Disability Law United is pleased to announce the launch of the Immigration Detention Accountability Project (IDAP) and the appointment of Elizabeth Jordan as Director of the Project. The Immigration Detention Accountability Project will focus on three major areas: Impact litigation challenging…
Disability Law United and other Civil Rights Groups Sue President Trump and ICE for Jailing Immigrants in Inhumane, Unconstitutional Conditions in Federal Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2018 CONTACT: ACLU Media, 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org Margot Mendelson, Prison Law Office, 510-280-2621, mmendelson@prisonlaw.com Tim Fox, Disability Law United, 303-916-8794, tfox@creeclaw.org LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union, Prison Law Office, and Disability Law United…
Disability Law United and SPLC Send Letter Urging Etowah County Officials to Make Outdoor Recreation Available to ICE Detainees As Part of Jail Renovations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 8, 2018 Civil Rights Groups Urge Etowah County Commission and Sheriff to Include Outdoor Recreation Access in Detention Center Renovations Holding detained immigrants inside for months, even years without access to fresh air and sunlight…
Disability Law United Files Lawsuit Demanding DHS and ICE Documentation of Conditions at Immigration Detention Centers
Lawsuit Filed Demanding Homeland Security and ICE Documentation of Conditions at Two Immigration Detention Centers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DENVER (February 7, 2018) – Disability Law United has filed a lawsuit seeking the disclosure of documentation of detainee deaths, alleged abuse…
Disability Law United, CIVIC File Litigation Hold to Preserve Sexual Assault Records of People in Immigration Detention
For Immediate Release, November 7, 2017 LOS ANGELES, CA – Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) and Disability Law United are putting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on notice over ICE’s…
DHS and CBP: Duties to People with Disabilities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP), are prohibited by § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act from discriminating against people with disabilities (PWD).1 Importantly, this means that PWD arriving at airports and interacting…
In U.S. v. Texas, Disability Law United Joins 325 Civil Rights, Immigration, and Community Groups Urging the Supreme Court to Let Immigration Relief Programs Go Forward
Brief features profiles of families whose lives would improve if immigration directives were allowed to take effect WASHINGTON — A diverse coalition of 326 immigration, civil rights, labor, and social service groups has filed an amicus (friend-of-the-court) brief with the…