{"id":11603,"date":"2019-01-17T16:18:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T20:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=11603"},"modified":"2019-01-17T16:18:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T20:18:28","slug":"immigration-group-files-suit-to-force-southern-poverty-law-center-revoke-hate-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/immigration-group-files-suit-to-force-southern-poverty-law-center-revoke-hate-label\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration group files suit to force Southern Poverty Law Center revoke ‘hate’ label"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Center for Immigration Studies files racketeering lawsuit against watchdog <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this file photo, Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen discusses a SPLC federal lawsuit against the Alabama Accountability Act during a press conference in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (AP Photo\/Dave Martin) ** FILE ** more <\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Washington Times, <\/strong>by Stephen Dinan — 1\/16\/2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the most prominent groups advocating for stricter immigration went to court Wednesday to demand a judge order the <\/em>Southern Poverty<\/em><\/a> Law Center to stop labeling it a \u201chate group,\u201d accusing the self-described watchdog of running an illegal racket to silence political opponents.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Center for Immigration Studies says the <\/em>SPLC<\/em><\/a>\u2019s accusations that it is racist and anti-immigrant are wrong and have cost the nonprofit support and financial backing by scaring people away from doing business with the center.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The center brought its challenge to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by filing a civil complaint under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act against <\/em>SPLC<\/em><\/a> President <\/em>Richard Cohen<\/em><\/a> and Heidi Beirich, who runs the group\u2019s Hatewatch blog.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Krikorian, the Center for Immigration Studies executive director, says his organization doesn\u2019t meet the <\/em>SPLC<\/em><\/a>\u2019s definition of a hate group and the Alabama-based watchdog knows it but persists anyway \u2014 which he said was evidence of the racket.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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