Lawyers for Civil Rights

In the wake of César Chávez, accountability must center survivors while resisting racist narratives about Latinx communities:

Reckoning with César Chávez: Beyond “Sí Se Puede” By Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

Lawyers for Civil Rights' latest case holding ICE accountable:

“ICE rounded up employees working outside of the car wash bay and building in one sweep, without any questioning first, based solely on the fact that they worked at a car wash — a job with a predominantly immigrant workforce — and their race and language," read the complaint.

Allston Car Wash workers detained by ICE file complaint, claim civil rights violations - The Boston Globe The complaint says ICE agents conducted a warrantless search without probable cause, racially profiling the workers and denying them due process.

Today, the front page of the Boston Globe featured Kenia and her family, Lawyers for Civil Rights clients in a federal lawsuit after ICE shattered their car window while they were driving to church on Mother’s Day. Kenia and her young children endured ICE brutality. Now, LCR is fighting for accountability. Read Kenia's story here:

Months after her husband was violently arrested by ICE, this Chelsea mother says her life has unraveled - The Boston Globe Daniel Flores-Martinez, 40, was deported to Mexico last year after agents pulled the family’s SUV over while they were on their way to church on Mother’s Day.

With dauntless courage and unwavering resilience, teens are responding to ICE brutality.

ICE ‘took so much from us’: Mass. teen tearfully recounts detainment before Congress A Chelsea teen testified before Congress about how an ICE stop shattered her family’s sense of safety — and why the trauma still follows them months later.