Coalition Urges Congress Not to Expand Domestic Terrorism Charges
151 Organizations Call on Congress to Oppose the Expansion of Terrorism-related Legal Authority
January 19, 2021
Dear Members of Congress:
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (The Leadership Conference), a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 220 national organizations to promote and protect civil and human rights in the United States, and the undersigned
151 organizations, we write to express our deep concern regarding proposed expansion of terrorism-related legal authority. We must meet the challenge of addressing white nationalist and far-right militia violence without causing further harm to communities already disproportionately impacted by the criminal-legal system. The Justice Department (DOJ), including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has over 50 terrorism-related statutes it can use to investigate and prosecute criminal conduct, including white
Millikin to Host Panel on Human Trafficking Awareness Month
The Human Trafficking Research Lab at Millikin University is partnering with Set Free Macon County to host its 4th annual panel discussion for Human Trafficking Awareness Month entitled “Impact of COVID-19 on Human Trafficking.”
The panel discussion will be livestreamed on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at 4 p.m. on Millikin University’s Facebook page and will round out events held around the United States for Human Trafficking Awareness Month 2021.
The panel will feature local anti-trafficking experts from the Central Illinois Human Trafficking Task Force including Sara Sefried, director of Human Trafficking Services at The Center for Prevention of Abuse; Ashley Reichert, assistant center chief for the Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center with the Illinois State Police; and Micaela Garrido, outreach coordinator for the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services.