League of Women Voters ^®
Diablo Valley

The LWVDV President provides a quick update on League activities.

Today the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that prevented the Trump administration from deporting migrants to countries other than their country of origin without affording them due process. Celina Stewart, CEO of LWVUS, issued a response. "To allow the administration to deport residents to any third country without due process puts every American resident and citizen at risk and is a disgrace to the principles this country claims to stand for. "

LWVUS and the LWV of New Jersey issued a joint statement in response to the indictment of Representative LaMonica McIver on federal charges brought by the Department of Justice for an alleged altercation with immigration officers outside a New Jersey immigrant detention center.

LWVC and LWVUS issued a joint statement in response to the deploying of National Guard troops against largely peaceful protestors in Los Angeles County.