“[A]buse in the U.S. immigration system must be stopped,” Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) recently remarked. Ironic, considering that Smith is a co-sponsor of the ... Read More
The government has turned a blind eye to these crimes has allowed them to continue, imperiling the lives of victims and degrading their service. Read More
On Monday, a federal court judge heard oral arguments in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case brought by the Service Women's Action Network (SWAN) and the ... Read More
Last week, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control reported the results of its extensive survey on intimate partner and sexual violence in the ... Read More
By Johnny Barnes, ACLU of the Nation's Capitol at 3:39pm
Mayor Vincent Gray and the D.C. city council rejected Secure Communities, saying they would not allow the DHS to federalize the D.C. police department.
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It is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time when many of us ask: what can we do about the injustice of intimate partner abuse? More than 10 years ago, Jessica ... Read More
This post is part of Mom's Rising's Blog Carnival on women's health and economic rights, held this week to commemorate the anniversaries of the 1920 passage of the ... Read More
My name is Jessica Lenahan and I am a survivor of domestic violence and an advocate for battered women and children. Six years ago, I turned to the Inter-American ... Read More
By Joanne Lin, Washington Legislative Office at 6:05pm
Last Friday the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced their proposed changes to the much-criticized Secure ... Read More
