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SPLC APPLAUDS END OF TITLE 42 POLICY

April 01, 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 the announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (...

Upcoming Closure of Etowah County Detention Center is a Victory

March 28, 2022

ATLANTA – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) responded to the announcement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that they will be closing the infamous Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Ala., and limiting the...

SPLC: Planned Expansion of Private ICE Detention Center in Georgia a Betrayal by the Biden Administration

February 04, 2022

ATLANTA – Efrén C. Olivares, Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement regarding Folkston Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Processing...

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‘Remain in Mexico’: Migrants still waiting in peril as ‘cruel and racist policy’ continues after three years

January 28, 2022

Liz Vinson

SPLC: Mayorkas’ Comments Reverses Promises Made by Administration

January 26, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Efrén C. Olivares, Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement in response to the recent comments made by Department of Homeland...

Features and Stories

The SPLC in 2021: A year of accomplishment amid unprecedented challenges

December 31, 2021

Dwayne Fatherree

Demonstrators march during a Freedom Ride for Voting Rights rally

SPLC: NATIONAL GUARD ACTIONS AT THE BORDER VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS

October 22, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement from Efrén C. Olivares, Deputy Legal Director for the Immigrant Justice Project, in response to reports that Texas National Guard troops...

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A Cruel Legacy: Alabama anti-immigrant law remembered

June 25, 2021

Liz Vinson

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Immigrant Rights: Humane policies, not harmful propaganda, will improve quality of life for everyone

June 08, 2021

Efrén C. Olivares

Biden-Harris Administration Making Strides; Yet Much More Needed on Immigration Reform

April 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project and Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative released the following statements. On...

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SPLC APPLAUDS END OF TITLE 42 POLICY

Upcoming Closure of Etowah County Detention Center is a Victory

SPLC: Planned Expansion of Private ICE Detention Center in Georgia a Betrayal by the Biden Administration

‘Remain in Mexico’: Migrants still waiting in peril as ‘cruel and racist policy’ continues after three years

SPLC: Mayorkas’ Comments Reverses Promises Made by Administration

The SPLC in 2021: A year of accomplishment amid unprecedented challenges

SPLC: NATIONAL GUARD ACTIONS AT THE BORDER VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS

A Cruel Legacy: Alabama anti-immigrant law remembered

Immigrant Rights: Humane policies, not harmful propaganda, will improve quality of life for everyone

Biden-Harris Administration Making Strides; Yet Much More Needed on Immigration Reform

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