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ACLU Endorses Rep. Brown’s Equal Justice For Immigrants Act
| Posted in Press Releases
On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union announced their support for Congressman Anthony G. Brown’s legislation, H.R. 3775, the Equal Justice for Immigrants Act. Read more » 
A New Bill Would Provide Free Legal Representation For Asylum-Seekers Who Need It
| Posted in In the News
Maryland Rep. Anthony Brown and other Democrats are planning to introduce legislation that would ensure “vulnerable populations” seeking asylum receive legal representation in their immigration cases as President Donald Trump continues to crack down on immigration to the US. Read more »
As The President Attacks Immigrants, It’s Time For Congress To Provide A Legal Defense
| Posted in Press Releases
A day after the Trump administration announced new plans to end asylum protections for people traveling from South and Central America through Mexico, Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a first generation American and former Army JAG Officer, introduced the Equal Justice for Immigrants Act to extend the guaranteed right to counsel to all people in the immigration court system. Read more »
Washington Legal Advocates, Lawmakers Want Immigration Procedures Changed
| Posted in In the News
Some of Washington’s prominent legal organizations and lawmakers are scrambling to address the nation’s illegal immigration crisis while courts confront a hopeless backlog of cases. Read more »
U.S. House Approves $4.5B Border Aid Package
| Posted in In the News
The U.S. House passed a $4.5 billion package late Tuesday to spend on humanitarian aid at the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more »
Lawmakers Push for Alternatives to Inhumane Detention Centers
| Posted in In the News
Lawyers recently visited a detention center in Clint, TX, and what they reported back was subhuman treatment. Read more »
Cortez Masto, Gillibrand, Markey, Blumenthal Introduce Rep. Brown Legislation to Require Alternatives to Immigrant Detention
| Posted in Press Releases
In response to unprecedented levels of immigrants being detained around the country and startling reports of neglect and mistreatment at immigrant detention centers, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today introduced legislation to create a presumption in favor of the use of alternatives to detention for asylum seekers, migrant children and families, and other vulnerable groups. Read more »
Pentagon Awards Nearly $1 Billion in Two New Contracts for President Trump’s Border Wall
| Posted in In the News
The Pentagon announced two military contracts Tuesday worth $976 million to construct a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, marking the first step toward President Donald Trump’s long-promised goal since he declared a national emergency nearly two months ago. Read more »
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