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VideoMost immigrants Sent Back to Mexico Detained at Work or Home, Border Apprehensions Decline
by Jorge Rivas on May 21 2012, 5:18PM
While the number of people crossing from Mexico into the United States has fallen to 40 year lows, the rates of deportation have reached historic highs.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Breaking: Alabama Gov. Signs Awful Anti-Immigrant Revision Bill
by Julianne Hing on May 18 2012, 5:07PM
After initially indicating that he had serious reservations about the update to last year’s HB 56, Bentley signed it into law.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Calif. Court to Decide if Undocumented Immigrant Can Practice Law
by Jorge Rivas on May 18 2012, 1:01PM
The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider whether an undocumented Mexican immigrant who attended law school and passed the State Bar can practice law
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Alabama Passes Revision to Anti-Immigrant Bill, Waits for Gov.’s Decision
by Julianne Hing on May 17 2012, 9:33AM
Alabama doubles down on anti-immigrant hate and passes a beefed up version of last year’s HB 56.
Topics: Immigration
DREAMers Sue U.S. Senate for Blocking DREAM Act with Filibuster
by Jorge Rivas on May 15 2012, 3:13PM
Undocumented youth to sue U.S. Senate for blocking DREAM Act legislation with filibuster rule.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog, Schools & Youth
Feds Use Counter-Terrorism Laws to Fuel Deportation Machine
by Seth Freed Wessler on May 15 2012, 8:41AM
A decade after September 11, 2001, the government is wielding it’s broad counterterrorism powers against non-citizens who pose no threat and who face deportation as a result.
Topics: Immigration, National Security
NY and MA Forced to Join Secure Communities Despite Opposition
by Jorge Rivas on May 14 2012, 5:33PM
Despite opposition from the governors of New York and Massachusetts, federal immigration authorities are moving forward to implement Secure Communities in both states.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Artist Puts Fake Gardeners Near Clooney’s House Before Obama Fundraiser
by Jorge Rivas on May 10 2012, 7:09PM
Mexican-American artist Ramiro Gomez has a message for Obama: “We’re all Americans.”
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Alabama’s Revised Anti-Immigrant Law May Come Up for Vote This Week
by Julianne Hing on May 8 2012, 2:34PM
Immigrant rights advocates say the revised bill is even harsher than the original.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
ICE Director John Morton Gets Very Own Satirical Twitter Account
by Jorge Rivas on May 3 2012, 3:28PM
Immigration reform activist launches a fake Twitter account for Director of ICE John Morton.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
ICE Announces Minor Deportation Policy Shift for Secure Communities
by Julianne Hing on May 3 2012, 9:05AM
Those with an otherwise clean criminal record who are arrested for minor traffic violations won’t be flagged for deportation unless they’re convicted first, ICE announced.
Topics: Immigration
No Charges for Border Patrol Officer Who Killed Mexican Teen
by Julianne Hing on April 30 2012, 2:35PM
Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca was shot and killed in 2010 by a Border Patrol officer for reportedly throwing rocks.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
Nationwide Protests Against SB 1070 End with Nine Arrests in Phoenix
by Julianne Hing on April 26 2012, 3:35PM
Not content to let the fight against the SB 1070 be handled by the federal government alone, immigrant rights activists turned out across the country yesterday on the day the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case to demand an end to Arizona’s SB 1070.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Marco Rubio Meets with Latino Dems, DREAMers on Alternative Youth Immigration Bill
by Julianne Hing on April 26 2012, 2:05PM
It may just be that Rubio’s ambitions and the immigrant community’s desperation can help both sides find common ground.
Topics: DREAM Act, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Colbert Shows Anti-Immigrant ‘Environmental’ Group’s Ties to Hate
by Channing Kennedy on April 26 2012, 1:55PM
A new ad running on MSNBC claims undocumented immigrants are destroying the environment. Guess where their data comes from?
Topics: Environment, Immigration, /NOW Blog
A Colorblind Supreme Court Hearing on Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant SB 1070
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 26 2012, 10:10AM
Supreme Court Justices seemed to be unconvinced that states like Arizona are breaking the law when they allow police officers to ask people’s immigration statuses if they suspect they’re undocumented.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration
After Review, ICE Puts 16K of 300K Deportation Cases on Hold
by Julianne Hing on April 25 2012, 4:20PM
Advocates say ICE is allowing too many cases to fall through the cracks.
Topics: Deportation Dragnet, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Supreme Court Skeptical of Striking Down Arizona’s SB 1070
by Seth Freed Wessler on April 25 2012, 1:09PM
Arizona argues compellingly that with programs like 287(g) and Secure Communities, SB 1070 merely complements the federal government’s existing enforcement agenda.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration, /NOW Blog
Immigration Status on Restaurant Health-Grade Placards Proposal Rejected in Calif. County
by Jorge Rivas on April 25 2012, 12:08PM
A proposal for San Bernardino County restaurants to signify whether they check employee immigration status on their health-inspection placards was rejected Tuesday.
Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog
The U.S. vs. Arizona: A Primer for the High Court’s Big Day on Immigration
by Hatty Lee, Julianne Hing on April 25 2012, 9:00AM
Who gets to regulate the lives of immigrants? The Supreme Court will attempt to settle the debate. Today, both sides make their case before the High Court.
Topics: Arizona's SB 1070, Immigration
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