Immigration official responds to criticisms of leaked memo
Immigration
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Illegal immigration isn’t the only thing infuriating Arizona residents
Guess what AZ did on another homeland security issue – surveillance
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U.S. government sued over detention of mentally disabled immigrants
Advocates seek new system to determine mental competence, appoint attorney
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Record number of immigration cases referred by ICE
Two-month total greater than any such period in the agency’s history
Posted inImmigration, National Security
ICE Officials Set Quotas to Deport More Illegal Immigrants
A steep drop in deportations has caused U.S. immigration officials to implement controversial new quotas to meet an annual goal. Officials have also backed away from an Obama administration pledge to focus enforcement efforts primarily on illegal immigrants who are dangerous or have violent pasts, CIR and the Washington Post report. >> Read the full […]
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Mexican drug informant released from immigration detention
Former drug informant who avoided deportation to Mexico has been released after years in immigration lock-up.
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Immigrant advocates want ICE chief out following CIR/Washington Post report
Immigrant advocates pushing for reform of the nation’s immigration laws call on the White House to replace top immigration official.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Immigration
Two mentally disabled Mexican immigrants released after long detention
On March 29, CIR’s Andrew Becker reported for the Los Angeles Times on a lawsuit filed by two mentally disabled Mexican immigrants who spent years in detention facilities after completing their sentences. Two days later the two men were released by U.S. immigration authorities. Read an update by Becker in the Times. >> Read the […]
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Mentally Disabled Immigrants Remain in Detention for Years After Serving Time for Crimes, Their Attorneys Allege
Two mentally disabled Mexican immigrants, facing deportation for criminal assault convictions for which they have already served their time, continue to be held in detention facilities in violation of their constitutional rights, according to separate lawsuits filed in federal court. Jose Franco-Gonzalez, 29, of Costa Mesa and Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez, 48, of San Bernardino have languished […]
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Immigration judge misconduct gives asylee another day in court
A DOJ investigation of an immigration judge’s misconduct gives asylum seeker another day in court.