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This op-ed by ACLU-WV Community Outreach Director Mollie Kennedy appeared in the June 4 edition of the Charleston Gazette-Mail.  

This isn’t a “they’re coming for us next” moment. They’ve already come for us, and the fight of our lives is here.

Carrie Ware joined our staff in April after years of helping people who are unhoused and people who living with addiction. We recently sat down with her to learn more about what drives her to work for a more just Mountain State.

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Jamie Miller joined our staff in February after years of volunteering for our organization. We recently sat down with her to learn more about what drives her to work for a more just Mountain State.

For nearly two years the U.S. government has ruthlessly blocked and expelled people seeking protection at the southern border without allowing them to apply for asylum, as U.S. and international law requires.

The following editorial by Immigrants' Rights Campaign Coordiantor Jackie Lozano and ACLU-WV board member Ibtesam "Sue" Barazi, appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail on March 23, 2022. As the horrors of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfold in front of the world, it was deeply heartening to see the West Virginia Senate overwhelmingly pass a resolution welcoming Ukrainian refugees into our state.

The following editorial by Immigrants' Rights Campaign Coordiantor Jackie Lozano and ACLU-WV board member Ibtesam "Sue" Barazi, appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail on March 23, 2022.