Read MCJ Immigration attorney Amelia McGowan’s written testimony to the United States Homeland Security Committee hearing that was held on November 7. ...
As our guests stepped aboard the bus, it seemed that we were placing a bet with each other about the Great Mississippi Road Trip. Will people connect with all this? Will the threads tie together? Will we be ready when the hard truths emerge? This...
One of the most common scenarios I encounter as an education attorney is when a child gets suspended or expelled but is not currently receiving special education services. A quick look at the child’s school records reveals that the child likely has a disability for...
Noted North Carolina Attorney Henderson Hill to Join the Curtis Flowers Defense Team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Dana Thomas, Communications Director Mississippi Center for Justice dthomas@mscenterforjustice.org, 601-506-9156 JACKSON, Miss., October 3, 2019 -- The Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) announced today that renowned attorney Henderson Hill of Charlotte NC will join the...
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was passed by Congress six days after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in order to prohibit housing discrimination based upon race, religion, color, and national origin. Subsequent amendments added gender, family status, and disability as protected...
Immigration Attorney On August 7, 2019, ICE raided 7 poultry processing plants in 5 communities in Mississippi, rounding up 680 immigrants. Over half were detained; approximately 200 face criminal charges; all will need representation for removal proceedings. Over 500 attorneys have volunteered to assist, but the number...
Radical Revised Public Charge Regulation Will Punish Lawfully Present Immigrant Families in Mississippi, Increasing Hunger and Poor Health Jackson, Miss. —Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its new “public charge” regulation, which aims to sow fear and reap chaos, cruelty, and increased racial and economic...
I have recently had the privilege to work with a family whose daughter has a rare medical condition. This condition causes learning difficulties along with a host of additional challenges for both the child and her parents. As the school year comes to an...
Yesterday, 650 federal agents raided six Mississippi communities, arresting 680 of our friends and neighbors in Morton, Canton, Carthage, Pelahatchie, Bay Springs, and Walnut Grove. Mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers were loaded onto buses in plastic handcuffs while children, with their...
On April 16, Governor Phil Bryant signed H.B. 1352, the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2019. H.B. 1352’s bipartisan reforms include a provision authored by the Mississippi Center for Justice, which opts out of a 1996 federal ban on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance...