Fifty for Fairness **Lawsuit Update!**

from Ben Johnson, Executive Director

A few weeks ago I emailed you about nationwide class-action lawsuit we filed on behalf of thousands of children, challenging the federal government’s failure to provide them with legal representation as it carries out deportation hearings against them.

We filed this lawsuit because it is unacceptable to force thousands of immigrant children each year to navigate our immigration court process alone. The government’s failure to provide legal representation to children deprives them of a fair hearing and violates both the U.S. Constitution and the immigration laws.

UPDATE: We’ve just been notified that our first hearing is scheduled for September 3, 2014. We are busy getting ready to stand up for children who are being funneled through the complex immigration court system without representation, but we need your help!

Show your support of the Immigration Council’s litigation strategy and join our “Fifty for Fairness” campaign today!

The American Immigration Council exists to ensure that immigration agencies do not lose sight of the human toll of their inactions and that our nation’s moral and ethical values are reflected in the way we treat immigrants.

Join our “Fifty 4 Fairness” campaign and help us continue our work as the immigration watchdog.

Thank you in advance for your support of our mission and our work. I look forward to updating you on this lawsuit as things develop.

Sincerely,
Ben Johnson, Executive Director