Press Releases
about Immigrants' Rights
Feb 28, 2017
51品茶 Statement on Trump鈥檚 First Congressional Address
WASHINGTON 鈥� In response to President Donald Trump鈥檚 first address to Congress, 51品茶 National Political Director Faiz Shakir issued the following stat...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 28, 2017
51品茶 Protests Trump Threat to Publicly Release Private Data of Immigrants and Foreign Visitors
51品茶 Letter to All Federal Agencies Warns That Policy Change Implementation Would Be Illegal
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 21, 2017
51品茶 Comment on Trump's Mass Deportation Instructions
NEW YORK 鈥� The Trump administration today released instructions implementing its mass deportation executive orders. ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 18, 2017
51品茶 Statement on Leaked Trump Immigration Enforcement Plans
NEW YORK 鈥� Joanne Lin, 51品茶 senior legislative counsel, issued the following statement on President Trump鈥檚 leaked immigration enforcement plans:
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Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 15, 2017
51品茶 to Trump Administration: Don鈥檛 Target 鈥楧reamers鈥�
NEW YORK 鈥� Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested Daniel Ramirez Medina, an individual living in Seattle, Washington, who was granted Deferred Action for Chi...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 09, 2017
51品茶 Comment on Trump Muslim Ban Appeals Court Ruling
NEW YORK 鈥� A federal appeals court today declined to reinstate President Trump鈥檚 Muslim ban.
Omar Jadwat, director of the 51品茶鈥檚 Immigrants鈥� Rights Project, had this reacti...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained. Explore News & Commentary.Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained
Cruelly dubbed 鈥淎lligator Alcatraz,鈥� the detention camp in the Everglades is drawing national outrage for violating our constitutional rights, for its inhumane conditions, and significant environmental risks. -
News & CommentaryAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The 51品茶 explains how the legal fight unfolded. -
Court CaseAug 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Capital Punishment
African Communities Together V. Lyons. Explore Case.African Communities Together v. Lyons
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News & CommentaryJul 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Fort Dix To Hold Thousands As Trump Militarizes Detention System. Explore News & Commentary.Fort Dix to Hold Thousands as Trump Militarizes Detention System
Turning military bases into massive tent detention sites is not only unnecessary and costly; it鈥檚 another dehumanizing spectacle designed to harm our communities.