than 47,000 drug charges have been dismissed after misconduct in the state drug lab scandals.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 15, 2019
Feb 15, 2019
ACLU of Massachusetts sues Trump administration for truth about supposed border wall contract
"This administration’s manufactured security emergency isn’t credible—and so far, neither is this announcement."
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 13, 2019
Feb 13, 2019
Court: Jurors don't need to check their life experiences at the courthouse doors
Life experiences and resulting beliefs do not disqualify prospective jurors.
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jan 31, 2019
Jan 31, 2019
ACLU of Massachusetts’ Javier Luengo-Garrido honored for regional efforts to defend immigrants
Javier Luengo-Garrido is being honored with the MICAH Change Agent Award for his work coordinating the Immigrant Protection Project.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 30, 2019
Jan 30, 2019
Smith College implements racial profiling reforms in response to ACLU client Oumou Kanoute’s advocacy
Kanoute was reported to police while eating lunch in July 2018
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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