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TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER IS AN ILLEGAL POWER GRAB AIMED AT DISENFRANCHISING MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS--ENFORCED BY ELON MUSK'S DOGE
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following statement in March 25, 2025:
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TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER IS AN ILLEGAL POWER GRAB AIMED AT DISENFRANCHISING MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS--ENFORCED BY ELON MUSK'S DOGE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Stand Up America Managing Director for Policy and Political Affairs Brett Edkins issued the following statement after Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order to restrict
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WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following statement in March 25, 2025:
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TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER IS AN ILLEGAL POWER GRAB AIMED AT DISENFRANCHISING MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS--ENFORCED BY ELON MUSK'S DOGE
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Stand Up America Managing Director for Policy and Political Affairs Brett Edkins issued the following statement after Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order to restrictvoter access and punish states that refuse to comply.
"Donald Trump's new executive order is a blatant effort to usurp state and congressional authority over our elections and stop millions of American citizens from voting. The order, which multiple legal experts say is likely illegal, threatens to punish states that do not comply and could potentially disenfranchise any American who doesn't have a passport. It even invites Elon Musk's DOGE to help enforce the measures. This isn't about securing our elections - it's voter suppression, plain and simple."
About Stand Up America
Stand Up America is a progressive advocacy organization with nearly two million community members across the country. Focused on grassroots advocacy to stand up to corruption and voter suppression and build a more representative democracy, Stand Up America has driven over 1.7 million calls to lawmakers, registered over 100,000 voters, mobilized thousands of protestors, and contacted tens of millions of voters.
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Original text here: https://standupamerica.com/2025/03/trump-executive-order-is-an-illegal-power-grab-aimed-at-disenfranchising-millions-of-american-citizens-enforced-by-elon-musks-doge/
[Category: Political]
S.T.O.P. Condemns Bringing Battlefield Surveillance to Border
NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on March 26, 2025:
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S.T.O.P. Condemns Bringing Battlefield Surveillance To Border
Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns the Pentagon's plans to deploy Stryker armored vehicles with powerful battlefield surveillance technology to the U.S.-Mexico border. The deployment of the vehicles and hundreds of military troops is yet another escalation of President Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown, which in
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NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on March 26, 2025:
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S.T.O.P. Condemns Bringing Battlefield Surveillance To Border
Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns the Pentagon's plans to deploy Stryker armored vehicles with powerful battlefield surveillance technology to the U.S.-Mexico border. The deployment of the vehicles and hundreds of military troops is yet another escalation of President Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown, which inrecent weeks has also led to weekslong detentions of international tourists at U.S. borders.
SEE: Politico - Troops to start surveillance at border (https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/25/troops-take-on-new-surveillance-mission-at-border-00248420)
AP News - Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America (https://apnews.com/article/border-tourists-german-canadian-detention-immigration-408cd27338e8065268fabc835f8b0c34)
"Trump is treating U.S. soil like a battlefield," said Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn. "These weapons of war have no place in civil immigration enforcement. Legally, this is no different from giving the IRS a fleet of fighter jets. This is yet another misguided stunt from a President more interested in creating scary images for TV than actually fixing the immigration system. No one should have to worry that an Army APC is scanning their home or peering into their bedroom just because they live close to the border."
Last week, S.T.O.P. condemned the deportation of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a Rhode Island doctor and U.S. visa holder, to Lebanon after U.S. Customs and Border Protection searched through images in her cellphone's deleted folder at Logan International Airport. In 2022, the civil rights group condemned former President Biden's $1.5 billion "smart border" surveillance deal with former Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as a "dumb idea."
SEE: Press Release - S.T.O.P. Condemns Deportation of Doctor to Lebanon After CBP Cellphone Search (https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2025/3/17/stop-condemns-deportation-of-doctor-to-lebanon-after-cbp-cellphone-search)
Press release - S.T.O.P. Condemns Biden-Mexico 'Smart Border' Deal As 'Dumb Idea' (https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2022/7/13/stop-condemns-biden-mexico-smart-border-deal-as-dumb-idea?rq=border)
The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project is a non-profit advocacy organization and legal services provider. S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, fighting excessive local and state-level surveillance. Our work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, and communities of color.
