FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 17, 2024
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Washington, DC — Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), colleagues, and advocacy groups held a press conference at the Capitol calling for the Biden Administration to protect Black immigrant communities during the lame duck session, with concern about how President-elect Trump’s proposed immigration policies will impact Black communities and families of mixed status.
Over 1,300 advocates from over 550 immigrant and refugee rights organizations at the National Immigrant Inclusion Conference in Houston champion inclusive democracy and vow to protect immigrant communities across the nation
Washington, DC—The Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR), the League of Women Voters of Virginia (LWVVA), and African Communities Together (ACT) are disappointed and alarmed the Supreme Court of the United States has allowed Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to wrongfully remove qualified voters from the voting rolls less than one week before a federal election.This misguided ruling allows Virginia to disenfranchise over 1600 eligible Virginia voters based on unreliable data and discriminatory lies.
ALEXANDRIA, V.A.-- Today, immigrant rights advocates won a major victory against the Virginia Board of Elections and Attorney General Jason Miyares. The court issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit that argued that naturalized citizens were unlawfully and systematically removed from the voter rolls in Virginia as part of the state’s “purge program.” With less than two weeks until the election, this ruling restores voter registration for hundreds of naturalized citizens that were denied their fundamental right to access the ballot box, including three impacted members of African Communities Together.
ALEXANDRIA, V.A.-- African Communities Together has joined a lawsuit against the Virginia Board of Elections and Attorney General Jason Miyares, allegeding multiple violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). The lawsuit, originally filed on October 8, 2024, argues that the “Purge Program,” a voter removal effort by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 by blocking U.S. citizens from exercising their fundamental right to vote and illegally implementing a purge program during the “quiet period”. The lawsuit states:
Alexandria, VA - On the evening of Monday, October 7, 2024 the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights (VACIR) in partnership with member organization the League of Women Voters of Virginia filed a lawsuit against the Virginia Board of Elections and Attorney General Jason Miyares for multiple alleged violations of the 1993 National Civil Rights Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a letter delivered Tuesday, August 13th, 2024, 73 national and local organizations requested that the Biden Administration use their authority to create a designated humanitarian parole program and expand access to resettlement for the people of Sudan. The letter, led by African Communities Together (ACT), illustrates the ongoing crisis in Sudan and the opportunity the Administration has to provide relief for individuals stuck in dangerous conditions.
Washington, D.C.—Advocates gathered yesterday outside the State Department to rally and draw attention to the growing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and call on the Biden Administration to designate the country for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Tuesday, July 02, 2024, a group of 87 organizations led by African Communities Together (ACT) and Malian community leaders, delivered a letter to President Joe Biden, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to urge an initial 18-month Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief designation for Mali, due to ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, and extraordinary and temporary conditions in the country.
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