CHICAGO, Illinois, April 12 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * The Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil Is an Attack on Freedom of Expression and Due Process Alianza Americas expresses deep concern over the recent decision by an immigration judge in Louisiana, ruling that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil--a graduate student at Columbia University and a lawful permanent resident  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: CAIR Says Louisiana Immigration Judge's 'Dangerous, Unconstitutional' Ruling on Mahmoud Khalil Must Not Stand The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a ruling by a U.S. immigration judge in Louisiana that Columbia University anti-genocide activist Mahmoud Khalil can more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing LOUISIANA - In a decision that appeared to be pre-written, an immigration judge ruled immediately after a hearing today that Mahmou more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing Judge in Mr. Khalil's Habeas Case in New Jersey Calls for an Immediate Hearing on the Ruling LOUISIANA - In a decision that appeared to be pre-written, an immigration judge ruled immediately after a hearing today that Mahmoud Khalil is removable under U.S. immigration law. more PR

NEW YORK, April 12 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing Jena, Louisiana - In a decision that appeared to be pre-written, an immigration judge ruled immediately after a hearing today that Mahmoud Khalil is removable under U.S. immigration law. This comes less than 48 hours after the U.S. government handed over the "evidence" the more PR

NEW YORK, April 10 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Landmark Environmental Racism Case Win: Appeals Court Rules Louisiana Suit Seeking Moratorium on Toxic Industry Can Move Forward Cancer Alley residents are challenging St. James Parish Council's decades-old practice of placing plants in majority-Black districts New Orleans - Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that groups representing residents of majority-Black di more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * League of Women Voters and SPLC Move to Defend Fair Representation in Census Lawsuit Lafayette, LA -- Today, the League of Women Voters (LWV), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS), represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), filed a motion to intervene in Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce. The la more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Coal Directive Likely To Increase Bills and Pollution Across Louisiana BATON ROUGE, LA - Residents and businesses across Louisiana should brace for higher bills and more pollution following the Trump Administration's attempt to force local governments and utilities to operate coal plants past their retirement dates. In an executive order announced earlier this week, Trump attempt more PR