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2025/3/26/stop-condemns-bringing-battlefield-surveillance-to-border
[Category: Law/Legal]
Foot Locker Partners With LISC to Empower 10,000 Youth in 11 Cities, Fund Programming at Local Nonprofits
NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Local Initiatives Support Corp. issued the following news release:
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Foot Locker Partners with LISC to Empower 10,000 Youth in 11 Cities, Fund Programming at Local Nonprofits
NEW YORK (March 26, 2025)--The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), in collaboration with the Foot Locker Foundation, today announced more than $1.2 million in grants for 14 community organizations that are empowering youth in 11 cities. These grants will support programs that provide mentorship, education, career development, and health services, aiding over 10,000 young people in
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NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Local Initiatives Support Corp. issued the following news release:
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Foot Locker Partners with LISC to Empower 10,000 Youth in 11 Cities, Fund Programming at Local Nonprofits
NEW YORK (March 26, 2025)--The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), in collaboration with the Foot Locker Foundation, today announced more than $1.2 million in grants for 14 community organizations that are empowering youth in 11 cities. These grants will support programs that provide mentorship, education, career development, and health services, aiding over 10,000 young people inlow-income communities.
This marks the fourth year of funding through the Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program, which to date has deployed nearly $5.2 million to support youth and build the capacity of local nonprofits that serve them. This year's grants range from $60,000 to $100,000, with funds allocated for initiatives designed to meet the specific needs of their designated community.
"At Foot Locker, Inc. through the Foot Locker Foundation, we are committed to investing in the communities we serve, and our partnership with LISC is a testament to that," said Giovanna Cipriano, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Foot Locker, Inc. "Each year, we've seen this program grow--creating opportunities for young people and strengthening organizations that drive meaningful change. As we celebrate our Year 4 grant recipients, we continue to empower the next generation to follow their dreams."
In partnership with the LEED (Leading Education and Economic Development) initiative, Foot Locker's funding is designed to build lasting partnerships with nonprofits that are led by and serve local communities. Through employee volunteerism and hands-on engagement, Foot Locker team members further amplify this impact - strengthening connections with grantees and helping to bring their programs to life.
"These organizations are not only trusted providers of services in their communities," said Michael Pugh, LISC president and CEO, "they are also local innovators--developing economic, educational and employment programs that connect young people to opportunities that they would not otherwise have. That's powerful. That's long-lasting."
Funding from the Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program will support the following grantees:
Atlanta, GA
* Leap Year
To support dual literacy coaching and college/career mentoring.
Baltimore, MD
* The SEED School of Maryland
To enhance the athletic program with a renovated track, strengthen student engagement and expand community partnerships.
Chicago, IL
* The Bloc
To support a nonprofit youth boxing program by funding equipment, transportation, healthy food and other key parts of the curriculum.
* Urban Male Network
To advance a new empowerment center that will offer mentorship, skills training, mental health support, and community engagement for young men, including tech-enhanced learning spaces for financial literacy, coding, and entrepreneurship.
Dallas, TX
* Youth Guidance
To support Becoming a Man (BAM) and Working on Womanhood (WOW) programs that offer counseling and other support services to young people.
Detroit, MI
* Sound Mind Sound Body Foundation
To support development of new basketball courts to complement a 50,000-square-foot community center, the largest in Detroit. The facility will provide academic instructors, skill development, nutrition specialists, and counseling services.
Houston, TX
* Urban Enrichment Institute
To advance services provided by a community-based out-of-school program for young men, including academic, college, and career preparedness programs as well as enrichment and social-emotional development programs.
Newark, NJ
* After-School All-Stars New Jersey
To expand the national Rising Stars Mentorship Program to New Jersey to serve at-risk youth, particularly those in grades 5-8. The focus is on mentoring, social-emotional learning and career readiness.
Oakland, CA
* Youth UpRising
To expand the reach of life skills education and training programs that equip youth with marketable skills for high-demand local industries, including food manufacturing, data management, and digital media.
