WASHINGTON – Two years after the killing of George Floyd, President Biden has signed a historic executive order that will deliver the most significant police reform in decades. The order is a step in the right direction toward ensuring accountability and transparency in federal law enforcement and establishing other criminal justice reforms. Poder Latinx commends President Biden for advancing this reform and calls for meaningful legislation on police reform and gun violence.
Read MoreWASHINGTON - Poder Latinx condemns the U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays’ decision today, which ruled to prevent the Biden administration from ending Title 42 by May 23. With the current attempts to codify Title 42 into law, Poder Latinx strongly urges the Biden administration and the Senate to end Title 42 immediately and refrain from voting on any amendment that will keep Title 42 in place.
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NATIONWIDE - Yesterday, a draft majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade was leaked by POLITICO. The consequential decision expected to come officially in June is poised to strike down the federal constitutionally protected rights to reproductive health, setting back almost 50 years of precedent.
Read MoreATLANTA - The immigrant community faces several obstacles in applying for citizenship: a months- or years-long, time-consuming process, mountains of documentation, the financial burden of application fees, legal consultations, and more.
Read MoreTALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker released a landmark decision today in the nationally-watched voting rights trial on Florida’s SB 90 bill to strike down key provisions of the law. This restrictive voting law passed by the Republican-majority legislature and Gov. DeSantis would have put in place new constraints on the use of drop boxes and organizations conducting voter registration drives, among other measures that would significantly hinder access to the vote for millions of state residents.
Read MoreNATIONWIDE - Climate change is increasingly worsening - the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report shared that the general population is behind on taking action before climate change begins causing irreversible damage. Latinxs are more likely to work in industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, and construction, and live in areas where exposure to the effects of climate change is higher. Poder Latinx leads a year-long environmental justice campaign- EcoPoder- to identify solutions for Latinx communities facing environmental injustices and to create tangible change through coordinated educational efforts. The EcoPoder Campaign aims to educate and empower the Latinx community to take on the climate crisis by holding our elected officials accountable, working to improve our own communities’ carbon footprint, and learning to love Madre Tierra.
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PHOENIX - Climate action at the scale of the crisis; millions of union clean energy and care jobs; racial, economic, and environmental justice. For months, we’ve waited for our elected officials to keep their promises and pass a bill to make that vision a reality. But special interests have continued to block progress, against the will of the people.
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