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• Latest Action: Mar 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary

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• Committee Assignment: House Homeland Security

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• Committee Assignment: House Homeland Security - Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism

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• Committee Assignment: House Judiciary - Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law

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• Episcopal Church

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• Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.

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• Friends Committee on National Legislation

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• Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

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• Human Rights First

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• Immigrant Legal Resource Center

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• Legal Momentum

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• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

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• Muslim Advocates

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• National Day Laborer Organizing Network

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• National Immigration Law Center

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• National Korean American Service & Education Consortium

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• National Network for Arab American Communities

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• National Organization for Women

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• Sikh Council on Religion and Education

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• South Asian Americans Leading Together

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• U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

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• Asian Law Alliance

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• American Humane Association

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• American Immigration Lawyers Association

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• American Jewish Committee

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• Church World Service, Immigration and Refugee Program

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• Irish Apostolate USA

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• Jesuit Refugee Service/USA

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• League of United National Latin American Citizens

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• National Council of La Raza

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• California Church Impact

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• American Civil Liberties Union

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• On December 01, 2009, by stevemarquardt - Please add Amnesty International USA to the list of "Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.1215." See http://www.amnestyusa.org/immigration-detention/immigrant-detention-report/page.do?id=1641033.

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• On March 06, 2009, by Gordy - Thank you so much Rep Lucille Roybal-Allard for taking and writing such bill, I know of a friend that cross Canada USA border and was treated like a Animal , he was detaining for over 10 hours until someone show the authority's hes birth certificated . Human rights comes first no matter what the cost.

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• Legislation to Protect Immigrant Detainees Introduced in the House ... - September 25, 2010 by Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation - 10 Mar 2009

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