A conversation on human rights can become politically charged, but it really boils down to meeting people's basic needs, says Mayor Brandon Sakbun. Those basic human rights are not political, he said.

The latest plea comes in the form of an emergency appeal the Justice Department filed with the court last week, seeking to ...

When the North Lake Correctional Facility was open, it was Lake County's biggest employer. Even closed, it's the county's ...

The Maryland House of Delegates recently passed House Bill 853, also known as the Maryland Second Look Act. The ACLU is now ...

DCFS is responsible for everything that happens to a child, for making sure the child is safe, for making sure the child has ...

Illinois legislators are considering several bills to provide rules for Artificial Intelligence in Education, Healthcare and ...

The decision came after hours of testimony from both people experiencing homelessness and housed individuals at a special ...

Like other state legislatures around the country, the Illinois General Assembly in the last couple of years has grappled with ...

ICE's deportation actions signal that anyone who isn't a U.S. citizen is 'at risk – period,' immigration attorney says.

Critics say a bill that would require hospitals to ask about citizenship could dissuade some migrants from getting medical ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There are more than 400,000 immigrants and refugees in Oregon, according to Oregon For All. But many ...

The US Department of Education (ED) recently announced two separate groups of enforcement investigations to assess university compliance with ...