For-Profit Prison Company Sued For Underpaying Immigrant Detainee Workers

Huffington Post 09/20/2017 06:56 pm ET Updated 4 days ago Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said that GEO Group should pay minimum wage to detainees who work inside its center. By Elise Foley The state of Washington sued a private prison … Continued

Church World Service Community Organizer—Deadline 10/13/17

Posted at https://cwsglobal.org/1325-community-organizer/ Position Title: Community Organizer Reports To: National Grassroots Coordinator Location: Flexible location Team: Advocacy Team Status: Full Time Exempt, Non-Bargaining Unit Church World Service (CWS) is a not-for-profit organization working to eradicate hunger and poverty and to … Continued

Church World Service Advocacy Associate—Deadline 10/13/17

Posted at https://cwsglobal.org/1324-advocacy-associate-washington-dc/ Position Title: Advocacy Associate Reports to: Director of Policy and Advocacy Team: Immigration and Refugee Program (IRP+) Location: Washington, D.C. Status: Full Time Exempt, Non-Bargaining Unit Church World Service (CWS) is a not-for-profit organization working to eradicate … Continued

Dream Sabbath 2017 Resources

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CWS and our interfaith partners with the IIC are proud to launch Dream Sabbath 2017! Outreach email with links to resources. Please share the Dream Sabbath toolkit (PDF: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dream-Sabbath-2017-4-FINAL-09.108.17.pdf; and Word: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dream-Sabbath-2017-4-FINAL-09.108.17.docx) widely! And please put your events on this … Continued

After Deportation, a Murder in Central Mexico: The Case of Juan Coronilla-Guerrero

Juan Coronilla-Guerrero’s wife told a federal judge that he could be killed if he was deported back to central Mexico. The judge decided to deport him anyway — and Coronilla-Guerrero was killed. Photo via the American-Statesman. By Andy Hoover and Matt … Continued

Tell Congress: Pass the DREAM Act—and Schedule a Dream Sabbath

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From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): As you know, President Trump has rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and Congress has less than six months to pass the Dream Act to protect 800,000 immigrant youth from deportation. Church World … Continued

Urge Your Representative to Push for Moving the DREAM Act

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From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Now that President Trump has rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Congress has limited time to protect dreamers from deportation and pass the Dream Act. DACA has provided nearly 800,000 immigrant youth the … Continued

PA is Ready! Launches Dreamers Initiative to Aid DACA Recipients

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From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): Last week’s announcement by AG Sessions ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) upended the lives of almost 800,000 DACA recipients and their families. For those young people whose DACA permit expires … Continued