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23 May 2011, 9:26 am by Susan I. Nelson
Detention Watch Network Excellent report on the ties between private prison companies and the push to increase immigration detention: Since the late 1990’s, the number of people held in immigration detention has exploded. [read post]
1 Sep 2010, 12:34 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Houston Chronicle Hope Yen (Associated Press) reports on the recent Pew Hispanic Center study on the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. [read post]
16 May 2012, 1:01 pm by Susan I. Nelson
ACLU Georgia has issued a comprehensive report on immigration detention in Georgia: Prisoners of Profit: Immigrants and Detention in Georgia. [read post]
12 Nov 2010, 5:58 am by Susan I. Nelson
Texas Tribune by Reeve Hamilton "This week in Austin, undocumented students risked deportation to speak publicly about their support of the DREAM Act. [read post]
22 Sep 2010, 2:38 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Huffington Post  "Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert will be testifying before Congress on Friday about immigration during a hearing called "Protecting America's Harvest. [read post]
12 Nov 2010, 4:59 pm by Susan I. Nelson
December 2010 Visa Bulletin  Very little joy in the December 2010 Visa Bulletin. [read post]
31 May 2012, 9:25 am by Susan I. Nelson
New York Times by Julia Preston Young illegal immigrants, saying President Obama has done little to diminish the threat of deportations they face despite repeated promises, have started a campaign to press him to use executive powers to allow them to remain legally in the country. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 11:07 am by Susan I. Nelson
Immigration Policy Center "Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he would introduce the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act as a stand alone bill during the lame duck session of Congress. [read post]
3 Jan 2012, 7:10 am by Susan I. Nelson
New York Times Editorial A stinging opinion by Justice Elena Kagan for a unanimous Supreme Court reinforced last month a message that lower courts have been sending for many years: the law applied in immigration cases too often fails to meet the standards of justice. [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 2:10 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Immigration Chronicles Houston Chronicle The Wall Street Journal has a post on a new report by the San Francisco Fed that finds that immigrants help increase the wealth of most Americans. [read post]
28 Sep 2010, 7:50 am by Susan I. Nelson
Washington Post @EzraKlein "There's little evidence that the money we're spending fortifying the border is decreasing the number of illegal immigrants in the country. [read post]
7 Oct 2010, 1:30 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Washington Independent by Elise Foley "Roughly $9.2 billion, according to figures from a March report on the per-immigrant cost of each step of the removal process. [read post]
13 Aug 2010, 8:28 pm by Susan I. Nelson
New York Times -  Julie Preston reports that "President Obanma signed into law a $600 million bill on Friday to pay for 1,500 new border agents, additional unmanned surveillance drones and new Border Patrol stations along the southwest border. [read post]
14 Aug 2010, 7:51 am by Susan I. Nelson
ILW.COM -  reposting from Lawyer David Bennion who represents Ivan Nokolov in his immigration case. [read post]
4 Sep 2010, 7:08 am by Susan I. Nelson
Houston Chronicle Joe Holley reports Democrat calls for 1,250 additional law officers and participation in Secure Communities "Plunging into the contentious issue of border security, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White called for a thousand new local law enforcement personnel and 250 state troopers to police the state's border region. [read post]
13 Dec 2011, 5:27 pm by Susan I. Nelson
Texas Independent by Teddy Wilson In Waco, a group of activists from around the state gathered to hold a vigil in honor of International Human Rights Day. [read post]