Tags Share After passing The Laken Riley Act in the House, the United States Congress is empowering an already aggressive anti-immigrant administration by opening a path to criminalize, detain, and deport large numbers of people while stripping them of their due process rights. Speaking with Newsweek, our VP of U.S. Advocacy & Litigation, Anthony Enriquez,…
Tags Share “That would likely mean tens of billions in taxpayer funds sent to private prison companies. They are salivating.” In an article revealing the private prison industry’s profit-driven interest in the Laken Riley Act, Common Dreams highlights a piece by our VP of U.S. Advocacy, Anthony Enriquez, exposing how private prisons stand to gain…
Tags Share Speaking with Atlanta NPR, our VP of U.S. Advocacy & Litigation, Anthony Enriquez discusses the potential impacts of the Laken Riley Act and the significant federal funding it would require—far exceeding the resources allocated to other essential federal programs. Further, Enriquez addresses the widespread human rights violations in detention centers. Continue listening here.
Tags Share The proposed Laken Riley Act is drawing sharp criticism from human rights advocates as it would allow the government to detain undocumented immigrants based on arrests or accusations, not just convictions. Supporters say it’s about public safety, but critics – including Anthony Enriquez, Vice President of Advocacy and Litigation at Robert F. Kennedy…
Tags Share “All I know is these American cities. All I know is Washington, DC.” Samuel Anthony, who moved from Sierra Leone to the U.S. at age 6, became one of nearly 360,000 immigrants deported in 2019 under the Trump administration due to a decades-old drug conviction. Now 52, he faces the prospect of mass…
Tags Share Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Troy E. Nehls reintroduced the Justice for Jocelyn Act, aiming to expand ICE detentions despite limited capacity. The bill, named after a victim allegedly killed by an undocumented immigrant, seeks stricter enforcement measures. Speaking with News Week, Anthony Enriquez, VP of U.S. Advocacy and Litigation at Robert F.…
Tags Share Las organizaciones firmantes vemos con preocupación la falta de respuesta por parte de la Cámara de Amparo y Antejuicio de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, al amparo presentado por la defensa del destacado periodista José Rubén Zamora del 15 de noviembre de 2024, para evitar su regreso a la prisión. En una audiencia…
Tags Share The undersigned international organizations reiterate our deep concern about the human rights situation in Venezuela, particularly in the context of the upcoming presidential inauguration, scheduled for January 10, 2025, as established by the Venezuelan Constitution. The July 28, 2024 elections were marked by serious irregularities. The National Electoral Council did not publish detailed…
Tags Share Las organizaciones internacionales firmantes reiteramos nuestra profunda preocupación por la situación de los derechos humanos en Venezuela, particularmente en el marco de la próxima toma de posesión presidencial, prevista para el 10 de enero de 2025, según lo establece la Constitución de dicho país. Las elecciones del 28 de julio de 2024 estuvieron…
Tags Share Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación por la seguridad y otros derechos básicos de los seis miembros del partido de oposición Vente Venezuela que han solicitado asilo en la embajada de Argentina en Caracas, así como por el empleado de la embajada que ha sido detenido arbitrariamente. La comunidad internacional debe instar…
Tags Share We, the undersigned organizations, express our grave concern for the safety and other basic rights of the six members of the opposition party Vente Venezuela who have sought asylum in the Argentinian embassy in Caracas, as well as for the employee of the embassy who has been arbitrarily detained. The international community should…
Tags Share Desde el inicio del plan para incrementar las deportaciones, se han denunciado múltiples violaciones a los derechos humanos, incluyendo expulsiones masivas y deportación de niñas, niños y adolescentes no acompañados. Las denuncias de violaciones de derechos humanos en la República Dominicana han conducido a un aumento en las agresiones y ataques a organizaciones…
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