Tens of thousands of immigrants denied medical care and disability accommodations by the federal government will have their day in court A federal judge ruled today that a nationwide class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the…
COVID-19 Response Focuses on Collaboration, Action & Impact
History shows that rights are even more likely to be threatened during – or shortly after – a crisis, during times of scarcity, and when fear predominates. Recognizing this, CREEC set in motion a three-pronged response at the onset of…
New Initiative – IDAP Help Desk
Recently CREEC’s Immigration Detention Accountability Project (IDAP) expanded its services to include a robust Help Desk component. The number of migrants and asylum seekers who are being detained in immigration prisons or denied entry at the U.S. border has increased…
Letter to Gov. Polis Urging Protection of Rights and Access to Care of People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic
CREEC and 19 other organizations sent this letter to Colorado Governor Jared Polis. You’ll find the complete list of participating organizations in the signature section of this letter. All footnotes and links to signatory organizations are at the end of…
TDOC Needs to Stop Denying Effective Communication
Today, CREEC and Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) filed a Complaint seeking access to effective communication for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) custody as required by law. Kevin Trivette is deaf and his primary…
Disability Discrimination Complaint Filed Over COVID-19 Treatment Rationing Plan in Tennessee
CREEC and other disability rights advocacy organizations joined Disability Rights Tennessee (DRT) and The Arc Tennessee (The Arc TN) to file a Complaint with the Office of Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday,…
CREEC and Co-Counsel File Preliminary Injunction in Fraihat v ICE Case
CREEC and Co-counsel Seek Emergency Court Ruling for Immediate COVID-19 Protections for People in Immigration Jails Early this morning, CREEC and others filed an emergency application for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of…
CREEC and 13 Others Send COVID-19 Letter in Support of Immigrants in Detention in Adelanto, CA
Today CREEC and 13 other organizations sent this letter to DHS, ICE and Geo Group officials at the Adelanto Detention Facility in California (where some Fraihat plaintiffs are located). You’ll find the complete list of participating organizations in the signature…
Immigrant Advocacy Groups File Civil Rights Complaint Against Constitutional & Disability Rights Violations
Freedom for Immigrants (FFI), Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention, and Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) have filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil…
CREEC and Justice Catalyst Law Launch Housing Discrimination Initiative
The Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center (CREEC) and Justice Catalyst Law are joining forces to combat housing discrimination in a new initiative that focuses on housing providers who discriminate against people participating in medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid…