Tag: bronx defenders
The Appeal: Facing Lawsuit, NYPD Changes How Officers Use Sealed Arrest Data
Our lawsuit against the NYPD states that the department is routinely accessing the sealed records of thousands of people and targeting people of color with…
NY Daily News: Legal group pushes back against NYPD’s claim it can use info from sealed cases in other investigations
The Bronx Defenders strongly oppose the NYPD’s claim that they have the right to use information from sealed cases to conduct investigations. Keeping files on individuals…
NBC News Think: Immigration enforcement has always separated people from their families
“‘Families Belong Together’ has become the battle cry of those denouncing the Trump administration’s now-ended — but not yet rectified — policy of forcibly separating…