Two signs are held up during the May Day March In Manhattan, New York on May 1, 2025. The largest of the signs is in the foreground and reads"We Are a Nation of Immigrants," while the smaller in the background reads, " WE ARE ALL (EXCEPT NATIVE...

Help Wanted: Oklahoma’s Immigration Crisis and the Urgent Need For Habeas Counsel

Oklahoma has a growing immigration enforcement crisis.

By Travis Handler

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NextGen Meeting: Find your voice. Create change.

The goal of this program is to provide students with a place to meet other young advocates, connect with community leaders, and learn new skills and information that will allow them to be better advocates in their schools and communities.

The purpose of this first meeting is for students to get to know each other and meet community organizing leaders in OKC. Students will also have a chance to brainstorm ideas on how to approach pressing issues in their communities.

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Here’s What You Need to Know About the White House’s Plan to Promote Voting Access

Voter Registration Day provides an opportunity for Biden administration to expand access to the ballot box.

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Addressing Racialized Violence Against Migrants Requires a Complete Overhaul of Customs and Border Protection

Absent deep reforms, Border Patrol’s long history of racist, violent abuse means inhumanity like that displayed in Del Rio, Texas will continue to repeat itself.

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Cruel and Violating: How Texas’ Abortion Law Assaults Our Fundamental Rights

The fight to block Texas' radical new abortion restrictions.

Women protesting abortion laws in Texas.

How Much Do You Know about Redistricting?

How does redistricting become gerrymandering, and what does that mean for your voting rights? Take this quiz to test your knowledge.

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Remembering Damon Thibodeaux, Who Survived Death Row

Exonerated and freed from death row in 2012, Damon’s life was cut short far too soon by COVID-19.

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Punishing Students for Declining to Stand for the National Anthem

Read our letter in response to the recent incident at Lawton Public Schools where the two students were handcuffed and suspensioned for declining to stand for the national anthem, a clear violation to their First Amendment rights.

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Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Starts With Institutional Reform

How can institutions encourage public trust in AI? Make themselves more trustworthy.

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A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity: Why the U.S. Should Keep its Promise to Diversity Visa Winners

Thousands of people are being denied their chance at the American dream because their visas were torn up during the anti-immigrant Trump administration.

Mira Naseer, a diversity visa recipient, holding her naturalization papers and two American flags.

Drug Treatment is Infrastructure

States and localities should use this moment to tackle the overdose epidemic.

Edmontonian with a sign that reads "harm reduction saves lives," photos of loved ones and crosses with purple ribbons and hearts gather for International Overdose Awareness Day at Capital Plaza outside the Federal Building.