August 19, 2017 – 10:32 am
Cue the tiny violins A Harder Punishment For First-Time Offenders Who Cross U.S. Border Illegally Every weekday now, a quietly chaotic but systemic routine plays out in a courtroom in a downtown federal court in Tucson. Defense attorneys, U.S. prosecutors and marshals in dark blue suits stand in groups talking quietly. And then, seven men […]
August 18, 2017 – 7:56 am
Say what you want, the “fear” that Trump and his people are stoking in the illegal alien crowd is working (The Monitor) The number of undocumented immigrants deported during the first half of 2017 fell 14 percent from a year earlier as fewer people tried to illegally enter the United States on the southern border, […]
August 17, 2017 – 8:35 am
Consider what he said in Miami, now that the city has given up its sanctuary jurisdiction status (Miami Herald) Attorney General Jeff Sessions came to Miami on Wednesday to deliver a stark warning on the dangers of “criminal aliens†and praised the county’s mayor for being the first big-city leader to abandon “sanctuary†protections and […]
August 16, 2017 – 8:01 am
If you remember back to the debate over Arizona’s SB1070, a law that allowed law enforcement to enforce federal law as written, California, California law makers, and California papers took the stance that immigration was the purview of the federal government, and that states couldn’t change that in the least. Today, though, as we discuss […]
August 15, 2017 – 3:20 pm
Obviously, they’re all playing fast and loose with the term “immigrant” As LA students head back to school, LAUSD has message for immigrants: ‘We stand together’ The Los Angeles Unified School District is making visible what it’s so far said in words: that immigrant students and their families are welcome at Los Angeles schools. When […]
August 14, 2017 – 10:40 am
What’s the point of being a law scholar if you do not want to follow the law? This is the story that’s making the rounds through lots of outlets Law scholars urge Trump to keep program for young immigrants A group of legal scholars is urging President Donald Trump to keep a program protecting hundreds […]
August 12, 2017 – 7:42 am
Sounds like a plan (News Tribune) A task force created to focus on the needs of immigrants and refugees in Tacoma has recommended that the City Council spend $440,000 per year to establish a legal-defense fund for Tacoma residents detained at the Northwest Detention Center on the Tideflats. The money would pay for two attorneys […]
August 11, 2017 – 7:00 am
Seriously, Trump, like any Republican, cannot catch a break. He’s damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t. The so-called impartial media will always find something to complain about, versus when they’d always find something to squee about when it came to Obama, Hillary, and other Democrats Trump is deporting fewer immigrants than Obama, including […]
August 10, 2017 – 8:30 am
Heartache in Illegal Immigration World as Immigration and Customs Enforcement is allowed to do the job they were tasked to do by Congressional legislation Immigration Raids Are Sweeping Up More People Who Weren’t Targets More undocumented immigrants are being swept up in immigration raids targeting their friends, neighbors and coworkers. Under the Trump Administration’s new […]
August 8, 2017 – 8:11 am
Texas recently pass a law that cracks down on sanctuary cities and the people in charge who refuse to cooperate with federal agencies on illegal immigration. Now it’s Wisconsin’s turn (WeAreGreenBay.com) The Wisconsin Assembly is pushing two bills that affect immigrants in the state. Assembly Bill 190 requires police to hold people suspected of a […]
