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Collected Item: “Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston, COVID Resources”

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Boston's lawyers for civil rights group covid information

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PDF of the Lawyers for Civil Rights COVID response webpage

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While the world shut down for the pandemic, ICE continued to detain and deport immigrants here in the US. Additionally, with protests against police brutality and for the Black Lives Matter movement have sparked a number of arrests and mistreatment at the hands of police officers. Boston's Lawyers for Civil Rights organization has continued to offer legal support for those in need and has kept a running page of legal updates. This PDF is just the English translation but the site itself offers the same information in various languages including Spanish, Chinese, and more. The organization also offers legal assistance for homeowners, renters, students, and more.

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Greater Boston, legal assistance, covid response, housing, immigration, healthcare, lawyers, civil rights

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http://lawyersforcivilrights.org/coronavirus/

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Lawyers for Civil Rights

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2020-06-03
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