[Immigration News]
NY AG James: “Every person, regardless of immigration status, is entitled to basic rights and this rule is a clear violation of those rights.”
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CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN LEE TO CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS AS LABOR DAY NEARS: DO YOUR JOBS!
[Labor Day]
Rep. Barbara Lee: “On Labor Day, we celebrate the organizers and workers who have fought for a living wage, workers’ rights and protections, and a fair playing field for working families. I stand with our union brothers and sisters as we continue that fight for prosperity and economic justice for all.”
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AFT’S WEINGARTEN, MEDICAL NURSES AND OTHERS DENOUNCE TRUMP’S DEPORTING OF SICK IMMIGRANT CHILDREN
[Immigration News]
AFT’s Randi Weingarten: “First, he separated families. Then he threw children in cages without food, water or showers. And now, in his cruelest move yet, Donald Trump is signing death sentences by deporting children with cancer and other illnesses, and in some cases deporting the parents of their sick and dying kids.”
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES: TRUMP’S EPA ROLLBACK OF METHANE REGULATIONS DANGEROUS TO ENVIRONMENT
[Environmental News]
Attorney General James: “The Trump Administration continues its unconscionable assault on the environment, this time with another effort by the EPA to gut regulations vital to combating climate change. Methane is an extremely potent greenhouse gas, and the oil and gas industry is the single largest emitter of methane in the United States.”
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES CONDEMNS TRUMP’S DANGEROUS POLICY OF IGNORING CLIMATE CHANGE
[Environment\Climate Change]
NY AG James: “Despite insurmountable evidence on the contrary, the Trump Administration continues to deny the existence of climate change, and in the process, continues to put the health and safety of Americans at risk.”
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LETITIA JAMES FIGHTS TO PROTECT WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS SERVICES BY SUPPORTING WWHA LAWSUIT
[Reproductive Rights\Abortion News]
NY AG Letitia James: “Access to reproductive health care is a fundamental right, and despite this crusade against women’s reproductive freedoms, we will never stop fighting for reproductive justice. No matter what anyone may say, this is about freedom of one’s body, freedom of one’s beliefs, and freedom of choice.”
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AFT PRESIDENT RANDI WEINGARTEN: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S NEW FLORES RULE “CRUEL”
[Immigration News]
AFT’s Weingarten: “In another cruel move, the Trump administration has chosen to once again target immigrant children, making it easier to hold them in detention indefinitely and under inhabitable conditions. The White House’s goal is quite clear: to prevent anyone from majority nonwhite countries from seeking refuge and asylum in the United States.”
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LATINO CONGRESSMEMBERS SEND LETTER TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DENOUNCING POLICIES TARGETING IMMIGRANT WORKERS
[Immigration News]
Congressman Joaquin Castro: “Already marginalized, these immigrant workers will experience further fear and may be exposed to additional harm. The Department of Labor must act swiftly to overturn this dangerous and discriminatory guidance. Lives depend on it.”
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NEW JERSEY LAWMAKERS OPPOSE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S PROPOSAL RESTRICTING SNAP BENEFITS FOR POOR FAMILIES
[New Jersey News]
“According to recent data, roughly one million New Jerseyans experience food insecurity and nearly 700,000 New Jerseyans received SNAP benefits so far this year. Of those, over 300,000 were children. If this rule were to be enacted, some of those children would be at risk of losing their eligibility for free school meals.”
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NEW YORK COMMUNITY AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS VOICE SUPPORT FOR AG JAMES’ LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP
[Immigration News]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz: “The Trump Administration has shown itself to be cold and ruthless towards our most vulnerable immigrant communities…I thank Attorney General Letitia James for her continuous leadership in the face of the scurrilous actions of the Trump Administration.”
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