CASO Joins Lawsuit Against Trump
June | 2018
In June 21, 2018, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that he would file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its policy to separate immigrant families at the border. Rhode Island joined these sixteen states and the District of Columbia in the lawsuit: Massachusetts, California, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
CASO and its Chair were named on the lawsuit. Below is our affidavit/statement:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff,
v.
DONALD TRUMP in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al.,
Defendants.
NO.
DECLARATION OF MARTA V. MARTINEZ IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
I, Marta V. Martínez, declare as follows:
1. I am over the age of 18 and have personal knowledge of all the facts stated herein.
2. I am the Founder of the Coalition of Advocates for Student Opportunities in Rhode Island.
3. Through my work with members of Rhode Island’s immigrant community who are seeking higher education opportunities, I have observed the negative impact that the family separation policy has had on Rhode Island’s young people.
4. The family separation policy has caused these children to suffer trauma that will negatively impact their ability to function and succeed in the classroom, and thereby impair their ability to seek higher education opportunities.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Rhode Island and the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
DATED this 29th day of June, 2018 at Providence, Rhode Island.
Marta V. Martínez
Founder
Coalition of Advocates for Student Opportunities | Rhode Island
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff,
v.
DONALD TRUMP in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al.,
Defendants.
NO.
DECLARATION OF MARTA V. MARTINEZ IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
I, Marta V. Martínez, declare as follows:
1. I am over the age of 18 and have personal knowledge of all the facts stated herein.
2. I am the Founder of the Coalition of Advocates for Student Opportunities in Rhode Island.
3. Through my work with members of Rhode Island’s immigrant community who are seeking higher education opportunities, I have observed the negative impact that the family separation policy has had on Rhode Island’s young people.
4. The family separation policy has caused these children to suffer trauma that will negatively impact their ability to function and succeed in the classroom, and thereby impair their ability to seek higher education opportunities.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Rhode Island and the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
DATED this 29th day of June, 2018 at Providence, Rhode Island.
Marta V. Martínez
Founder
Coalition of Advocates for Student Opportunities | Rhode Island
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