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Immigrants Rights : Legislative Documents

Comments to the Office of Civil Rights in Response to Policy Guidance on Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination As It Affects Persons with Limited English Proficiency ("LEP Guidance") (12/08/2003)

ACLU Statement on H.R. 2671, the "Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal (CLEAR) Act of 2003" before the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims (10/01/2003)

Sign-On Letter to the House and Senate Urging Opposition to the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal (CLEAR) Act, H.R. 2671 (09/16/2003)

Letter to the Department of the Treasury Expressing Concerns Regarding Acceptance of Foreign Government-Issued Identification for Opening Bank Accounts in the U.S. (07/31/2003)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Protesting the Prosecution of Asylum Seekers for False Documents (07/23/2003)

Sign On Letter to the Senate Urging Support of S. 1129, the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2003 (06/25/2003)

Sign-on Letter Expressing Concerns With the National Entry Exit Registration System (NSEERS) (06/14/2003)

Sign-on Letter to the House Judiciary Committee Urging Oversight on the Treatment of Detainees by the Department of Justice (06/04/2003)

ACLU Letter to the Department of Justice on the "Registration and Monitoring of Certain Nonimmigrants," Program (NSEERS) (04/02/2003)

ACLU Statement on New York City's Policy Regarding Local Law Enforcement and Immigration Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims (02/27/2003)

Letter to the House Urging Co-Sponsorship of the Permanent Partner Immigration Act (02/11/2003)

Letter to Conferees on Restrictions on Total Information Awareness and Special Registration Funding in H.J. Res. 2, the Omnibus Appropriations Bill (02/07/2003)


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