Philadelphia, PA
* Big Picture Philadelphia
To help fund a workforce development center with industry-specific training space, including a culinary classroom, media production studio and "stick room" for trainees preparing for mechanical, electrical and other construction jobs.
San Francisco, CA
* Real Options for City Kids (R.O.C.K.)
To provide year-round offerings for students at two schools, from academic enrichment to healthy play to sports clinics and summer camps.
Washington, D.C.
* Dance Institute of Washington, Inc.
To deliver key after-school dance sports programming to a growing number of students, including tutoring, nutritional guidance, mentorship and readiness for creative careers.
* Life Pieces to Masterpieces
To expand the reach of after-school mentorship, summer, and college and career readiness programs to more boys and young men.
* Phase 3 Training Corporation
To support state-of-the-art STEM labs that enhance educational opportunities and career pathways for youth.
"We are deeply grateful to the Foot Locker Foundation for its ongoing commitment to the well-being of America's youth and its investment in American communities," said Beverly Smith, LISC vice president. "These kinds of investments have a lasting positive and empowering impact on the mental, physical, and financial well-being of thousands of young people--with a ripple effect that extends long into the future."
Applications for the fifth round of funding will open in May 2025.
For information on grant guidelines and how to apply, visit the LISC website.
Media Contacts
Foot Locker Media Relations
Dana Yacyk, Vice President, PR & Communications
mediarelations@footlocker.com
LISC
Beverly Smith, Vice President
bsmith@lisc.org
About Foot Locker, Inc.
Foot Locker, Inc. is a leading footwear and apparel retailer that unlocks the "inner sneakerhead" in all of us. With approximately 2,400 retail stores in 26 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, and a licensed store presence in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, Foot Locker, Inc. has a strong history of sneaker authority that sparks discovery and ignites the power of sneaker culture through its portfolio of brands, including Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, WSS, and atmos. For more information visit footlocker-inc.com.
About LISC
LISC is one of the country's largest community development organizations, helping forge vibrant, resilient communities across America. LISC works with residents and partners to close gaps in health, wealth, and opportunity so that people and places can thrive. Since its founding in 1979, LISC has invested $32 billion to create more than 506,000 affordable homes and apartments, develop 82.5 million square feet of retail, community, and educational space, and help tens of thousands of people find employment and improve their finances. For more, visit www.lisc.org.
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Original text here: https://www.lisc.org/our-stories/story/foot-locker-partners-lisc-empower-10000-youth-11-cities-fund-programming-local-nonprofits/
[Category: Business]
City of Hope-led Study Demystifies Tumor Formation's Two-step Process -- a Foundational Understanding Needed to Prevent Cancer
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release:
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City of Hope-led study demystifies tumor formation's two-step process -- a foundational understanding needed to prevent cancer
Preclinical findings published in Cancer Discovery show that mutated cells can persist for years without becoming cancer and need an additional inflammatory "push" for malignancy to occur
LOS ANGELES -- Researchers at City of Hope(R), one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. with its National Medical
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PHOENIX, Arizona, March 27 -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release:
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City of Hope-led study demystifies tumor formation's two-step process -- a foundational understanding needed to prevent cancer
Preclinical findings published in Cancer Discovery show that mutated cells can persist for years without becoming cancer and need an additional inflammatory "push" for malignancy to occur
LOS ANGELES -- Researchers at City of Hope(R), one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. with its National MedicalCenter named top 5 in the nation for cancer by U.S. News & World Report, have found that cell mutations are necessary but not always sufficient for tumors to form. Instead, they suggest that additional risk factors that promote tumor growth, like chronic inflammation, are a key trigger for tumor formation.
The study findings, published this month in Cancer Discovery, answer a question that scientists have long asked: Are cell mutations alone -- whether genetically inherited or acquired through lifestyle choices -- enough to cause cancer?
"As a society, we have mostly focused on preventing mutations, like persuading people to stop smoking and to avoid water or food pollutants like plastics or heavy metals," says Yun Rose Li, M.D., Ph.D., lead author of the paper and an assistant professor in City of Hope's Department of Radiation Oncology and Department of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics.
