“Immigrant Action Orlando” Launches to Provide Free Legal Services to Survivors of Orlando Tragedy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2016 Contact: Jackie Yodashkin, Immigration Equality jyodashkin@immigrationequality.org / 917-620-4502 “Immigrant Action Orlando” Launches to Provide Free Legal Services to Survivors of Orlando Tragedy Orlando, FL – Today, the American Immigration Lawyers...

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Watch ImEq argue at the 9th Circuit

You can now watch our Legal Director argue before the 9th Circuit Court! “If it is dangerous to be gay, it is almost always more dangerous to be transgender.” – Aaron Morris, Legal Director, Immigration Equality...

March 6, 2015 at 2:42 pm Intern Intern read more

House Bill Aimed at Reversing Executive Actions on Immigration Fails LGBT Immigrants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2015 Immigration Equality Action Fund Opposes H.R. 240 New York, NY – Immigration Equality Action Fund strongly opposes H.R. 240. The bill provides funding to maintain no less than 34,000 detention...

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LGBT Immigration Leaders: New ICE Director’s Confirmation Opportunity for Responsible Leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2014 LGBT Immigration Leaders: New ICE Director’s Confirmation Opportunity for Responsible Leadership Advocates Call on Saldaña to End Inhumane Treatment of LGBT Immigrants in Detention New York, NY/ Washington, DC –...

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Immigration Equality Demands an End to Torture in Immigration Detention Centers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 9, 2014Immigration Equality Demands an End to Torture in Immigration Detention CentersOn Human Rights Day 2014, Immigration Equality Backs UN Report on Overuse of Solitary Confinement New York, NY – This Human Rights...

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VICE News: Gay and Trans Immigrants May Not Find a Reprieve in Obama’s Executive Action

By Colleen Curry | December 2, 2014 President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is expected to help some 5 million undocumented people remain in the United States, but legal advocates for LGBT immigrants say thousands...

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Immigration Equality Condemns Gambian Antigay Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 24, 2014National Leader in LGBT Asylum Calls for Repeal of Law Criminalizing LGBT Community New York, NY – Immigration Equality, the national leader in direct representation and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...

November 24, 2014 at 9:37 pm Intern Intern read more

Advocates Fear Obama Proposal’s Impact on LGBT Immigrants

Bloomberg | By Emily Greenhouse The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, guarantees American citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.” This means that people who are in the U.S. illegally give birth to...

November 22, 2014 at 5:38 pm Intern Intern read more

President Obama’s Executive Order Stresses Family Ties, Fails to Mention LGBT Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 21, 2014 Immigration Advocates Concerned Familial Ties Requirement Will Exclude Many from Relief New York, NY – Immigration Equality, the national leader in direct representation and advocacy for LGBT and HIV-positive immigrants and families, calls...

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President Obama’s Relief Package Insufficient for LGBT Community

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 20, 2014 Executive Order fails to protect most LGBT immigrants from deportation New York, NY – The White House has announced that President Obama will unveil his immigration package, and that the majority of...

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