LETTER SIGN-ONs
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Sent to President Joseph R. Biden on November 21, 2022
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Sent to Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents on November 1, 2022
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Sent to U.S. Department of Education Miguel Cardona on October 24, 2022
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Sent to the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services on October 3, 2022
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Sent to Senator Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin on August 3, 2022 by Unidos US.
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Sent to President Biden with Student Borrower Protection Center on July 21, 2022
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Sent July 19, 2022 by the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
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Sent to President Biden on June 30, 2022 with National Organizations
Sent to President Biden on June 21, 2022 alongside 554 national organizations
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Sent by the The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on June 22, 2022
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Comments in Response to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Justice Strategy Plan sent June 17, 2022
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Sent to Congress on April 26, 2022 with the National Immigration Law Center.description
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Sent to the US Department of Labor leadership on June 22, 2022.
2021
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Sent to Congress on January 19, 2021 with the Leadership Conference on Human Rights.
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Published as an advertisement in the New York Times in February 2021. Paid for by Justice for Migrant Women.
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Sent on February 1, 2021 with the Georgia Immigrant’s Rights Alliance.
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Sent in April 2021 with the Leadership Conference.
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Sent on June 1, 2021 with the Leadership Conference and the Census Project.
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Sent on June 1, 2021 with the Leadership Conference.
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Sent on November 4, 2021 with the Hispanic Federation.
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Sent on December 15, 2021 in cooperation with the Blue-Green Alliance.
2025-2024
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The undersigned 725 national, state and local organizations are writing to oppose the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2025. The provisions of DHS’ 2022 public charge regulation (87 FR 55472) described in the NPRM as “straitjackets” are, more accurately, guardrails that safeguard the 28% of the United States population – about half of whom are U.S. citizens – living in immigrant families from arbitrary or biased application of the immigration law’s public charge provision. Rescinding the 2022 regulation is a threat to the nation’s health and well-being, and to the just administration of immigration law, and DHS should abandon this proposal.
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The policies and actions announced over the last week—indefinitely halting all asylum applications, suspending visa issuances, and immigration applications for Afghans (including our allies who assisted the U.S. mission and whose lives are threatened as a result), threatening to "permanently end" immigration from "Third World Countries"—are not public safety measures. Rather, they are appalling and bigoted attempts to use this tragedy as a pretext to end lawful immigration and humanitarian pathways.
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LCLAA has joined 53 organizations and 45 Members of Congress in demanding answers from DHS and ICE over a systemic pattern of medical neglect, delayed treatment, failures to follow notification requirements, and a record number of deaths in detention. This call for accountability comes as workers and families face escalating raids and detentions, and as DHS dismantles DHS oversight offices like the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL)—a critical watchdog for detention-related civil rights complaints. The letter was led by Representatives Dave Min (CA-47) and Judy Chu (CA-28).
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LCLAA proudly joined a broad coalition of organizations in urging Congress to co-sponsor the FAMILY Act, legislation that would establish a comprehensive, national paid family and medical leave program. This vital policy would protect workers’ health, support caregivers, promote racial and gender equity, and strengthen economic security for millions of families across the country.
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LCLAA joined allies in signing a joint letter urging House Appropriations Committee ranking members to reject harmful FY2026 provisions that would freeze or cut farm worker wages and block enforcement of basic labor protections. Workers deserve dignity, fair pay, and strong protections.
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LCLAA stands alongside 126 national organizations in signing a joint letter expressing deep concern over President Trump’s decision to assert control over the District of Columbia, a move that undermines democratic governance at the rights of D.C. residents.
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LCLAA proudly signed onto a coalition letter defending the National Education Association’s right to advocate. We urge Congress to reject efforts that punish organizations for exercising free speech, and to protect the voices of teachers, students, and communities.
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LCLAA joined 112 organizations committed to strengthening women’s economic security by closing gender and race-based pay gaps and promoting vigorous enforcement of anti-discrimination laws.
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LCLAA joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 405 organizations in a powerful call to action to protect the rights, dignity, and inclusion of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex youth. Together, we stand against H.R. 28, the misnamed “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act 2025” which threatens to harm women and girls while undermining civil rights for all students.
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LCLAA joined 238 organizations representing millions of students, borrowers, workers, people of color, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and consumers impacted by the student loan debt crisis to strongly support the Department of Education's proposed rule to provide much-needed relief for borrowers facing financial hardship. This is a crucial step toward addressing the burden of student debt and ensuring a fairer future for all. Read the letter here.
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LCLAA joined Earthjustice to urge this Administration to finalize interim registration review decisions for acephate, dimethoate, and malathion. We commend this Administration and you, in particular, for making the protection of farmworkers and their families a priority. The most consequential actions this Administration can take over the next two months to protect farmworkers and communities would be to finalize the Acephate, Dimethoate, and Malathion registration review decisions.
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AAJC and NALEO Educational Fund, and 86 other organizations, we urge to consider critical items for the final omnibus package. The Census Bureau funding must match the $1.6 billion requested in the president’s budget, Section 559 of the House FY 2025 CJS appropriations bill must be excluded.
October 3rd, 2024.
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In solidarity with immigrant workers, LCLAA join organizations to urge to the Department of Homeland Security to take action to issue work permit for immigrants.
August 7, 2024
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The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) alongside with our allies of Earthjustice, we moved to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s finalized phase II regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
June 27, 2024.
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The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) Joined organizations, students, workers, people with disabilities, and consumers affected and crushed under the weight of student loan debt crisis.
May 17th, 2024
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LCLAA join 228 organizations representing millions of students to the response of the US Department of Education's Notice of Propose Rulemaking
May 17, 2024.
