For more information, contact: Jaxson Whittle: (608) 266-5810 (MILWAUKEE) – Today, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) took part in the annual Juneteenth Day parade and festivities in Milwaukee. Taylor is one of the observance’s biggest advocates, as this year marks a decade since she co-authored and passed legislation making Juneteenth a state holiday. In reflecting on the day, Taylor released the following statement: “It’s not lost on me today that while we celebrate Juneteenth day in Milwaukee, there is a congressional hearing on HR 40, to create a commission to study whether reparations are appropriate to address the injustices of slavery

American Immigration Council www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/news Northwest Immigrant Rights Project www.nwirp.org WASHINGTON—Three immigration attorneys and two immigrants filed a class action lawsuit today in federal court in San Francisco challenging the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies’ nationwide practice of failing to timely respond to requests for immigration files under the Freedom of Information Act. The lawsuit seeks to afford immigrants and their lawyers with expeditious access to the information contained in their or their clients’ immigration files, which is often critical to assessing immigration options in the United States and potential defenses against deportation. When individuals request their immigration