Michael Lukens

Michael Lukens

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Michael Lukens is the executive director at the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, who expressed concern over the significant void left by the Southern Poverty Law Center's disbanded immigration unit in addressing the challenges faced by detained immigrants in the southeastern U.S.

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Michael Lukens, executive director of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, expressed alarm over the detention system in America.

Ice detainees death toll reaches 16 amid concerns over ‘horrendous’ conditions | US immigration
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-26
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Michael Lukens, executive director of the Amica Center, emphasized the importance of learning a detainee’s biographical information during an ICE arrest.

Experts explain your rights – as an immigrant or a bystander – if you’re caught up in an ICE raid
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-08-23
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Michael Lukens described the halting of funding as unlawful and cruel to make children go to court alone.

Advocates condemn Trump’s stripping of legal protections for Caribbean immigrant children | News
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-03-23
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Michael Lukens, director of Amica, one of Acacia’s partner organisations, said they were expecting this move and are now preparing for the worst.

Donald Trump administration ends legal aid for migrant children, leaving them without lawyers in court
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2025-03-22
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Michael Lukens lamented the government's decision and expressed the need to prepare for children going to court without lawyers.

Trump fecha órgãos que defendiam imigrantes e corta auxílio jurídico para crianças desacompanhadas
O Estado de S. Paulo (Estadão)·LiechtensteinLiechtenstein· 2025-03-22
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Michael Lukens, executive director of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, expressed concern about the unprecedented attack on children.

El gobierno de Trump revierte su decisión anterior y restablece ayuda jurídica para niños migrantes
La Prensa – one of the oldest and most influential in Nicaragua·NicaraguaNicaragua· 2025-02-24
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Michael Lukens, executive director of the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, expressed concern about the unprecedented attack on children.

Gobierno de Trump revierte su decisión y restablece ayuda jurídica para niños migrantes
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-02-22
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Lukens expressed concern about the impact of SPLC's dismantled immigration program on detainees in southeastern states.

In lead-up to Trump crackdown, an iconic civil rights group fired all the attorneys in its unit defending undocumented migrants
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-02-19
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