"Yet our study suggests an urgent need for cancer prevention strategies that target the biological mechanisms that trigger malignant tumors to develop and not merely focus on exposure to pollutants that cause mutations."
For example, Dr. Li says, not all smokers get lung cancer. She explains that while smoking likely acts as the initial carcinogenic event that causes cell mutations, those cells may then need a secondary inflammatory process to drive tumor formation. Knowledge about what pushes tumors to develop could be used for comprehensive personalized risk assessment tests like those provided by City of Hope's Cancer Screening & Prevention ProgramSM.
"We all have cells that will inevitably mutate, whether due to environmental mutations or random errors during cell division and tissue repair. From a public health standpoint, what people need to understand is that yes, it is important to avoid hazards, like smoking, that cause mutations, but it could be even more important to avoid situations that cause chronic inflammation -- such as eating a high-fat diet or obesity -- because inflammation is the match that ignites cancer," says Dr. Li, who holds a joint appointment in the Bioinnovation and Genome Sciences Division at Translational Genomics Research Institute, part of City of Hope.
Other causes of chronic inflammation include excessive alcohol, lack of exercise, chronic stress, autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease, and an imbalance of healthy and unhealthy microbes in your gut.
The researchers applied modern sequencing technologies to study inflammation-driven tumor models by replicating an experiment from the 1950s. First, they applied two drugs, one to cause mutations followed by a second to create local inflammation, on skin tissue. As expected, they found that tumors will form when the animal model's skin was exposed to the first drug that causes thousands of cell mutations followed by the second agent. The assumption based on their observations is that the immune system does not fix or clear out mutated cells, nor do these mutated normal cells naturally "die out."
They applied whole genome sequencing to confirm that the primary mutations were caused by the addition of the first inflammation-causing carcinogen, which is essential to cancer development. But neither agent on its own caused tumor formation. They went one step further to show that even a single exposure as a fetus to a low dose of the first drug is sufficient to trigger the same mutation types that can be sufficient for tumor formation when the embryos become adults and are exposed to the inflammatory signal.
"What this means is that the initial exposure is sufficient in and of itself to cause all the necessary mutations that are required for tumor formation, but tumor development is reliant on the availability of this second signal or tumor promoter," says Dr. Li, noting that while the work was done in skin cancer models, the findings can likely be applied broadly to many cancers, especially those that are age- and lifestyle-related. "Mutated cells are still a lifetime risk factor. They're ticking time bombs lying latent, ready to be awakened."
The researchers will now investigate the exact cellular mechanisms of tumor promotion. For example, Dr. Li wants to explore how metabolic dysfunction can modify the epigenome, creating conditions that awaken latent mutated cells.
"By learning more about how tumor promotion works, my hope is that this work can have major implications for the development of new strategies for cancer prevention," Dr. Li says.
The Cancer Discovery study entitled "Long term latency of highly mutated cells in normal mouse skin is reversed by exposure to tumor promoters and chronic tissue damage" was supported by funding from Cancer Research UK, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health and the Scientific Foundation of the Spanish Cancer Association.
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Original text here: https://www.tgen.org/news/city-of-hope-led-study-demystifies-tumor-formation-s-two-step-process-a-foundational-understanding-needed-to-prevent-cancer/
[Category: Medical]
CFPB Admits Misstep, Files Joint Motion to Vacate Baseless Townstone Settlement
SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on March 26, 2025:
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CFPB admits misstep, files joint motion to vacate baseless Townstone settlement
Washington, DC; March 26, 2025: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) jointly moved with Townstone Financial Inc. to vacate its settlement with the company and return the $105,000 fine paid by Townstone. The motion is the result of an internal investigation CFPB recently conducted, which concluded that the lawsuit against Townstone was legally and factually baseless and that
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SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on March 26, 2025:
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CFPB admits misstep, files joint motion to vacate baseless Townstone settlement
Washington, DC; March 26, 2025: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) jointly moved with Townstone Financial Inc. to vacate its settlement with the company and return the $105,000 fine paid by Townstone. The motion is the result of an internal investigation CFPB recently conducted, which concluded that the lawsuit against Townstone was legally and factually baseless and thatagency staff misled their superiors and targeted Townstone for its speech.
