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Hear from the 2024 Valerie Zukin Memorial Fellows
The Valerie Zukin Memorial Fellowship proudly welcomed and trained two more summer fellows in 2024: Dalia Blevins at Northwest Immigrant...
Nov 27, 20244 min read
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Rest In Power, Ramón
It is with heavy hearts that the family and friends of Ramon Dominguez Gonzalez share the news of his passing on July 10, 2024 at the age...
Jul 25, 20246 min read
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New Community 🫱🏽🫲🏾 Legal Leadership at CCIJ
A statement from our outgoing Executive Director, Bianca Sierra Wolff Dear CCIJ Community, It is with bittersweet emotions that I write...
May 30, 20232 min read
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Our Best Year Yet!
2022 was a year of tremendous growth and exciting wins for CCIJ! Here are some of our greatest accomplishments: LEGAL EFFORTS: Began...
Dec 22, 20222 min read
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Abolish borders: Recent tragedies underscore deadly global border policies
Nation-states need to understand that the more they criminalize our humanity, the more lives are put at risk. They can create the toughest p
Jun 29, 20223 min read
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Meet the Inaugural Valerie Zukin Memorial Fellows
We are excited to introduce the inaugural fellows, Griselda Estrada Gonzalez and Athena Buell Becerra. Griselda and Athena were selected...
Apr 28, 20222 min read
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CCIJ’s Kalli Flores-Lyon: Fighting For Immigrants’ Rights From Both Sides of the Border
CCIJ’s newest addition to the team, Kalli Flores-Lyon, spoke to our intern Danna Castro Galindo about their experiences advocating for...
Jun 15, 20216 min read
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Why Should Immigration Detention Be Closed?
Giovannie, currently detained in Golden State Annex, shares his reflections and concerns around immigration detention. 12-23-2020 Why...
Jan 13, 20213 min read
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The Fight to End Immigration Detention Continues
Now is not the time for complacency. The results of this historic election have shown the power of communities coming together to...
Nov 9, 20202 min read
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¡La Lucha Sigue!
The Turbulent Presidential Election Calls for Increased Advocacy and Mobilization Among Our Immigrant Community We all know this isn’t...
Nov 4, 20202 min read
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Working to Bridge Two Distinctly Unequal Systems
CCIJ’s Executive Director, Bianca Sierra Wolff talks about her experiences growing up as a Latina woman in the United States, and the...
Oct 30, 20207 min read
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BAND AID SOLUTIONS ARE NO SOLUTION: IT’S TIME TO FOCUS ON REAL CHANGE
A New Vision for CCIJ What do we do when Immigrants and communities of color are under attack? What is the role for advocates, attorneys...
Oct 16, 20204 min read
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Ni de aquí, ni de allá
As an undocumented Latina, I grew up surrounded by an American culture that was hostile towards my identity. At the same time I...
Oct 13, 20203 min read
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Saying Adios to the Good vs. Bad Immigrant Narrative
As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month reflection series, Danna Castro Galindo, one of CCIJ’s college volunteers, shared her reflections...
Sep 24, 20205 min read
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Answering Calls from Immigrants in Detention During COVID-19:
Once Solely a Legal Battle, Now One of Life or Death. Before shelter in place, CCIJ and other legal service organizations made monthly...
Sep 8, 20206 min read
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Meet Lisa Knox, CCIJ’s new Legal Director
Lisa Knox, CCIJ’s new Legal Director, speaking at a protest in front of Governor Newsom’s mansion in late July demanding that all...
Aug 31, 20202 min read
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Letters From Immigration Detention During COVID-19
Immigrants detained in Yuba County Jail and Mesa Verde Detention Facility shared their thoughts, fears and pleas while they hope to be...
Jun 23, 20205 min read
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