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SPLC Statement on Latest Death at Stewart Detention Center

April 07, 2023

ENGLISH AND SPANISH VERSIONS ATLANTA – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement about the death of Salvador Vargas, a 61-year-old Mexican man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

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SPLC urges Biden administration to abandon ‘misguided’ asylum rule

March 28, 2023

Efrén C. Olivares

Demonstrators hold signs that read President Biden: Detainer in Chief

SPLC Submits Public Comments on Biden Administration’s Proposed Asylum Ban

March 27, 2023

ATLANTA – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) submitted public comments today in opposition to the Biden administration’s Proposed Rule entitled “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways,” which would severely restrict access to...

SPLC Statement on President Biden’s Proposed Family Detention Policy Changes

March 07, 2023

English and Spanish versions WASHINGTON — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement from Efrén C. Olivares , deputy legal director for the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project , in response to President...

SPLC Statement on Biden Administration Title 42 Policy Changes

January 05, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement from Efrén C. Olivares , deputy legal director for the SPLC’s Immigrant Justice Project , in response to President Joe Biden’s plans to extend...

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‘Traveling While Black’: Virtual reality exhibit at Civil Rights Memorial Center will immerse audiences in Black experience on the road

October 28, 2022

Esther Schrader

Illustration of traveling while black exhibit

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‘Nothing out of Reach’: SPLC celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month amid challenges for Latinx community

September 30, 2022

Liz Vinson

SPLC CALLS FOR PROTECTIONS FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2022

June 20, 2022

ATLANTA – Efrén C. Olivares , Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project , released the following statement to join the  United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)  to observe...

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Title 42: SPLC denounces court decision prolonging rule that denies immigrants due process

May 23, 2022

Efrén C. Olivares

SPLC DENOUNCES COURT RULING BLOCKING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FROM ENDING USE OF TITLE 42

May 23, 2022

ATLANTA – Efrén C. Olivares , Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement in response to a district court in Louisiana’s ruling blocking the Center...

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SPLC Statement on Latest Death at Stewart Detention Center

SPLC urges Biden administration to abandon ‘misguided’ asylum rule

SPLC Submits Public Comments on Biden Administration’s Proposed Asylum Ban

SPLC Statement on President Biden’s Proposed Family Detention Policy Changes

SPLC Statement on Biden Administration Title 42 Policy Changes

‘Traveling While Black’: Virtual reality exhibit at Civil Rights Memorial Center will immerse audiences in Black experience on the road

‘Nothing out of Reach’: SPLC celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month amid challenges for Latinx community

SPLC CALLS FOR PROTECTIONS FOR REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2022

Title 42: SPLC denounces court decision prolonging rule that denies immigrants due process

SPLC DENOUNCES COURT RULING BLOCKING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FROM ENDING USE OF TITLE 42

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