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@verainstitute.bsky.social@verainstitute.bsky.social → @vera.orgJails to Jobs (#J2J) co-sponsors @vera.org & Michelson Center for Public Policy gathered this week to discuss: ⛑️ Stabilizing CA’s workforce 🦺 Addressing public safety needs 💼 Connecting justice impacted people to jobs … & much more as we prepare for the 2027-28 budget cycle! ⏩
Show PostMore Than a Number: What Human Dignity Means to Incarcerated People The Brennan Center's @lbeisen.bsky.social will join a webinar hosted by the @vera.org on Wed, Sept. 30. RSVP.
Show Post@durbin.senate.gov & other IL officials joined NIJC and partners to sound the alarm on due process violations that target children at Chicago Immigration Court. The Trump admin is fast-tracking the deportation of children by gutting legal counsel and expediting court proceedings. Learn more:
Show PostToday, I attended a "mega master" immigration court hearing in Chicago—the latest ploy in Trump's cruel deportation campaign that has sown fear into our communities & derailed due process. The cruelty this Admin has inflicted on immigrants, especially children, is unfathomable.
Show Post🚨 Governor Hochul’s Local Cops, Local Crimes Act Enacted Today, Terminates 287(g) Agreements in New York State "The termination of 287(g) agreements is a critical victory for immigrant New Yorkers and for public safety across the state." Murad Awawdeh nyic.org/press
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