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DHS Secretary Denies Responsibility for Family Separation, Asks Congress to Limit Asylum Protections
In a combative hearing before Congress on Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified for the first time since Democrats became the majority in the House of Representatives. During the House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Nielsen refused to admit culpability in family separation, denied reports that asylum seekers are being turned away […]
Read MoreTimes of San Diego Opinion: Trump’s Border Wall Fixation Drives Voters Away from GOP
Growing up in Los Angeles as the son of a Mexican immigrant father who worked as a union meatpacker and a Nicaraguan mother who worked as a beautician, elections were special events for my family. My dad loved volunteering to work the polls, and never missed an election. He’d sit down and carefully explain the […]
Read MoreHow FL Senate Bill 168 & House Bill 527 Would Hurt Florida’s Economy
Florida State Senator Joe Gruters recently introduced Senate Bill 168, which would effectively force local and state law enforcement to become federal immigration agents. Along with House Bill 527, SB 168 would ban policies that limit local cooperation and information-sharing with federal authorities on immigration matters. These bills would create a hostile environment in Florida, […]
Read MoreICE Releases Infants in Its Custody Following Civil Rights Complaint
Nothing is more delicate or worthy of comprehensive care than a newborn. Yet, over the past several weeks, detention watchdogs and public health experts have noticed an alarming uptick in the number of infants—some as young as five months old—being held in prison-like detention facilities run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On-the-ground staff in these facilities report mothers complaining […]
Read MoreSun Journal Opinion: Heritier Nosso: Welcoming immigrants to Maine is good for senior citizens
I came to the United States as an asylum seeker from sub-Saharan Africa. As memories of the violence I fled fade, I am proud I have been able to embrace my new life working at a nonprofit to promote public health. I am filling a critical labor gap and showing why Maine’s more than 50,600 […]
Read MoreGovernment Officials Deflect Responsibility for Family Separation at Congressional Hearing
At an oversight hearing on family separation in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, government officials from four different agencies dug in against criticisms and denied any accountability for the Trump administration’s family separation policy. All but one of the officials admitted under questioning that they had not raised any objection to family […]
Read MoreBoard of Immigration Appeals Interpretation of Stay of Removal FOIA Request
With the end of prosecutorial discretion under the Trump administration, noncitizens living in the United States with a removal order face quick, and almost certain deportation unless they have access to legal safeguards that could prevent their deportation. Because transparency and due process are the cornerstones of a fair immigration system, advocates have filed Freedom of Information […]
Read MoreCourt Filing Seeks Information Regarding Retaliation Against Immigrants’ Rights Attorneys at Southern Border
The Southern Poverty Law Center, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the American Immigration Council filed a motion late last week seeking information regarding possible U.S. government harassment and retaliation against the leadership of the immigrants’ rights organization Al Otro Lado.
Read MoreNew Business Coalition, Texans for Economic Growth, and Texas Business Immigration Coalition Launch Texas Compact on Immigration
AUSTIN — Today marks the launch of Texans for Economic Growth, a coalition of 50 Texas business leaders and associations dedicated to recognizing and supporting the positive impact immigrants have on the Texas economy as business owners, taxpayers, and consumers. With its launch, the Coalition partnered with the Texas Business Immigration Coalition (TBIC) to release the […]
Read MoreImmigration Courts’ Growing Reliance on Videoconference Hearings Is Being Challenged
In some parts of the country, it has long been the practice for detained immigrants to appear for their immigration court hearings via video teleconference (“VTC”), rather than in-person. This is especially the case for immigrants being held in remote detention centers, hours from the nearest immigration court. However, under the Trump administration, immigration courts […]
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