SPLC Applauds President Biden’s Prioritizing Racial Justice and Equity Among His First Executive Acts

January 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order outlining his “ambitious whole-of-government equity agenda” to advance racial and social justice for all – including historically-underserved communities...

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SPLC Welcomes End to Discriminatory Muslim and African Travel Ban

January 20, 2021

WASHINGTON – President Biden today signed an executive order rescinding the discriminatory Muslim and African travel ban. The following statement is from Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center and...

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Biden-Harris Day 1 Immigration Action Critical First Step Toward Immigrant Justice

January 20, 2021

(En español abajo.) WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden today proposed the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 , a comprehensive legislative package on immigration, outlining a path to citizenship for millions of immigrant families, among...

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SPLC Action: Senate Must Confirm Mayorkas Without Further Delay

January 19, 2021

WASHINGTON – After the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today concluded its confirmation hearing on Alejandro Mayorkas, president-elect Biden’s nominee for Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

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SPLC ACTION FUND: Historic Nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine Focuses New Attention on Transgender Equality

January 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – President-elect Joe Biden announced that he will nominate Dr. Rachel Levine, the current secretary of health for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of...

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SPLC Action Fund: President Trump Has Been Impeached; Now It’s Time for the Senate to Finish the Job

January 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives voted by a 232-197 margin to impeach President Donald Trump for inciting the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob seeking to overturn the election, making him...

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SPLC Action Fund: House of Representatives Must Now Vote to Remove Trump From Office After Pence’s Refusal to Invoke 25th Amendment

January 12, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Vice President Pence sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stating that he would not invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office. The move came moments before the House of...

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SPLC Action: Walsh Must Reverse Trump’s Attacks on Workers’ Rights and Expand Protections for Immigrant Workers

January 07, 2021

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden today announced that he will nominate Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Secretary of the Department of Labor. The following statement is from Meredith Stewart, senior supervising attorney with the...

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SPLC Action Fund President: Attempted Coup Displays Organized, Extremist Violence Plaguing The United States

January 06, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of extremists violently occupied the Capitol complex in Washington D.C. today to prevent lawmakers from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. Margaret Huang, President...

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SPLC Action: Next Attorney General Must Rebuild Justice Department & Refocus on Justice for All

January 06, 2021

Montgomery, Ala. — SPLC Action Fund President and CEO Margaret Huang released the statement below following reports that President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Merrick Garland, the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

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SPLC Applauds President Biden’s Prioritizing Racial Justice and Equity Among His First Executive Acts

SPLC Welcomes End to Discriminatory Muslim and African Travel Ban

Biden-Harris Day 1 Immigration Action Critical First Step Toward Immigrant Justice

SPLC Action: Senate Must Confirm Mayorkas Without Further Delay

SPLC ACTION FUND: Historic Nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine Focuses New Attention on Transgender Equality

SPLC Action Fund: President Trump Has Been Impeached; Now It’s Time for the Senate to Finish the Job

SPLC Action Fund: House of Representatives Must Now Vote to Remove Trump From Office After Pence’s Refusal to Invoke 25th Amendment

SPLC Action: Walsh Must Reverse Trump’s Attacks on Workers’ Rights and Expand Protections for Immigrant Workers

SPLC Action Fund President: Attempted Coup Displays Organized, Extremist Violence Plaguing The United States

SPLC Action: Next Attorney General Must Rebuild Justice Department & Refocus on Justice for All

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