Tag: Bronx Defenders

Apr

Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline – But the immigration reform bill currently making its way through Congress carries over punitive policies from previous administrations.

April 12, 2021San Francisco Public DefenderMedia, Op-Eds, The Nation

In this Op Ed published in The Nation, San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori of the Bronx Defenders, and Sophia Gurulé of Cook County Public Defenders penned these powerful critiques of President Biden’s “American Dream and Promise Act” otherwise known as HR 6. While the bill has many good measures, certain parts...