Unconstitutional Executive Order Targets Immigrants and Damages Redistricting (Press Release) 7/22/2020 Washington – The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order to exclude…
Supreme Court Blocks Administration Attempt to End DACA (Press Release) 6/18/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the 5-4 Supreme…
Fighting each day for the America we aspire to be (Blog) 6/18/2020 This guest blog was contributed by Krystina François, member of LWV of Miami-Dade County and Executive Director of the Office of New Americans in…
League Joins Efforts to Support Funding in 4th COVID-19 Stimulus (Legal Document) 4/22/2020 LWVUS has actively been supporting additional measures for inclusion in the next emergency funding stimulus bills related to the coronavirus. The…
SCOTUS Hearing on the Rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (Blog) 11/20/2019 On November 12, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., et. al, which is a trio…, What does the Court want to know? The Court seemed to focus on three questions: (1) Are there serious reliance interests here that make the decision…
Census Moves Forward Without Citizenship Question (Press Release) 7/12/2019 Focus must be on a complete count, not citizenship data WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters board president Chris…
League Stands with Immigrants Ahead of ICE Raids (Press Release) 7/12/2019 WASHINGTON – League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement ahead of the administration’s planned raids to arrest and deport…
League Supports Legislation to Mitigate Harm to Children at U.S. Borders (Article) 6/26/2019 The League joined more than 150 organizations in support of the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act and…, Dear Member of Congress, The undersigned organizations are writing to express our strong support for the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (…
LWV Demands Immediate Action to Resolve the Inhumane Treatment for Asylum Seekers (Press Release) 6/24/2019 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement on the situation at the U.S.…