Social Justice

What to Do if ICE Comes Knocking

What to Do if ICE Comes Knocking

Social workers help clients navigate attacks on the undocumented By Faye Beard Deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse, and mistreatment of children and pregnant women are among the human rights violations against U.S. immigration detainees. An investigation...

A Step Backwards for Voting Restoration for the Formerly Incarcerated

A Step Backwards for Voting Restoration for the Formerly Incarcerated

By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor The Nebraska legislature recently restored the voting rights of 7,000 people with felony convictions who have already completed their full sentences. However, two days before the law (Legislative Bill 20) was set to go into...