On Thursday, April 17, Georgia Civil Rights organizations, including CAIR-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, American Civil Liberties Union-Georgia – and Kuck Baxter Immigration, a private immigration law firm, plan to hold a press conference to address the visa revocations of international students by the U.S. Department of State, the students’ illegal status terminations by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Kuck Baxter’s court case against these status terminations.
The press conference will follow the Temporary Restraining Order hearing taking place at 9:30am in Judge Calvert’s courtroom. Media are invited to attend. Please be mindful of court etiquette and ensure you are complying with all court rules.
WHAT: Press conference to address Georgia international students’ visa revocations
WHEN: Thursday April 17, following the 9:30 a.m. hearing (est. start time around 11 a.m.)
WHERE: Richard B. Russell Federal Building & United States Courthouse 2211 United States Courthouse 75 Ted Turner Drive, SW Atlanta, GA 30303-3309
CONTACT: Nazia Khanzada, CAIR-Georgia Communications Manager, nkhanzada@cair.com, Azka Mahmood, CAIR-Georgia Executive Director, azkatmahmood@cair.com, James Woo, Advancing Justice-Atlanta Communications Director, media@advancingjustice-atlanta.org, Dorrie Toney, ACLU of Ga. Communications Director, media@acluga.org
LIVESTREAM: www.facebook.com/CAIRGA
CAIR-Georgia’s mission is to protect civil rights, promote justice, empower American Muslims, and enhance the understanding of Islam.
The ACLU of Georgia enhances and defends the civil liberties and rights of all Georgians through legal action, legislative and community advocacy, and civic education and engagement. www.acluga.org.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlantais a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI), and other marginalized communities in Georgia and the Southeast.
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