Woman accuses Utah immigration attorney of sexual assault and threatening to have his clients hurt her
According to a lawsuit, the attack lasted “for hours,” leaving her with physical and emotional injuries. | Updated: May 14, 2021, 1:42 a.m.
Editor’s note: This story discusses alleged sexual violence. If you need assistance or
, Utah’s 24-hour sexual violence crisis and information hotline is available at 1-888-421-1100.
A Salt Lake City immigration attorney is being sued by a former female friend, who says he sexually assaulted her and threatened to have his legal clients hurt her.
Aaron Tarin specializes in cases that involve immigration and criminal law at the West Valley City law firm Immigrant Defenders Law Group, which is also named in the lawsuit, filed Tuesday. Tarin is the registered agent for the law firm.
Long Beach Convention Center opens as temporary facility for unaccompanied migrant children
On a tour of the Long Beach Convention Center, Mayor Robert Garcia speaks in the sleeping quarters set up for migrant children inside Exhibit Hall B.
(Brittany Murray / Pool Photo)
April 22, 2021 6:38 PM PT
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Federal officials on Thursday prepared to receive 150 migrant children at the Long Beach Convention Center, one of several structures in California and other states being repurposed as temporary intake facilities to cope with an overflow of unaccompanied minors at the southern border.
Sleeping areas were set up inside the Convention Center’s exhibit halls, with rows of cots draped with white sheets and stacked with folded blankets and pillows, photos shot by a media pool photographer showed.
Kassandra Frederique
It has been quite the year.
2020 was defined by its novel challenges and escalating uncertainty, but our movement stayed the course, exceeded our own expectations, and broke new ground. I cannot help but look back on DPA’s work this year with appreciation and affirmation that we were as ready as possible to meet this moment.
Here are a few of the monumental accomplishments we fought for, along with our members and allies:
JANUARY
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation mandating comprehensive disclosure and transparency requirements for the system of civil asset forfeiture. DPA has long-played a leading role in forfeiture reform – calling for abolishing civil forfeiture entirely and supporting efforts to reform the practice.