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Local and National Politicos Decry Obama Administration’s Raid Policy
The recent immigration raids that saw 121 individuals rounded up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement have created not only a due process crisis, but a powerful political backlash from members of Congress, as well as Presidential candidates who disagree with the policy of aggressively deporting asylum-seekers. The government’s decision to round up Central American families […]
Read MoreDeportation of Central American Refugees Is Inhumane
At one level, it should come as no surprise that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken into custody and intends to deport 121 unauthorized immigrants who fled violence in Central America and arrived here over the past year and a half. After all, DHS deports people all the time who pose a danger […]
Read MoreAttorneys Work Swiftly to Thwart DHS’ Aggressive Enforcement Tactics Against Asylum-Seekers
After a series of immigration raids last weekend, resulting in a reported 121 children and mothers being rounded up, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quickly transferred many of these families to the family detention center in Dilley, Texas to rapidly process them for deportation. While few have been able to access legal counsel since being […]
Read MoreUnderstanding DHS’ 2015 Deportation Numbers
This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its fiscal year (FY) 2015 deportation numbers. According to DHS, immigration enforcement agencies apprehended 406,595 individuals nationwide and conducted a total of 462,463 removals and returns. These totals include both people deported at the border and those removed from the interior of the United States. However, […]
Read MorePNAE Highlights from 2015
2015 was a busy year for PNAE! Immigration reform won’t be achieved with one argument or by one party. So we’ve been busy shining a light on how immigration affects every sector of our economy — from agriculture, to technology, to housing and manufacturing. Fixing this broken system will spur job creation and economic growth. […]
Read MoreHieleras (Iceboxes) in the Rio Grande Valley Sector
These accounts reveal the dehumanizing conditions to which these women were subjected while in Border Patrol custody.
Read MoreImmigrants in Nevada, Site of Tomorrow’s GOP Debate
Tomorrow evening, the Republican candidates will meet for their fifth debate (#GopDebate) in Las Vegas, Nevada — a state that has become an increasingly popular destination for immigrants. Between 2000 and 2013, the foreign-born population in the state grew by almost 64 percent. According to 2013 data, nearly one in five Nevada residents was foreign-born, […]
Read MoreCorruption Flourishes Within CBP
In 2002, in the wake of 9/11, Congress and the White House embarked upon an unprecedented bureaucratic experiment: grafting together 22 federal agencies into a single entity that was supposed to protect the nation from terrorist attack or any other potential threat. The result was a multi-headed monstrosity known as the Department of Homeland Security […]
Read MoreTrump’s Muslim Immigration Policy, Unconstitutional and Unworthy of America
The latest, outrageous proposal out of the Trump for President campaign came via a “Statement on Preventing Muslim Immigration” where the candidate calls “for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” According to Vox, “His campaign has clarified that this […]
Read MoreTexas Sues Federal Government Again, This Time Over Refugees
This week, Texas filed a lawsuit against the federal government and International Rescue Committee (IRC) to prevent the resettlement of a Syrian refugee family in the state. The family was originally scheduled to arrive in Texas today. The state is the first to take legal action to block refugees and comes two weeks after Texas […]
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