NYT Spotlights ICE Raids In New Orleans: “Amid Steady Deportation, Fear and...
On the front page of today’s New York Times, Julia Preston has written an article about the Obama administration’s deportation policy — and the impacts it is having on immigrants in New Orleans. ICE...
View ArticleFusion: ICE Admits to Detaining Pregnant Women
A new story by Cristina Costantini at Fusion provides the latest illustration of the gap that exists between policy and practice in the world of immigration enforcement. ICE isn’t supposed to be...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Ends Local Cooperation With ICE Detainers
Emphasizing the fact that Obama’s tenure has seen too many deportations of people who have done nothing wrong, some local leaders are stepping in to say that enough is enough. Yesterday, Philadelphia...
View ArticleAt Least 9 Oregon Counties to Stop Honoring ICE Detainers
This week, Philadelphia decided to end its cooperation with ICE on immigrant detainers, and after a federal judge’s ruling, at least nine Oregon counties will do the same. ICE detainers ask local law...
View ArticleICE Temporarily Postpones Deportation of Ohio Mother and 3 U.S. Citizens
ICE Director, Rebecca Adducci, Continues to Target Cornejo Family; School and Supporters Vow to Keep Fighting the Deportation Today, local Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director, Rebecca...
View ArticleMPI Reports Adds Pressure for Obama Administration Action on Deportations
This week, the Migration Policy Institute released a report, The Deportation Dilemma: Reconciling Tough and Humane Enforcement, which “analyze[d] the current pipelines for removal and key trends in...
View ArticleNE OH Immigrant Community to ICE Field Director: Comply with Policy...
***MONDAY: Rally and Press Conference Outside Federal Building in Cleveland** Over 150 Latinos and their Families from Northeast Ohio Join in Solidarity with Painesville Father and Husband Facing...
View ArticleVox: Jerry Brown May Have Vetoed 2012 TRUST Act Because of ICE Lobbying
This is a pretty juicy, never-revealed before anecdote from Dara Lind at Vox today. Apparently ICE, facing insubordination from localities over Secure Communities and police holds on immigrants,...
View ArticleNew Report from NDLON: ICE “More Out of Control than Ever”
President Obama has delayed taking executive action on immigration and deportations, and in his absence, ICE seems to be attempting to deport as many people as it can, charges a new report from the...
View ArticleBy Huge Margin, NYC Council Passes Bills Supporting Immigrant Communities,...
This afternoon, this tweet with some good news caught our attention: Bill to stop NYC from cooperating with ICE without judicial warrant passes @NYCCouncil 41-6. — Mara Gay (@MaraGay) October 22, 2014...
View ArticleSenate Confirms New ICE Director: Sarah Saldana, First Latina
In almost a straight party-line vote, the Senate confirmed Sarah Saldana’s appointment to the head of ICE today, making her the first Latina to hold the position. The vote was 55-39, with only Tom...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Ends Local Cooperation With ICE Detainers
Emphasizing the fact that Obama’s tenure has seen too many deportations of people who have done nothing wrong, some local leaders are stepping in to say that enough is enough. Yesterday, Philadelphia...
View ArticleIn New Video, Michigan Dad Fredy Mencia Calls On President Obama To Stop His...
Yesterday, Fredy Mencia and his family recorded an urgent video appeal asking President Barack Obama to stop his deportation and keep their family together. Fredy, a Michigan husband and father of...
View Article¡José Adán Fugón Cano y Gustavo Barahona Sánchez Necesitan de Tu Ayuda...
Washington, DC—No hay tiempo siquiera para escribir este texto, ¡José Adán Fugón Cano y Gustavo Barahona Sánchez necesitan de tu ayuda inmediatamente! Ellos pueden ser deportados en cualquier momento....
View ArticleJose Adan Fugon-Cano and Gustavo Barahona-Sanchez need your help immediately!
There’s no time to even write this blog post — Jose Adan Fugon-Cano and Gustavo Barahona-Sanchez need your help immediately! They could be deported any second. They ended up in immigration custody...
View ArticleNew York Times Editorial Board Highlights Need For Reform And Accountability...
Today, following the racially charged arrest of two Honduran immigrants in New Orleans (and subsequent deportation of one, with the second pending), the New York Times editorial board issued a strong...
View ArticleGustavo Barahona-Sanchez, Racially Profiled by Louisiana Police, Released By ICE
Important news over the weekend, via The Los Angeles Times: A Honduras man arrested by Louisiana police in what one government lawyer said was a case of racial profiling has been released by...
View ArticleDHS Preparing “Series of Raids” Targeting Refugees Who Fled Violence in...
This is an extremely disturbing development – a plan that would deport young mothers and their children to places where rape, sexual abuse and murder are commonplace: The Department of Homeland...
View ArticleDHS Preparing “Series of Raids” Targeting Refugees Who Fled Violence in...
Washington, DC—On Christmas Eve, we learned of an extremely disturbing development – an appalling plan from the Obama Administration’s Department of Homeland Security that would deport whole Central...
View ArticleICYMI: La Opinión Editorial: “Family Raids Must Stop”
A new editorial in the nation’s largest Spanish language daily newspaper, La Opinión, condemns the Obama Administration’s planned series of raids to target refugees who have fled violence in Central...
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