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Government "manual" distributed to Iowa defense lawyers (07/31/2008)
Government "manual" distributed to defense lawyers assigned to represent immigrant workers arrested and prosecuted in the May 2008 Postville, Iowa meat packing raids.

ICE Raids (06/25/2008)

Biography of Vivek Malhotra (05/30/2008)

National and Regional Organizations Opposed to the No-Match Rule (04/25/2008)

Why the ACLU Defends Immigrants' Rights (04/23/2008)
Immigration, along with the American ideals of equality, fairness and social tolerance have built the political, economic and cultural strength of this country from colonial days to the present. Yet, virtually every group of newcomers - from the Germans, Irish and Italians to the Chinese and others - has faced discrimination, hostility and stereotyping from those already here.

Letter from Mayor to Attorney General Requesting Civil Rights Investigation of Maricopa County Sheriff (04/04/2008)
Letter from Phil Gordon, Mayor of Phoenix, to U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey requesting civil rights investigation of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

AFL-CIO v. Chertoff - Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter: (03/21/2008)

Oral statement by Jennifer Turner on behalf of the ACLU to the Human Rights Council 7th Session (03/07/2008)

Report of the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Dr. Jorge Bustamante (03/07/2008)

Letter from Esmeralda County School District Superintendent Robert Aumaugher Regarding the Speaking of Spanish on School Busses (02/12/2008)