Our Work is Shaping Legal Outcomes and Drawing National Attention

The Boston Globe covered advocates' response to the Rhode Island ruling against federal immigration policies, which Providence Mayor Brett Smiley called a significant win.

Kevin Love Hubbard of LCRI explained that, absent a different ruling on appeal, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services should resume processing applications that had been placed in indefinite limbo.

A federal court in Rhode Island struck down immigration processing freezes based on nationality, a ruling celebrated by Refugee Dream Center founder Omar Bah.

The New York Times reported that a federal judge ordered officials to restart asylum and immigration processing after finding nationality-based holds violated immigration law.

LCRI challenged the termination of federal grants supporting teacher-certification pipelines and services for English-language learners, arguing the action violated the First Amendment.

Kevin Love and Joe Gaeta argued that Rhode Island can constitutionally and carefully push back on ICE enforcement through legislation before the General Assembly.

Coverage of the Rhode Island Office of the Child Advocate's effort to protect children's gender-affirming care records from a federal demand for disclosure.

The Office of the Child Advocate sought to block a DOJ subpoena for private medical records of transgender youth, citing confidentiality, privacy and patient dignity.

Law Dork covered the Rhode Island Child Advocate's lawsuit to block a DOJ subpoena for Rhode Island Hospital records involving minors receiving gender-affirming care.

The New Bedford Light reported on three immigrants detained in separate ICE operations, including one person taken during a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services appointment.

Bloomberg Law reported on a former federal prosecutor who left government service to help immigrants and on other Providence litigators who made similar moves.

The Providence Journal examined the surge in Rhode Island immigration cases and quoted Amy Romero on the difficulty families and lawyers face locating detainees after transfers.

Kevin Love Hubbard of LCRI said the court rejected the administration's attempt to provide only partial SNAP benefits and found the benefits had been unlawfully withheld for political reasons.

Miriam Weizenbaum, LCRI board president, said the stated reason for denying SNAP benefits was unrelated to the program's purpose and unlawful.

The lawsuit, filed by LCRI and co-counsel, challenged the EPA's cancellation of the $7 billion Solar for All program.

Amy Romero of LCRI said the EPA's termination of Solar for All halted hundreds of potential union jobs and increased energy insecurity for low-income households.

The lawsuit challenged federal funding conditions that could prevent housing organizations from accessing grants based on unrelated political requirements.

Providence Business News covered LCRI's formation and its call for volunteer attorneys to respond to rising pro bono needs and threats to vulnerable populations.

The Providence Journal covered a nationwide challenge to federal grant conditions affecting domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, led by RICADV.

A press release described a lawsuit by 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions challenging restrictions on Violence Against Women Act grants; LCRI was among the legal representatives.

LCRI challenged the termination of federal grants supporting teacher-certification pipelines and services for English-language learners.