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TODAY AT 11AM: Advocates will demand TDCJ release two immigrants illegally detained at Briscoe Unit
WHAT: A press conference demanding release of immigrants illegally detained more than the 48 hours mandated by federal statute
WHO: Organizers from Grassroots Leadership
WHEN: Friday, October 1, 2021, 11am
WHERE: Outside the Dolph Briscoe Unit, 1459 West Highway 85, Dilley, Texas 78017
DILLEY, TX — Immigration and Criminal Justice Advocates will gather in front of the Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley, Texas to demand the release of two migrant fathers — Ivan Nava and David Muñoz — who are now being illegally held after the state dismissed their cases.
Court Ruling for Texas Migrants Today Marks First-of-its-Kind Victory Against Governor Abbott’s Operation Lone Star
Del Rio, Texas – Tuesday, September 28, 2021, the state of Texas dropped misdemeanor charges against two migrant fathers–Ivan Nava and David Muñoz–who had been arrested and detained for more than 50 days as part of Governor Abbott’s Operation Lone Star. Grassroots Leadership and Just Futures Law filed two petitions for writ of Habeas Corpus for their cases earlier this month. [node:read-more:link]
NEW REPORT: Austin’s “Big Brother” surveillance infrastructure through the ARIC fusion center is harmful to vulnerable residents
Austin, Texas – As Austin debates its vision for public safety, a new report released today lays out the role Austin Regional Intelligence Center, also known as ARIC, plays in the surveillance and data sharing of Austinites. [node:read-more:link]
NEW: 95 civil rights groups and community leaders oppose new Travis Co. women’s jail, call for Justice Reinvestment Plan
Austin, TX — Today, nearly 30 community organizations and more than 65 community leaders sent a letter to Travis County Commissioners Court members urging them to vote against the building of a new women’s jail and commit to a community-led process to create a Justice Reinvestment Plan to replace the outdated “Master Plan.” [node:read-more:link]
Civil rights groups call for Austin to ban law enforcement’s use of facial recognition software
Austin— Grassroots Leadership and Just Futures Law today called on the Austin City Council to take proactive steps to ban law enforcement’s use of facial recognition software following a series of exposés on the company Clearview AI. [node:read-more:link]
