The Ending of Title 42 is Long Overdue; We Must Ensure an Immediate Fair and Just Immigration Process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Dena Craig, g WASHINGTON — Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the lifting of Title 42 and the migrant expulsion policy originally adopted by the Trump administration to turn away people seeking asylum at the U.S. border: “As asylum officers, secret service agents, and troops...
Brad Garcia Brings Vital Experience to the D.C. Circuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rachel Hooper, WASHINGTON – Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Brad Garcia to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: “Brad Garcia has spent much of his career defending civil and...
Leadership Conference Statement on the Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mattie Goldman, WASHINGTON – Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the state of racial equity in education on the 69th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: “Almost seven decades ago, in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the U.S....
Judge de Alba Is Highly Qualified to Serve on the Ninth Circuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rachel Hooper, WASHINGTON – Lena Zwarensteyn, senior director of the fair courts program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Judge Ana de Alba to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: “Judge Ana de Alba’s judicial...
