We are proud to announce that our Executive Director has been named one of the Boston Business Journal’s 2026 Power 50 Movement Makers.Over the past decade, Lawyers for Civil Rights has expanded its reach and impact, not in 3% or 5% increments, but by leaps and...
The Trial Court’s “Soft Diplomacy” With ICE Is Not a Strategy. It’s Surrender. By Brooke Simone and Joshua Dankoff The Massachusetts Trial Court recently suggested that the PROTECT Act — legislation that would protect against immigration arrests inside state courthouses without a judicial warrant — would disrupt the so-called “soft diplomacy” between state...
Car Wash Workers File Federal Claims Against ICE for Racial Profiling, Unlawful Arrests, and Physical Violence FTCA Complaint Filed After ICE Raid Swept Up Latino Workers at Boston-Area Car Wash In a startling show of force, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stormed Allston Car Wash in November with approximately 20 unmarked vehicles, sweeping...
At Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR), we know that justice is not only shaped in courtrooms. It is also shaped in stories, culture, community spaces, and the ways people see themselves and one another. That’s why we launched our Artist-in-Residence program to bring artists like Chanel Thervil and Damon Davis into our work as partners in helping communities...
On April 1, 2026, Teen Vogue published the following op-ed from LCR’s client, a high school senior who testified in Congress. Teen Vogue I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come? By Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan In this op-ed, high school senior Ana Michelle Ramirez Sanan explains why she testified at a congressional forum about DHS. I am a...
The following op-ed was published by WBUR Cognoscenti on March 25, 2026. WBUR Cognoscenti The trouble with using technology to enforce traffic laws Gov. Maura Healey has proposed allowing cities to deploy speed cameras for the first time, specifically in school zones and construction zones. Pending legislation on Beacon Hill seeks to expand automated...
Teen Testifies Before Congress on ICE Abuses Against Children Congressional Hearing Features Testimony of Lawyers for Civil Rights Client from Chelsea, Mass. March 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michelle Ramirez Sanan, a teenager whose family was brutalized by ICE, will testify at a bicameral hearing on ICE abuses against children. In December, Lawyers for...
Lawyers for Civil Rights’ Community Outreach and Organizing Manager Marly Frederique reflects on recent developments in the legal field. My name is Marly Frederique, and I am the Community Outreach and Organizing Manager at Lawyers for Civil Rights. For many of us in this room, this work is personal. It lives in our families, in our communities, and...
