@LCRBOSTON

Lawyers for Civil Rights fights discrimination and fosters equity through courageous legal advocacy.

 Boston, MA
Joined November 2010
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Lawyers for Civil Rights retweeted
Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt
Jun 30
"It means that all children born in the US may continue to live, learn, grow, & become part of our society in ways that the Constitution has envisioned & in ways that many generations have become accustomed to," said Espinoza-Madrigal of @LCRBOSTON. wgbh.org/news/national/2026-…

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits

The justices relied on a long-settled understanding of the 14th Amendment that anyone born in the country, with very limited exceptions, is a citizen.

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When School and Sports Aren’t Safe: Massachusetts Faces Identity-Based Bullying @The74 the74million.org/article/whe… #education

When School and Sports Aren’t Safe: Massachusetts Faces Identity-Based Bullying

Simone and Albert: At a moment when the federal government has abandoned its role, progressive states must step up and stand firmly with students.

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Why ICE-free courthouses matter... medium.com/@bsimone_17917/th…

The Trial Court’s “Soft Diplomacy” With ICE Is Not a Strategy. It’s Surrender.

By Brooke Simone and Joshua Dankoff

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In the wake of César Chávez, accountability must center survivors while resisting racist narratives about Latinx communities: medium.com/@iem207/reckoning…

Reckoning with César Chávez: Beyond “Sí Se Puede”

By Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

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Lawyers for Civil Rights retweeted
Sarah Betancourt@sweetadelinevt
Apr 22
Seven Allston Car Wash workers detained in ICE raid to file federal complaint against DHS wgbh.org/news/local/2026-04-…

Seven Allston Car Wash workers detained in ICE raid file complaint in potential lawsuit against DHS

The employees, who are immigrants, are seeking a million dollars each in damages, claiming violations of the U.S. Constitution and physical and mental distress.

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Apr 22
Several workers detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents outside an Allston car wash last year have filed a formal complaint against federal officials stemming from what they claim was unlawful detention. trib.al/QWmUx5X

Allston Car Wash workers detained by ICE file complaint, claim civil rights violations - The Boston...

The complaint says ICE agents conducted a warrantless search without probable cause, racially profiling the workers and denying them due process.

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Seven Allston Car Wash workers detained in ICE raid file complaint against DHS wgbh.org/news/local/2026-04-…

Seven Allston Car Wash workers detained in ICE raid file complaint in potential lawsuit against DHS

The employees, who are immigrants, are seeking a million dollars each in damages, claiming violations of the U.S. Constitution and physical and mental distress.

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Allston Car Wash workers detained by ICE file complaint, claim civil rights violations bostonglobe.com/2026/04/22/m…

Allston Car Wash workers detained by ICE file complaint, claim civil rights violations - The Boston...

The complaint says ICE agents conducted a warrantless search without probable cause, racially profiling the workers and denying them due process.

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Lawyers for Civil Rights@LCRBOSTON
Apr 1
I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come? teenvogue.com/story/i-spent-… via @TeenVogue

I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come?

The damage doesn’t end when ICE leaves. It stays with us. It takes what’s left of our innocence and childhood.

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Tonya Alanez@talanez
Apr 11
Chelsea family sues ICE over window-smash-and-grab tactics. The lawsuit won't have any bearing on Daniel Flores-Martinez's deportation. He was deported 2x before & now lives in Mexico w/ his grandma. He has no legal path back to the US. bostonglobe.com/2026/04/11/m… via @BostonGlobe

Months after her husband was violently arrested by ICE, this Chelsea mother says her life has...

Daniel Flores-Martinez, 40, was deported to Mexico last year after agents pulled the family’s SUV over while they were on their way to church on Mother’s Day.

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Today, the front page of the Boston Globe featured Kenia and her family, @LCRBOSTON clients in a federal lawsuit after ICE shattered their car window while they were driving to church on Mother’s Day. Check out their fight for accountability: bostonglobe.com/2026/04/11/m…

Months after her husband was violently arrested by ICE, this Chelsea mother says her life has...

Daniel Flores-Martinez, 40, was deported to Mexico last year after agents pulled the family’s SUV over while they were on their way to church on Mother’s Day.

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BBB, Central New England@BBB_CNE
Apr 7
Next week: come see us at the @LCRBOSTON BizGrow Conference at the @Worcester_PL! BizGrow provides free legal assistance, business support, and technical assistance to low-income entrepreneurs, people of color, immigrants, and women. lawyersforcivilrights.org/wh…
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Teen Vogue
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Apr 1
I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come? teenvogue.com/story/i-spent-…

I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come?

The damage doesn’t end when ICE leaves. It stays with us. It takes what’s left of our innocence and childhood.

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I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come? teenvogue.com/story/i-spent-… via @TeenVogue

I Spent My Senior Year Fighting ICE. When Will Justice Come?

The damage doesn’t end when ICE leaves. It stays with us. It takes what’s left of our innocence and childhood.

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Lawyers for Civil Rights@LCRBOSTON
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Move over ‘motor voters,’ it’s time for ‘patient participation’ commonwealthbeacon.org/opini… via @CWBeacon

Move over 'motor voters,' it’s time for 'patient participation'

EVERY YEAR, thousands of Massachusetts residents see a doctor—but never see a ballot. For low-income and minority communities that face barriers to voter

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Lawyers for Civil Rights@LCRBOSTON
Mar 27
With dauntless courage and unwavering resilience, teens are responding to ICE brutality. masslive.com/news/2026/03/ic… via @masslivenews

ICE ‘took so much from us’: Mass. teen tearfully recounts detainment before Congress

A Chelsea teen testified before Congress about how an ICE stop shattered her family’s sense of safety — and why the trauma still follows them months later.

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With dauntless courage and unwavering resilience, teens are responding to ICE brutality. masslive.com/news/2026/03/ic… via @masslivenews

ICE ‘took so much from us’: Mass. teen tearfully recounts detainment before Congress

A Chelsea teen testified before Congress about how an ICE stop shattered her family’s sense of safety — and why the trauma still follows them months later.

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Lawyers for Civil Rights@LCRBOSTON
Mar 4
‘Heated Rivalry’ popularity followed by spike in bullying reports at school hockey programs, @LCRBOSTON says bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/m… via @BostonGlobe @emilysweeney

‘Heated Rivalry’ popularity followed by spike in bullying reports at school hockey programs, civil...

The incidents frequently involve homophobic slurs, locker room intimidation, hazing, and harassment, according to the Boston-based Lawyers for Civil Rights.

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Lawyers for Civil Rights@LCRBOSTON
Mar 4
Civil rights group wants AG to address LGBTQ-related bullying in school hockey boston.com/news/education/20… via @AMPatkin @BostonDotCom

Civil rights group wants AG to address LGBTQ-related bullying in school hockey

“We are concerned that this rise is a backlash to the growing visibility and popularity of the television series Heated Rivalry,” Lawyers for Civil Rights said. 

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Lawyers for Civil Rights@LCRBOSTON
Mar 18
"In the early 1800s, African Americans — including many like Jones who were born free — carried their freedom papers on their person to protect against being captured and sold into slavery, according to historians." bostonglobe.com/2026/03/18/m…

A Roxbury man found a document that revealed a new chapter in his family history. He had no idea...

Aaron Haynes gets choked up when he thinks about what the parchment represents: a lineage spanning centuries and his ancestor’s freedom from enslavement.

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