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COVID-19 updates: SPLC continues fight against injustice
<[link removed]>We are only beginning to feel the impact of the coronavirus, but we know that the communities we serve — including low-income people, immigrants and people of color — are already among the most affected. We’ve created a special page to keep you updated on our work and the work of our partner organizations in response to COVID-19, including advocating for the rights and safety of immigrants <[link removed]>, incarcerated people <[link removed]> and workers <[link removed]>.
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Detained migrants win in federal court: Judge greenlights nationwide class action lawsuit <[link removed]>
A federal judge today delivered a huge victory for tens of thousands of immigrants and asylum seekers detained in prisons across the country. The judge ruled that our nationwide class action suit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security will proceed, greenlighting a challenge to the Trump administration’s system-wide failure to provide adequate medical and mental health care and disability accommodations for people in ICE custody. The lawsuit, filed by a coalition including the SPLC, doesn’t seek monetary damages — but rather an end to the shockingly inhumane treatment of people held by ICE.
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CROWN Act movement seeks to protect Black people from racial discrimination based on hairstyles
<[link removed]>Across the country, discriminatory policies are still in place banning certain hairstyles — like braids, Afros, curls, twists and dreadlocks — that mark many Black people’s identities. But a growing number of advocacy organizations and lawmakers are pushing for legislation that is broadly called the CROWN Act <[link removed]>, short for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.
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25 years later, Oklahoma City bombing still inspires antigovernment extremists
<[link removed]>The nation’s deadliest act of domestic terror in modern times has left a legacy critical to understanding the far-right extremist movements of today. To mark the anniversary of the attack, we’ve created a new video exploring the antigovernment and white supremacist beliefs of the 1995 bombers and the bombing’s continued prominence in conspiracy theories being peddled by extremists today.
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News You Should Know

Immigrant Detainees Stage Protest for More COVID-19 Protections: ‘WE ARE NOT SAFE’ <[link removed]> (HuffPost)

The Louisiana Department of Health Issued Recommendations on How to Stop the Spread of Coronavirus in Prisons — Then Rescinded Them <[link removed]> (The Lens)

Mississippi Court Won't Undo 12-Year Sentence for Jail Phone <[link removed]> ( The New York Times )

Tallahassee Passes Sweeping Conversion Therapy Ban <[link removed]> (NewNowNext)

Federal Agencies Are Doing Little About the Rise in Anti-Asian Hate <[link removed]> (Center for Public Integrity)

The Hate Store: Amazon’s Self-Publishing Arm Is a Haven for White Supremacists <[link removed]> (ProPublica)











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