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The U.S. Supreme Court has recently reached a 9-0 decision determining that an immigrant need not be automatically deported from the United States following a minor drug conviction. In the reviewed case the immigrant had been sentenced to 20 days in jail for having 2 ounces of marijuana and a pill of Xanax. Despite being only misdemeanors [...] The pending deportation of a Harvard Student is causing quite a controversy on Harvard’s campus. The student, was picked up when he tried to board a plane from San Antonio and Boston. He came to the United States when he was four and now faces removal to Mexico. His possible removal has stirred the pot [...] On Monday, Governor Paterson announced that New York State would create a five member panel that would review and pardon immigrants who had minor or old convictions. This step is great news and may potentially help many immigrants who fear they may be removed from the United States because of relatively minor criminal offenses that were [...] The United States Supreme Court issued an important decision last week for foreign nationals living in the United States. In Padilla v. Kentucky, the Court ruled that attorneys representing foreign nationals in criminal proceedings must inform them of the immigration consequences of any plea agreements or convictions that may arise. This is an important decision by the [...] According to ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency “definitively do[es] not set quotas.” Mr. Morton’s statement is difficult to reconcile with recently uncovered ICE documents that clearly indicate that ICE has set goals for the number of removals it will reach this year. In fact, the subject line in an uncovered email [...] The New York Times is reporting that government officials tried to downplay the death of immigrants at detention centers. America’s detention system has already been highly criticized and is set for reshuffling under the Obama Administration. This report, and its fall out, will certainly add fuel to the fire for drastically reforming the detention center system. Share [...] Homeland Security Officials have announced that foreign nationals who are in detention in the United States may soon be separated based on their risk. Additionally, detainees may be housed in places other than jails, including motels and nursing homes. These changes are deeply needed given the many instances of detainee abuse and neglect that have plagued [...] Yesterday I blogged about the recent resignation of the would-be leader of the federal government’s effort to reform the immigration detention center system. Today, i simple point to a New York Times’ article that demonstrates why the detention center system needs to be reformed. Share The Message: Hide Sites $$(‘div.d548′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:1.5}) [...] Unexpected and disheartening to many immigration advocates, Dr. Dora Schriro has stepped down from her position as the leading federal government official responsible for reforming the nation’s immigration detention centers. Dr. Schriro was selected for this position merely a month ago when the administration announced that it was seeking to reform the hodgepodge of immigrant detention [...] The government recently announced that it had previously overlooked one out of every ten deaths that had died since 2003. [...] The Obama Administration has announced that it is initiating reforms to the often-criticized immigration detention system. These reforms will centralize the detention system and will provide for more federal government oversight over the system. These changes are welcome news as the conditions in the current detention system have been almost universally criticized and have resulted in [...] Frontline has produced a provocative documentary that examines the lasting effects of the May 2oo8 ICE raid on a Postville, Iowa meatpacking plant. The raid resulted in over 400 arrests and has had lasting consequences. Share The Message: Hide Sites $$(‘div.d258′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:1.5}) [...] The Obama Administration is expanding an initiative launched by the Bush Administration to identify and remove unauthorized foreign nationals who have had run ins with the law. The initiative, called Secure Communities, has local jails officials checking the fingerprints of accused criminals against those in the federal immigration database. If a person turns out to be unauthorized, [...] Two stories crossed my desk recently that remind me what consequences the United States’ bureaucratic immigration process has on humans. First there is the case of Diane Williams, who was recently deported to Honduras following her drug-related arrest in the United States. Although not a model citizen, Ms. Williams is a U.S. Citizen. [...] In an excellent article (and photo gallery), the Wall Street Journal chronicled the bizarre story of Buddhist Monk Phra Bunphithak Jomthong. Monk Jomthong is facing deportation because, according to the government, he engaged in unauthorized employment at his temple. What did he do? Monk Jomthong was “volunteering his religious services and physical energy [...] |
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