Last week, the Department of Justice sued Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio—self-styled as America’s Toughest Sheriff—for civil rights abuses and obstruction of justice. The policies Arpaio has adopted to justify that moniker are well documented. Here are some of the highlights of two decades of Sheriff Joe.

Last week, the Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The bill, originally enacted in 1994, provides federal funding toward the prosecution of violent crimes against women and includes provisions for undocumented immigrant women. Now the reauthorization bill is before the House. But those vital protections for immigrant women are gone. In fact, the [...]

On the biggest day of our national week of action for immigrant families, the US Supreme Court heard the oral arguments against Arizona’s infamous anti-immigration law, SB 1070. While the constitutionality of the bill was being discussed inside the Court’s white marble walls, faith leaders, labor unions, DREAMers, politicians, activists for immigrant and civil rights, undocumented and documented immigrants, and many others—nearly 1000 in all—stood in solidarity before the steps of the Supreme Court against SB 1070 and other hateful anti-immigration laws.

Surely when Russell Pearce woke up this morning, he knew he was going to have a rough day. At a Senate hearing organized by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, Pearce was the lone defender of SB 1070, Arizona’s extreme anti-immigration law. He attempted to make a case for the necessity and the constitutionality of his law, yet failed at both.

Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear Arizona’s SB 1070 – the extreme anti-immigrant bill that was signed into law just two years ago. Before the Supreme Court hears the case, we’re taking to Facebook and Twitter to raise awareness of this historic moment for our movement. How can you get involved? Use #justice4AZ in your [...]