Archive for the ‘detention’ Category
Alabama’s all-out assault on immigrant communities
Posted: October 5, 2011 at 10:12 am By AllieCongress’ decision not to act on the federal level and pass comprehensive immigration reform means that states like Arizona, Georgia, Indiana and now Alabama can now legislate discrimination.
Who is ICE targeting?
Posted: April 20, 2011 at 10:59 am By LloydAs the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) and its agents come under increased scrutiny, some of ICE’s programs are also receiving serious attention.
Manhattan borough President Scott Stringer recently wrote an op-ed regarding ICE’s Secure Communities program, leaders in Illinois recently blasted the program and the federal government recently implemented the plan in Rhode Island [...]
At DHS, you’re guilty until proven innocent
Posted: April 5, 2011 at 11:27 am By Mahwish KhanFrom America’s Voice
Last Friday at an event sponsored by NDN, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano made an outrageous comment in defense of the controversial Secure Communities program (you can watch her address here). When challenged to explain why a program targeting serious criminal offenders is sweeping up so many non-criminal immigrants, [...]
What Sheriff Joe Arpaio has contributed most to the debate
Posted: February 9, 2011 at 11:17 am By LloydVirginia legislators recently debated a bill that would ban the shackling of pregnant inmates. The very idea that this measure needed to be debated is outrageous. What is even more outrageous?
The bill FAILED.
The entire debate is thanks to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who recently made headlines shackling a pregnant woman during labor. Although – as the [...]
Who really wrote Arizona’s racial profiling law?
Posted: October 28, 2010 at 10:15 am By LloydNPR’s Laura Sullivan has released a huge bombshell — Arizona’s racial profiling law — known as SB 1070 — was actually written by the private prison industry in order to tap into a new market.
NPR spent the past several months analyzing hundreds of pages of campaign finance reports, lobbying documents and corporate records. What they [...]
In case you missed them..
Posted: August 27, 2010 at 9:45 am By LloydOver at the Washington Post, Suzy Khimm has been blogging for Ezra Klein all week and has posted some great immigration-related stuff.
Suzy tackles the immigration court backlog and its effects here, discusses Canada and Australia’s rightward shift on immigration, slams Obama for the increase in workplace audits, and talks E-Verify.
Make sure to check them out.
From Arizona: Liz Canales’ story
Posted: June 18, 2010 at 4:00 pm By AdrianaHometown: Bloomington, CA; have lived in Tucson, AZ for the past three years
Year of birth: 1985
Education: B.S. Behavioral Sciences from University of La Verne; M.A. Higher Education from University of Arizona
Profession: Early Outreach Counselor
Hobbies: Volunteering and spending time with familia
Tell us your story. Where did you grow up?
I am the youngest of three and [...]
I was in Florence, AZ at the ICE detention center
Posted: June 11, 2010 at 10:11 am By AdrianaAngela Orejuela was inspired to write about her experiences at an immigration detention center and sent me an email this morning. I immediately asked if we could share her thoughts on our blog. Here it is:
I was in Florence, Arizona two days ago at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center. [...]
More Questions About Detention Reform
Posted: January 11, 2010 at 5:05 pm By Rachel LaBruyereBy Brittney Nystrom. Originally posted at the ImmPolitic blog.
The Department of Homeland Security under the Obama Administration marked 2009 with splashy announcements of planned detention reforms intended to revamp the immigration detention system, in chief by designing a civil detention system more appropriate for holding immigration violators who should not be kept in penal [...]
Welcoming detention reform, waiting for immigration reform
Posted: October 8, 2009 at 3:49 pm By adminOriginally posted on ImmPolitic blog, by Maurice Belanger.
VIDEO: Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO)’s floor speech on the ICE Immigration Detention Overview and Recommendations Report released yesterday.
Earlier this year, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano ordered a review of the immigration detention system overseen by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In August, ICE announced that it was undertaking reforms [...]
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