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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. I [...]
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 [...]
U.S. to Reform Policy on Detention for Immigrants
Posted: August 6, 2009 at 10:06 am By adminLast week, many of you signed the petition to the Department of Homeland Security, telling them that enough was enough and it was time to get serious about humane reform of our immigration policies. Well, today the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to reform the immigrant detention system. Nina Bernsein at the New York [...]
Deteriorating detention system: Yet another reason to fix immigration
Posted: August 3, 2009 at 12:06 pm By National Immigration ForumOriginally posted at ImmPolitic blog: As Congress gets ready for action on immigration reform legislation —as soon as Labor Day— new reports and government actions this week underscore the urgent need to revamp the broken and highly costly immigration detention system. Administration continues down the path of failed detention policies Hoping to introduce oversight and [...]
Jailed without Justice: Report Slams Immigrant Detention in the U.S.
Posted: April 20, 2009 at 11:58 am By Fair Immigration Reform MovemeMarch 31, 2009 Adding to the growing concern over immigrant detention in this country, a report released by Amnesty International last week blasts the current system. The report finds that tens of thousands of immigrants – both undocumented, legal residents and even some U.S. Citizens – have been held without access to due process and [...]
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