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Class Action Lawsuit Demands ICE Release All Transgender Detainees Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National April 25, 2020 0Advocacy groups on Thursday filed a class action lawsuit that demands U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement release all transgender people...
Four Gay Men with HIV Released from ICE Custody Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National April 14, 2020 0Immigration Equality says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released four of its gay clients with HIV. Two of the...
Puerto Rico HIV/AIDS Service Groups Respond to Coronavirus Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National April 11, 2020 0The coronavirus pandemic has forced HIV/AIDS service organizations and advocacy groups in Puerto Rico to change the way they work....
Five LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Released from ICE Custody in Ariz. Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National March 27, 2020 0A Phoenix-based advocacy group says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday released five LGBTQ asylum seekers who had been...
Coronavirus Leaves Migrants Along Mexico-U.S. Border Even More Vulnerable Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National March 22, 2020 0Advocates along the Mexico-U.S. border say they are increasingly concerned about the coronavirus’ impact on migrants. Jaime Antonio Marin Rocha...
State Department Releases Annual Human Rights Report Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National March 15, 2020 0The State Department’s annual human rights report that was released on Wednesday notes violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender...
Transgender Women Transferred from ICE Detention Center in NM Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National February 3, 2020 0An immigrant advocacy group on Monday said the transgender women who were in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at...
Group Demands ICE Release Trans Woman in ‘Life-or-Death Medical Crisis’ Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National January 20, 2020 0An advocacy group says a transgender woman who is in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in New Mexico is...
House Democrats Call for ICE to Release all Transgender Detainees Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National January 19, 2020 0More than 40 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Puerto Rico Governor Under Pressure to Resign over Homophobic, Misogynistic Comments Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National July 15, 2019 0Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is under growing pressure to resign after homophobic and misogynistic comments he made in a...
Marriage Opponent to Chair State Department Human rights Commission Michael Lavers, Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association National July 13, 2019 0A Harvard Law School professor who is known for her opposition to same-sex marriage will chair the State Department’s new human...