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Border Officials Are Still Defending Family Separations

The Customs and Border Protection head recently gave an interview on family separation. Instead of contrition, he offers callousness and inaccuracy.
Jeff Sessions Slams the Door on Immigrants Desperate to Escape Domestic Violence

The Trump administration’s new asylum and deportation policies create illegal hurdles for women fleeing persecution.
Our Vision for Achieving Gender Justice In the Trump Era and Beyond

We will file a lawsuit every month for the next year to spotlight on-going gender discrimination.
Court Strikes Down New Hampshire Law That Disenfranchised Voters Over Handwriting

Judge finds the state’s signature-match process to be “fundamentally flawed.”