Note: this article, featuring our clients Ellen Gallagher, Scott Allen, and Pamela McPherson and our Senior Counsel and Director of Education Dana Gold, was originally published here. House Passes Bill to Boost Civil Rights at Homeland Security Legislation follows surge of whistleblowers saying civil rights office has been neutered under Trump. he House on Monday [...]
November 18, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sens. Durbin, Booker, and Harris Introduce Legislation Addressing ICE’s Abuse of Solitary Confinement on Vulnerable Migrants Concerns Raised by Government Accountability Project Whistleblower Client Ellen Gallagher Prompt Congressional Action WASHINGTON - Last Thursday, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced new legislation to curtail [...]
November 8, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabeth Warren Demands DHS Provide Information Regarding Harmful ICE Solitary Confinement Policies Letter References Government Accountability Project Whistleblower Client WASHINGTON - Last Friday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) expressing grave concern that [...]