Immigration Law

Immigration, Racism, and the Supreme Court – Common Dreams

Five other states followed suit and waited as the high court considered the constitutionality of Arizona’s law. In a victory for those who support a humane immigration policy, the Court overturned three sections of SB 1070: Arizona cannot …

Immigration, Racism & the Courts – Consortiumnews.com

Deportations of “dreamers” have been stopped and much of an Arizona law was overturned, but more battles lie ahead, writes Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn The issue of immigration has been tossed about like a political football for some time.

Obama’s Next Immigration Battle: Local, Federal Authorities on Collision Course over Detention Requests – Time

That’s convenient politics, but in a much more direct way, they are a response to the rapidly expanding federal immigration-enforcement program, Secure Communities. Under that program, local law-enforcement agents send fingerprints of …

New York City Immigration Law Firm Launches New Website – PRWeb

New York City Immigration Attorneys Fisher and Frommer have launched a new website with Authentic Web. This website will help to inform those dealing with the legal issues surrounding immigration such as visas, green cards, deportation, and naturalization.

Enforcing Alabama’s Immigration Law – WKRG

Nearly 10 months ago, police officers across Alabama began enforcing what it widely considered the toughest immigration law in the U-S. The law- which requires police to verify immigration status and traffic stops and detain undocumented …

Having Your Cake and Eating It Too? – CNN

Most  recently, the DOJ scored a partial victory in the US Supreme Court when  the Court threw out part of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, but  kept the most controversial part. The  Court ruled Arizona law enforcement had the right to … Continue reading

Obama’s Next Immigration Battle: Local, Federal Authorities on Collision Course over Detention – Time

That’s convenient politics, but in a much more direct way, they are a response to the rapidly expanding federal immigration-enforcement program, Secure Communities. Under that program, local law-enforcement agents send fingerprints of …

NAVARRETTE: An Obama ally’s about-face on immigration – Santa Rosa Press Democrat

It’s the president who stands atop the executive branch, which is solely responsible for enforcing immigration law. While Republicans accuse the Obama administration of not going far enough to stop illegal immigration, some Democrats have …

Immigration, Racial Profiling, and the Supreme Court – Huffington Post

Five other states followed suit and waited as the high court considered the constitutionality of Arizona’s law. In a victory for those who support a humane immigration policy, the Court overturned three sections of SB 1070: Arizona cannot criminalize …

Immigrant mothers need Obama’s help, too – United Press International

In fact, it saved her life. But this was before Alabama (where less than 4 percent of the population is foreign-born, documented or otherwise) passed H.B. 56, our nation’s harshest, most ruthless anti-immigration law. This was before Alabama …