"For seven years, Townstone argued that the case against it was baseless and violated the First Amendment," said Steve Simpson, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation. "Townstone settled to escape the crushing burden of many more years in litigation. Now we know that CFPB knew -- or should have known -- it had no case and targeted Townstone for its speech. Justice demands that this settlement be vacated."
CFPB launched its original investigation of Townstone in 2017 and later sued the company in federal district court in Chicago. CFPB accused Townstone of violating the Equal Credit Opportunity Act -- which prohibits lenders from discriminating against applicants -- by making a handful of statements on a radio show and podcast about crime in Chicago. CFPB also claimed that Townstone had too few African American loan applicants and employed too few African American loan officers.
Townstone vigorously contested CFPB's claims during the seven-year investigation and lawsuit, arguing that the ECOA does not mandate lending or hiring on the basis of race and that CFPB's suit was a blatant example of unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
Among other things, CFPB's recent investigation into the Townstone matter revealed that:
* CFPB targeted Townstone based on its small size and the fact that it had a weekly radio show and podcast and had never employed an African American loan officer (even as CFPB recognized Townstone had employed Spanish- and Chinese-speaking loan officers).
* CFPB used an audio analytics mining software called Nexidia to term-search over five years' worth of Townstone's radio show and podcast content. CFPB mined six comments -- which amounted to 16 minutes out of 78.5 total hours of content, or 0.33% of the total content of the show -- that CFPB staff considered "disconcerting" because they "could be interpreted as inappropriate, incorrect, or insensitive."
* CFPB staff described "[m]uch of the content of the show" as "overtly political, and often highly critical of the Bureau." Political speech is fully protected under the First Amendment, as is criticism of a government agency, whether or not that speech may offend someone. Nonetheless, CFPB lawyers concluded that Townstone's speech constituted an unprotected commercial transaction.
* CFPB had no evidence that anyone was deterred from seeking credit from Townstone or even offended by its comments. Yet CFPB decided to continue its investigation to "provide an opportunity for further investigation into Townstone's views on race and racism."
* Apparently, viewing the Townstone matter as a necessary example to the rest of the industry, enforcement staff believed that "given the gravity of intentional discrimination in the consumer financial marketplace (here, potentially with animus) there is strong need for deterrence."
* Following the unrest in the wake of George Floyd's death in May 2020, CFPB employees saved captures of tweets posted by Townstone's owner, Barry Sturner. A pdf capture of the account profile page is filenamed "Townstone Fin Tweets BS posts that he was victim of police.pdf." Another capture, bearing a last-modified date of June 8, 2020, and filenamed "Townstone tweet from June 2.pdf," features Townstone's owner expressing opposition to looting.
"CFPB refused to produce information during the lawsuit concerning its investigation of Townstone and, unfortunately, the magistrate judge sided with CFPB in that dispute," said Ashley Levine, attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation. "If not for CFPB's recent internal investigation, it is likely the information we now have would never have come to light."
The case is CFPB v. Townstone.
About Pacific Legal Foundation
Pacific Legal Foundation is a national nonprofit law firm that defends Americans threatened by government overreach and abuse. Since our founding in 1973, we challenge the government when it violates individual liberty and constitutional rights. With active cases in 34 states plus Washington, D.C., PLF represents clients in state and federal courts, with 18 wins of 20 cases litigated at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://pacificlegal.org/press-release/cfpb-admits-misstep-files-joint-motion-to-vacate-baseless-townstone-settlement/
[Category: Law/Legal]
All Temporary Things Must Come to an End
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on March 25, 2025:
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All Temporary Things Must Come to an End
Groups try to extend "Temporary" Protected Status yet again
Yesterday, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a brief in Maryland federal district court opposing an effort by anti-borders activists to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans further into the future. Under a statute, the Secretary of Homeland Security may determine whether persons from a particular country, because of disastrous conditions in
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WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on March 25, 2025:
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All Temporary Things Must Come to an End
Groups try to extend "Temporary" Protected Status yet again
Yesterday, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a brief in Maryland federal district court opposing an effort by anti-borders activists to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans further into the future. Under a statute, the Secretary of Homeland Security may determine whether persons from a particular country, because of disastrous conditions intheir homeland, may live in the United States for a set period of time, and may renew this status for further such periods if conditions warrant
Just before leaving office, Biden's Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, extended TPS for Venezuelans for an additional 18 months. President Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, reached a contrary determination, and rescinded that extension. Plaintiffs claim that Noem acted unlawfully in doing so.
