Category Archives: Immigrants

Five Ways to Fight Family Separation From Right Here in Pennsylvania

Posted on June 19, 2018 by womenslawproject

“On the afternoon of their second day in detention, two male agents entered the cell. “They didn’t say anything,” Rivera told me. “They just walked over and grabbed Jairo. It felt like my son was stuck to me. He clung … Continue reading →

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Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania? It’s here if you look for it.

Posted on May 3, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Judy Hale Reed, Intern, WLP Western Pennsylvania Office In June 2012, the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking released the results of a two-year study entitled, Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania: Policy Recommendations and Proposed Legislation. … Continue reading →

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House Passes DHS Spending Bill with Anti-Choice Rider

Posted on June 26, 2012 by nditto

Elizabeth Wingfield, Former WLP Intern On June 7, the House passed a Homeland Security spending bill which included a provision that would prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from providing abortions to undocumented women who are detained. The measure was … Continue reading →

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Report: Female Farm Workers Face Sexual Violence, Harassment

Posted on May 21, 2012 by womenslawproject

On May 16, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report detailing the results of interviews with over 160 farmworkers, police, attorneys, and other members of the agricultural industry about sexual violence and harassment endured by female migrant farmworkers. Women make … Continue reading →

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Urge Your Representative in Congress to Oppose H.R. 4970 to Protect the Safety of Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims

Posted on May 10, 2012 by womenslawproject

As Congress debates the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), domestic and sexual violence victims are in danger of losing important protections under the law.   Unlike previous reauthorizations of VAWA, a law originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized … Continue reading →

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Undocumented Women in Custody Forced to Give Birth in Chains

Posted on October 19, 2011 by womenslawproject

The Huffington Post recently published an expose on the barbaric treatment of some undocumented women who are incarcerated while pregnant. Being shackled during childbirth is illegal in 14 states including Pennsylvania (except in cases where it is determined that the … Continue reading →

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