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AG Racine Moves To Stop The Trump Administration’s Harmful Public Charge Rule Targeting Legal Immigrants

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of five Attorneys General led by California in filing a motion for preliminary injunction to block the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Public Charge Rule from taking effect while litigation continues.

Topics: Immigration
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AG Racine Joins Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration’s Rule Allowing Prolonged Detention Of Children

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 20 Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit opposing the Trump Administration’s new rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has governed the treatment of children in immigration custody since 1997.

Topics: Immigration

Opposing the Death Penalty

The government is meant to protect its citizens—it should not be in the business of killing them.

Topics: Other
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AG Racine Announces Major Window Company to Stop Discriminating Against Consumers East of the Anacostia River

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that a window-replacement company—Renewal by Andersen LLC—will stop excluding District consumers east of the Anacostia River from its regular service area as part of a settlement agreement with the Office of the Attorney General.

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AG Racine Sues Trump Administration Over “Public Charge” Policy That Targets Legal Immigrants

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of five Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds Final Rule, known as the “Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Public Charge Rule.”

Topics: Immigration

Seeking job opportunities? Career Fair for Parents with Active Child Support Cases

August is Child Support Awareness Month and while OAG’s Child Support Services focuses on helping District families all year long, this month they roll out special efforts to help parents support their children.

Topics: Child Support
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AG Racine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump’s Dirty Power Rule

Attorney General Karl A. Racine joined a coalition of 22 states and 7 local governments in announcing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s recently released“ACE” – aka “Dirty Power” – rule.

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AG Racine Joins National Coalition Taking Action To Stop Census Meddling

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a 26-member coalition from around the country—including 15 states, three counties, six cities, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors—in opposing the State of Alabama’s attempt to advance a discriminatory agenda and tilt the power within Congress and the…

Topics: Other

Protect Teen Health by Limiting Tobacco Imagery in Streaming Video

Attorney General Racine and a coalition of 43 states called on streaming companies like Netflix and Amazon to limit tobacco use in their video content.

Topics: Public Safety
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AG Racine Recovers $10K+ In Unpaid Wages For District Food Service Workers

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Turning Natural, Inc.—a local chain of juice bars—will pay more than $10,000 in unpaid wages to 22 employees as part of a settlement in a wage theft case with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

Topics: Worker Rights