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LCLAA join The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights to urge the Latino community to oppose the H.R 7109 and further efforts to ask about citizenship status.
May, 7 2024
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LCLAA stands in solidarity with transit workers who advocate for better working conditions but are suffering cuts.
May, 2nd 2024
Get an inside view of LCLAA’s national advocacy by reading the policy recommendations we sign on to.
2026
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LCLAA joined a coalition letter led by the National Women’s Law Center urging Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination (BE HEARD) in the Workplace Act, legislation that would strengthen accountability, combat workplace harassment and discrimination, and advance equality, safety, and dignity for millions of workers.
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As part of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, LCLAA joined the comments in response to the Census Bureau’s notice on the American Community Survey (ACS) and Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS).
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LCLAA joined 125 civil rights, immigration, and faith-based organizations in a coalition letter led by UndocuBlack Network, African Communities Together, the National Action Network, and CAIR-MN. The letter highlights how recent federal actions, including terminating TPS for majority-Black countries, imposing sweeping visa bans disproportionately targeting African and Caribbean nations, and detaining vetted Somali refugees through Operation PARRIS have destabilized Black immigrant communities. Therefore, the letter calls on the Congressional Black Caucus to use their leadership and oversight authority to halt discriminatory enforcement targeting Black refugees, reinstate and protect humanitarian programs like TPS, investigate detention conditions, and strengthen support for impacted families.
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LCLAA joined more than 240 national organizations urging the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee to rein in DHS’s dangerous expansion of surveillance powers that fuel racial profiling and civil rights abuses. The letter calls on Congress to stop the weaponization of personal data, restrict invasive surveillance and biometric programs, and impose strong oversight and accountability measures to prevent the creation of a permanent surveillance state that threatens all communities.
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As part of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, LCLAA joined the comments in response to the Department of Education’s notice on the proposed definition of “professional degree” for loan limit purposes. The letter warns that the Department’s proposal to exclude key post-baccalaureate degrees from professional designation would slash federal loan access, disproportionately limiting graduate opportunities for women and students of color, pushing many toward riskier private loans that deepen existing racial and gender wealth gaps.
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LCLAA, alongside a coalition of over 50 labor, civil rights, faith, and immigrant advocacy organizations, issued a letter calling for the immediate impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. Led by Voto Latino, the letter was delivered to Congressional leadership, urging the House of Representatives to advance Representative Robin Kelly’s articles of impeachment. The coalition outlines serious examples of rights violations under Secretary Noem’s leadership, including obstruction of congressional oversight, unlawful use of deadly force and targeting of minors, unlawful raids of U.S. citizens, deprivation of due process, violation of court orders, and the unlawful detention of Tribal citizens.
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LCLAA joined over 430 national, state, and local organizations in a joint letter led by CLASP urging Congress to protect sensitive locations amid DHS funding negotiations. The letter calls on Members of Congress to stand with children and families by codifying long-standing, bipartisan protections for “sensitive locations” by incorporating the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act into DHS spending legislation. This would ensure that schools, child care centers, health care facilities, and places of worship are safe from disruptive and traumatizing enforcement actions. Safeguarding sensitive locations is not only about protecting immigrant children and families; it is essential to the stability of our communities, the strength of our workforce and economy, and the collective wellbeing of communities nationwide.
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On September 4, 2025, 475 workers—175 of whom were Latino—were forcibly separated from their families during the largest single-site immigration enforcement raid at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Ellabell, Georgia. LCLAA, along with seven other Latino organizations and 19 national partners, sent a letter to Hyundai urging the company to honor its stated commitment to Georgia by standing with the workers and families who make its operations and innovation possible. All workers deserve respect, dignity, and protection.
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We, the undersigned civil rights and human rights organizations, call on you to say enough is enough. Congress must rein in the violence and lawlessness endangering our communities. Specifically, we ask that you refuse to increase funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, and that you demand that any appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security restrain and require accountability from immigration enforcement agencies.
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We the undersigned 1,025 organizations write to express our horror, outrage and deep grief about the news that federal agents have executed a human being in broad daylight on the streets of Minneapolis. How many more people have to die, how many more lies have to be told, and how many more children must be used as bait and abducted, before Congress fulfills its responsibilities and stops these out-of-control agencies from continuing to violently attack our immigrant communities and communities of color, as well as their many allies and supporters?
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On January 9, 2025, LCLAA joined five immigrant rights and Latino organizations in urging Delaware legislators to support SB 63, a bill that would hold general contractors accountable for misclassifying workers as independent contractors and putting profit over workers’ safety and protections. The bill would help ensure that all workers in Delaware receive the basic protections they deserve for the critical work they do in our communities day in and day out.
2023
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Submitted to Sheleen Dumas on November 20, 2023.
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Submitted to Governor Gavin Newsom on October 5, 2023.
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Submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)
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Submitted to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas on August 24, 2023.
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Submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on July 31, 2023
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Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget on April 28
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Sent to Members of Congress on March 23, 2023
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Sent to President Joseph R. Biden on March 14, 2023
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Sent to Marlene H. Dortch of the FCC on February 21, 2023.
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Sent to President Joseph R. Biden on January 18, 2023
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Sent to President Joseph R. Biden on March 1, 2023
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Sent to House of Representatives on April 11, 2023
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Sent to US Congress on March 27, 2023
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Sent to Dear Chair Murray, Chair Van Hollen, Chair Granger, and Chair Womack on May 10, 2023
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Sent to U.S. Office of Personnel Management on June 12, 2023
