Immigrant Rights
Lawyers for Civil Rights fights discrimination on behalf of immigrant families and children. In the current climate, immigrant communities are experiencing unprecedented challenges, including unlawful detentions in sensitive locations such as schools and courthouses. At the federal level, life-saving immigration protections have been dismantled, including humanitarian programs such as Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which provides relief to immigrants from countries experiencing war and environmental cataclysm.
In response to the current climate, LCR filed the first lawsuits in the country against the Trump Administration on behalf of sanctuary cities; to save TPS on behalf of Salvadoran and Honduran immigrants; and to block immigration arrests in courthouses. LCR successfully reunited children who were forcibly separated by the federal government from their parents at the U.S. border.
News and Resources
Apr 09, 21
Springfield Police Lacks Accountability, Transparency & DiversityApr 08, 21
Settlement Reached In Landmark COVID-19 Class Action Case Against Bristol County House of CorrectionMar 25, 21
State Must Provide More Vaccine AccessMar 23, 21
Statement on the American Rescue Plan’s DisparitiesMar 23, 21
Welcome Letter to Mayor Janey with Racial Justice BlueprintMar 22, 21
Black Nurse Files Discrimination Complaint Against Lowell Transit AuthorityMar 18, 21
Condemning Anti-Asian ViolenceMar 16, 21
Black Father Racially Profiled by Police in Needham, MAMar 03, 21
Intervention to Protect Diversity in Boston’s Exam SchoolsMar 02, 21
Key Immigration Updates | Actualizaciones clave de inmigraciónFeb 18, 21
Response to Boston’s Executive Order on Minority ContractorsFeb 10, 21
Racial Disparities in Boston’s Municipal ContractsFeb 08, 21
Voting Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Worcester, MAJan 29, 21
Boston’s New Fire Cadet ProgramJan 20, 21
Immigrants Improperly Excluded from Unemployment BenefitsJan 18, 21
White Supremacist and Insurrectionist OfficersJan 12, 21
Urging the Justice Department to Convene ProsecutorsJan 12, 21
Civil Rights Implications of U.S. Attorney Search