New York, NY, April 3, 2018 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), along with a number of Jewish civil rights organizations, last Friday filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to uphold lower court rulings that have blocked President Trump’s third attempt to prohibit travel to the United States from six majority-Muslim nations.  The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals largely affirmed the injunction put in place, which now protects foreign nationals with a…

New York, NY, March 27, 2018 … The following is a statement from Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that it intends to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 Census questionnaire: We oppose this alarming and disruptive action, which is certain to cause fear and result in an incomplete census, disproportionately impacting minorities and those most in need of resources. This decision, which…

New York, NY, March 20, 2018 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and a coalition of civil rights organizations on an amicus brief before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In its amicus brief supporting a challenge brought by the University of California, the Lawyers’ Committee and ADL argue that the President’s decision to rescind DACA…

Nueva York, 16 de febrero del 2018... En respuesta al fracaso del Senado de los Estados Unidos para pasar un compromiso bipartidista para proteger a los Dreamers esta semana, la Liga Antidifamación (ADL) expresó su profunda decepción por el fracaso de nuestra nación para proteger a estos jóvenes inmigrantes en riesgo de deportación. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO de ADL publicó la siguiente declaración: El Presidente Trump creó…

New York, NY, February 16, 2018…In response to the U.S. Senate’s failure to pass a narrow bipartisan compromise to protect Dreamers this week, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed deep disappointment in our nation’s failure to protect immigrant youth at risk of deportation. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO released the following statement: President Trump unnecessarily created this crisis when he unlawfully rescinded DACA and upended the lives of hundreds of…

New York, NY, January 10, 2018…The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed a federal court order in San Francisco temporarily blocking nationwide enforcement of the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). In The Regents of the University of California v. United States Department of Homeland Security, Judge William Alsup found that the Administration’s action to rescind DACA was “not in accordance with law…

New York, NY, December, 23, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Friday joined an amicus (friend-of-the court) submitted to the U.S. District for the Eastern District of New York supporting a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 16 Attorneys General challenging President Trump’s attempt to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The decision to end DACA has left the lives of 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as…

New York, NY, October 25, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today condemned the Trump administration’s temporary ban on refugee resettlement for people from certain countries and more stringent refugee vetting processes. This new, 90-day ban on refugee resettlement from 11 countries could block approximately half of the refugees seeking to come to the United States. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: In New York harbor, we do not…

New York, NY, October 17, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded a decision from a federal court in Hawaii that blocks the implementation of the most recent version of President Trump’s travel ban. In Hawaii v. Trump, Judge Derrick Watson concluded that “EO-3 plainly discriminates on the basis of nationality” and does not show “sufficient findings that the entry of more than 150 million nationals from six specified countries would be &lsquo…

Calls On Congress to Pass a Clean Dream Act New York, NY, October 9, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today denounced the Principles and Policies on Immigration released by the White House, which include defunding “sanctuary cities” that seek to maintain trust between police and immigrant communities, closing the doors to children fleeing extreme violence in Central America, and potentially sending asylum seekers back to life-threatening situations. These…

New York, NY, October 4, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on the U.S. State Department to turn up the pressure on the Burmese government to stop the violence and other atrocities being perpetrated against Rohingya Muslims. In a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, ADL welcomed the government’s allocation of $32 million in relief to Rohingya people fleeing Myanmar as a positive first step. But it said “more drastic action” was necessary…

Files Amicus Brief Reiterating Concern Over “Sacrificing the Nation’s Core Values” New York, NY, September 18, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), joined by four other Jewish groups, has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to uphold lower court rulings that have blocked the President’s executive order on refugees. ADL’s brief concludes that enforcing the Executive Order “risks once again sacrificing the nation…

New York, NY, September 5, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today denounced President Trump’s executive action repealing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The repeal means that nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children will lose the legal protections and work authorization they had gained. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: We are a nation of immigrants. The lives of hundreds…

New York, NY, August 31, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today lauded a decision from a federal judge in Texas halting key provisions of SB 4, one of the worst anti-immigrant laws enacted anywhere in the country. The law would have given local law enforcement the authority to ask about a person’s immigration status during routine interactions, such as a traffic stops, and local law enforcement officials could have been fined or removed from office if they did not…

New York, NY, August 25, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is deeply dismayed at reports that President Trump is considering ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which would mean the loss of legal protections for more than 700,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, issued the following statement: We are deeply dismayed at reports that President Trump is…

Update:  President Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio on Aug. 25. Read our statement. New York, NY/Phoenix, AZ, August 21, 2017… The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed vehement opposition to a potential pardon of convicted former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio by President Donald Trump. ADL Arizona Regional Director Carlos Galindo-Elvira issued the following statement: A pardon by President Trump of Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty of criminal contempt for…

New York, NY, August 2, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act, a new bill in the Senate endorsed earlier today by President Trump and designed to cut legal immigration to the United States. The bill, introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue, would reportedly limit the number of foreign nationals who are eligible to obtain green cards to reunite with their families already in…

Phoenix, AZ, 10 de julio de 2017 … La Liga Antidifamación (ADL) anunció hoy un conjunto de nuevas iniciativas en colaboración con los consulados de América Latina en los Estados Unidos que ayudará a expandir los esfuerzos en la comunidad hispana para reportar crímenes e incidentes de odio. Además de ofrecer entrenamiento para responder al acoso y los crímenes de odio al personal de los consulados de México, Centro y…

New York, NY, May 16, 2017 … In a meeting with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Mexico’s foreign secretary emphasized his commitment to working for the protection of the rights and dignity of the Mexican community in the United States and pledged to redouble his government’s efforts to fight discrimination and prejudice. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray Caso met on May 11 with Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO and National Director, in Mexico City, where he and…

New York, NY, March 30, 2017 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has filed an amicus brief in San Francisco v. Trump urging a federal court in California to block enforcement of the President’s executive order withholding federal funds from “sanctuary cities.” Sanctuary cities follow specific policies and practices that keep local police out of federal immigration enforcement with the aim of building and maintaining trust with immigrant communities. “It is…