Bio
Vanessa Stine joined the ACLU of Pennsylvania in September 2018. Prior to joining the ACLU-PA, Vanessa was a staff attorney at Justice at Work (formerly Friends of Farmworkers), where she represented immigrants in consumer protection, employment, and immigration matters. She graduated from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, where she was a Public Interest Scholar, and from Lewis & Clark College with a B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology. (Philadelphia)
Featured Work
Por qué los funcionarios de los condados de Pensilvania deberían pensárselo dos veces antes de cooperar con ICE
En 2008, la policía de Allentown detuvo a Ernesto Galarza en su lugar de trabajo y lo encarceló en la prisión del condado de Lehigh. A pesar de ser ciudadano estadounidense nacido en Nueva Jersey, el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) emitió una orden de retención por motivos de inmigración solicitando que el condado de Lehigh retuviera al Sr. Galarza para su posible deportación.
Why PA county officials should think twice before cooperating with ICE
The ACLU of Pennsylvania recently sent a letter urging county officials to implement a policy of only honoring ICE detainers if they are accompanied by a valid judicial warrant backed by probable cause, as required by the Fourth Amendment.