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Know Your Rights: Immigration & Students
Aug 21, 2020
Every child in California has the right to a free public education regardless of their race, nationality, sex, religion, whether they speak English or not, and immigration status.
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A Know Your Rights Guide for Black and Brown People for Police Encounters
Aug 17, 2020
In recognition of this fact, today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California released a Know Your Rights guide designed specifically for people of color. It contains critical information they need to know about their constitutional rights during a police stop. It further provides important tips for interacting with law enforcement, whether someone is stopped while they are on foot, in their vehi...
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Court Orders ICE to Test All Mesa Verde Detainees, Staff
Aug 16, 2020
A federal district judge issued an emergency order that requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to test all people detained and all staff at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center for COVID-19. Documents show the more than 50% of detainees tested are positive for COVID-19.
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What's Missing from California's COVID Response? Local Task Forces and Impacted Voices
Aug 12, 2020
The ACLU is calling on every California county to create a local task force dedicated to addressing the racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 data collection, impact, and outcomes.
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Blog
Banning My "Phenomenally Black" Shirt is Only a Symptom of the Racism in Bakersfield Schools
Aug 07, 2020
I was told by the Greenfield Unified School District that I could not wear a t-shirt with the words “Phenomenally Black” because they said it was the same thing as wearing a “Make America Great Again” shirt. A Black colleague then later told me the administration asked if I was trying to push a Black agenda on campus. And yet when I wore a “Phenomenally Woman” shirt, there was no issue.
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Judge Orders ICE to Provide COVID-19 Testing to Detained Immigrants After Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in their Care
Aug 06, 2020
This morning, a federal judge granted extraordinary relief -- weekly rapid testing, no new intakes, and a dorm for COVID-positive detainees -- for all immigrants detained at Mesa Verde Detention Facility in the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak that hospitalized two detainees and infected at least 7 others.
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Secretary of State Denies Arabic- and Somali-Speaking Voters Language-Appropriate Services to Ensure Their Right to Vote This November
Aug 06, 2020
California state law is clear: Secretary of State Alex Padilla has the discretion to take measures to ensure that the Arabic- and Somali-speaking voters of Fresno and San Diego Counties, respectively, can cast their ballots in the November 2020 election. Despite testimony from these communities showing that they have been unable to participate in elections due to language barriers, Secretary Padil...
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