DLU was featured in a March 23rd Disability Justice Project article by Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird. In “A ‘Direct Threat’ to Democracy,” Laura Murchie, DLU’s immigration attorney, states, “The immigration system has always been ableist,” says Murchie, acknowledging that the current…
In the News: Disabled Organizers Are Facing Down Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
On March 25th, Truthout covered how disabled organizers are challenging Trump’s immigration crackdown. Laura Murchie, a staff attorney focused on immigration law at Disability Law United, told Truthout that even if a person is not disabled when agents arrest them, many will develop…