LWV calls on Biden administration to stop stripping Americans of their citizenship (Legal Document) 1/14/2021 LWV joined Muslim Advocates’ coalition in urging the new Biden Administration to stop the Trump denaturalization regime. Once a last…
LWV calls on President-elect Biden to Reverse Harmful Immigration Executive Orders on Day 1 (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 President-elect Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 December 18, 2020 Dear President-…
League Joins Principles for Immigrant COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 Dr. Robert R. Redfield Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30329 AND Dr. David…
League Submits Comments Disapproving of DHS’ Intention to Destroy Civil Rights Complaint Records (Legal Document) 10/8/2020 LWVUS joined a letter to the National Archives disapproving of the Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed request seeking permission to destroy…
League Urges Congress to reject Funding Increases to ICE and CBP (Legal Document) 9/16/2020 LWVUS joined immigrant and justice advocacy groups on a Defund Hate letter to House leadership calling for no funding increases for Immigration and…
League Sends Letter Urging Postal Service to Continue Longstanding Practice of Placing Voter Registration Forms in Postal Offices (Legal Document) 9/4/2020 Amid reports that local post offices in the Houston, Texas, area declined to place voter registration forms in their lobbies, citing a “directive”…
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…
League Urges Congress to Protect Voting Rights in COVID-19 Stimulus Package (Legal Document) 3/21/2020 The League joined the effort led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging Congress to include funding for voting rights in…
League Urges Adoption of Key Policies Around 2020 Elections Amid COVID-19 Threat (Legal Document) 3/18/2020 The League joined over 200 organizations supporting an effort led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging federal lawmakers and…
League Urges Congress Pass Permanent Protections for Dreamers (Legal Document) 5/21/2019 The League joined 400 national, state, and local groups urging Congress to ensure passage of legislation that permanently protects Dreamers and…, May 21, 2019, Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Chairman Nadler, and Ranking Member Collins, We, the undersigned national, state, and local…