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Georgia State Capitol 2012 Asian Pacific American Legislative Day

Sat, 01/28/2012 - 10:02

Just got this note from our friend, Tricia Sung, with OCA-Georgia. A coalition of groups in Atlanta are sponsoring another Legislative Day on Thursday, February 9th. It's a full day of programs that looks great. If you're in the area, come on out.


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Georgia Is Not a "Show Me Your Papers" State

Tue, 06/07/2011 - 15:23

From the Restore Fairness blog-

Guest blogger: Azadeh N. Shahshahani, National Security/Immigrants’ Rights Project Director, ACLU Foundation of Georgia.

Co-authored with Omar Jadwat, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project. Cross-posted from Huffington Post.


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Momentum is building for immigration reform

Mon, 05/16/2011 - 08:54

From our Restore Fairness blog-

Could the conversation about immigration finally be changing?


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http://restorefairness.org/2011/03/when-it-comes-to-immigration-detention-and-enforcement-georgia-sets-a-terrible-example/

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 13:42

From the Restore Fairness blog-

Guest blogger: Azadeh N. Shahshahani, National Security/Immigrants' Rights Project Director, ACLU Foundation of Georgia


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State must enact anti-racial profiling laws

Tue, 01/11/2011 - 15:41

From the Restore Fairness blog-

Guest blogger: Azadeh Shahshahani from the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia

When I testified before the Special Joint Committee on Immigration Reform, a committee of 14 Republicans convened to draft legislative proposals for the upcoming legislative session, I reminded them about the continued obligation of Georgia under international human rights law to protect and preserve the human dignity of all people regardless of immigration status.


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An ongoing battle to ensure due process and keep families together

Tue, 11/23/2010 - 16:17

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DOJ Civil Rights Thomas Perez Issues Statement on LEP Practices Relevant to Pending Georgia Case - Ling vs. Georgia

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 07:44

The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued a statement on August 16, 2010 on language access policies and practices to state courts which is directly relevant to recent Ling v. Georgia case being carefully watched in Georgia. http://www.lep.gov/final_courts_ltr_081610.pdf


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Solidarity Walk for Pa Lee Klo, 20 years old, Murdered Last Friday in Georgia

Fri, 08/13/2010 - 22:13

(Clarkston, GA) -- The Karen Community of Georgia issued a press release inviting the public to participate in a Solidarity Walk on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at 5 p.m. to commemorate the life of Pa Lee Klo, a twenty-year-old Karen refugee who was senselessly killed last week in a driveby shooting outside of his home in Clarkston in Dekalb County, Georgia.

Dekalb County is home to one of the largest refugee populations in the South. The community has been increasingly concerned by the growing violence in the Clarkston apartment houses where Pa Lee Klo was killed.


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Doing the right thing can get you deported

Thu, 05/27/2010 - 15:03

From the Restore Fairness blog.

When Abel Moreno made a call to 911 to report a police officer assaulting his girlfriend, he had no idea of the consequences of his actions. He now faces deportation for reporting a crime he witnessed.


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Racial profiling in Georgia a microcosm of what's happening all over the U.S.

Thu, 03/25/2010 - 13:36

From the Restore Fairness blog.


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