In its brief, IRLI shows that the plaintiffs have no chance of success in their argument, because this case should not even be in court in the first place; Congress has barred the courts from reviewing determinations of TPS status. This means, IRLI shows, that they cannot review any claims against such determinations, including claims under the Administrative Procedure Act or the Constitution. And Congress has undisputed power to control the jurisdiction of the federal courts.
"When disastrous conditions abate, Temporary Protected Status should live up to its name, and those who have found safety here temporarily should go home," said Dale L. Wilcox, executive director and general counsel of IRLI. "That is how the program was meant to function, and our ability to offer temporary refuge to the distressed would disappear if TPS became an immigration program, as plaintiffs seek. As for the plaintiffs' claims here, they must fail, because Congress didn't want courts and litigants interfering with executive determinations in this area. We hope the court recognizes its lack of jurisdiction over this matter, and denies the plaintiffs relief."
The case is CASA, Inc. v. Noem, No. 8:25-cv-00525 (D. Md.).
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.irli.org/all-temporary-things-must-come-to-an-end/
[Category: Law/Legal]
AAJC Condemns Trump's Unwarranted Attack on Voting Rights and Democratic Process
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release on March 26, 2025:
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC Condemns Trump's Unwarranted Attack on Voting Rights and Democratic Process
The order is yet another attempted power grab and effort to intimidate immigrant communities
Last night, President Trump signed an executive order titled, "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections" - in yet another attempted power grab and effort to intimidate immigrant communities. The order threatens our democracy by intending to require
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WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release on March 26, 2025:
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC Condemns Trump's Unwarranted Attack on Voting Rights and Democratic Process
The order is yet another attempted power grab and effort to intimidate immigrant communities
Last night, President Trump signed an executive order titled, "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections" - in yet another attempted power grab and effort to intimidate immigrant communities. The order threatens our democracy by intending to requireburdensome documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, encouraging the purging of eligible voters from error-prone database comparisons, and attempting to pressure states from counting mail-in and absentee ballots properly mailed on Election Day.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC issues the following statement in response:
"We are dismayed by President Trump's attempt to undermine civic engagement and vilify immigrant communities, including Asian Americans. Voting is a fundamental right, not a privilege, for all who are eligible, and all eligible votes must be counted during elections. Documentary proof of citizenship, like a passport, is onerous because many Americans don't have it readily available or even handy when they register to vote.
"Further, the Order's misguided focus on database matching is alarming because it is prone to errors due to outdated and contradictory information. We know that these Homeland Security databases generally don't contain information about United States-born citizens. As a result, those who are caught in this unwarranted fishing expedition are most likely to be eligible voters who are naturalized citizens. Past attempts to match voter lists at the state level have already erroneously removed many eligible voters.
"This executive order is rooted in baseless rhetoric around voter fraud and noncitizen voting, which is extremely rare, proving yet again that the ultimate goal of this administration is to prevent American citizens who are disfavored by this Administration from voting. This executive order comes from the same xenophobic impulse as the suspension of federal grants to community organizations helping immigrants naturalize. We saw that same rhetoric in the attempt to slash the Constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. We stand firm in our commitment to protecting vulnerable communities and making sure that every eligible individual can make their voice heard at the ballot box."
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC has a mission to advance the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all.
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/press-release/asian-americans-advancing-justice-aajc-condemns-trumps-unwarranted-attack-voting
[Category: Law/Legal]
