Federal Judge States Discriminatory Motive Behind Census Citizenship Question

New evidence paints a “disturbing picture” of 2020 census question’s purpose June 24, 2019—GREENBELT, MD—Today, U.S. District Court Judge George J. Hazel issued an opinion on last week’s ruling stating that new evidence presented in Advancing Justice | AAJC (Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC) and MALDEF’s (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) challenge […]

CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS SEEK RECONSIDERATION OF CENSUS CITIZENSHIP QUESTION DISCRIMINATION RULING

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION (GREENBELT, MD) – Newly discovered evidence contradicts the Trump administration’s claims that it added a citizenship question to the 2020 Census simply to enforce the federal Voting Rights Act, and confirms that the purpose was to deprive Latinos of constitutionally protected political representation. Court documents filed Friday show that the current Chief […]

GALEO Applauds Governor Kemp for the Historic Appointment of the 1st Latino Constitutional Officer

For immediate release Media contact:   Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of GALEO Email:  jerry@galeo.org / Office:  678.691.1086. (Norcross, GA): June 12, 2019 – From Governor’s Press Release:  “Governor Brian P. Kemp made history today by appointing Doraville Police Chief and Brigadier General John King to serve as Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner and Safety Fire Commissioner. King […]

GALEO Call To Action!Your SUPPORT is necessary for Judge Lopez!

May 15, 2019 To begin with, Judge Dax Lopez is an exemplary judge who has served DeKalb County with honor and distinction for many years now and has been re-elected twice by the people of DeKalb County. He also has the only Spanish language diversion drug court in the state of Georgia.  He is well respected from many […]

Dolores Huerta: J. Mejia

Her name is Dolores Huerta. One of the many names and women forgotten in history. Born on April 10, 1930, Huerta is the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association and one of the most influential labor activists of the 20th century. However, her name is quickly drowned out. She is the daughter of Alicia […]

Civil Rights Organizations Contest Finding of Non-Discrimination in Maryland Census Ruling

PRESS RELEASE                         FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION  CONTACT: Michelle Boykins: 202-296-2300 x. 0144 mboykins@advancingjustice-aajc.org  Sandra Hernandez: (213) 629-2512 x. 129 shernandez@maldef.org April 16, 2019 Civil Rights Organizations Contest Finding of Non-Discrimination in Maryland Census Ruling  Washington, D.C. – Civil rights groups filed a notice of cross-appeal today in their lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship […]

End of Legislative Session Updates

Harvey Soto, Policy Analyst Legislative Wrap-Up GALEO Publishes List of Bills Followed During the 2019 Legislative Sessions HB 202: Criminalizing Immigrants and reporting from the DOC. This bill would have required the Department of Corrections officers report how many inmates at their facility are immigrants. This is an attempt to produce information that is not fully clear […]

GALEO Institute for Leadership Graduated 25 New Leaders from Georgia State University’s Goizueta Scholarship Program

For immediate release Media contact:For more information:Jennifer Zenteno Pearce, Program Coordinator,GALEO & the GALEO Latino Community Development FundEmail:  jennifer@galeo.org / Office:  770.674.0551. (Atlanta, GA): April 12th, 2019 –  GALEO graduated 25 new leaders from the GALEO Institute for Leadership at Georgia State University (GSU), in partnership with their Goizueta Scholarship program managed under GSU’s Latino […]

GALEO Congratulates 1st Latina to Serve as SGA President at Georgia State University

For immediate release (Norcross, Georgia) – April 8, 2019 –   Georgia State University, the nation’s ninth-largest university in enrollment and the largest in the state, made history this week with the election of its first ever Latina Student Government Association (SGA) President. On Monday April 8, 2019, SGA made the official announcement that Jazmin […]