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US mayors passed resolution opposing Arizona immigration law [this day at law]
June 14, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On June 14, 2010, the US Conference of Mayors passed a resolution opposing SB 1070, the controversial Arizona immigration law, and supporting federal immigration reform. The organization, which represents thousands of cities larger than 30,000 people, passed the resolution at the annual meeting of.... [more]
Federal appeals court allowed asylum for victims of forced abortions [this day at law]
June 6, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On June 6, 2007, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that victims of forced abortions had the right to protest deportation by requesting asylum under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The court reversed an immigration court's finding that called into question whether the Chinese.... [more]
ACLU challenges US deportation practices
June 5, 2013 by Theresa Donovan
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles federal court, alleging that Border Patrol and immigration officers are guilty of coercing hundreds, or possibly thousands of Mexican nationals into signing their own deportation documents and forfeiting their.... [more]
Connecticut senate approves driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants
May 31, 2013 by G. Redd
The Connecticut Senate approved legislation Thursday that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses regardless of documentation status. If signed by Governor Dannel Malloy, the bill would allow those immigrants without proper documents from the US Citizenship and.... [more]
Federal court rules Arizona sheriff violated Latinos' constitutional rights
May 27, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona ruled Friday that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his department engaged in unconstitutional racial profiling during the execution of immigration patrols. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally gave the Maricopa.... [more]
Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration reform bill
May 22, 2013 by Addison Morris
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved S. 744, an immigration reform bill. The bill, entitled the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, is intended to help create a 13-year path to citizenship for the approximately 11 million current undocumented.... [more]
UK court denies bail for Abu Qatada
May 20, 2013 by Elizabeth LaForgia
A UK immigration tribunal denied bail for radical cleric Abu Qatada Monday due to the high risk of escape. Qatada's lawyers insist that he should be able to spend time with his family before he leaves the UK for Jordan, where he will stand trial for terrorism. Qatada was convicted in absentia for.... [more]
US appeals court denies asylum to German family wanting to homeschool
May 17, 2013 by Kimberly Bennett
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday denied an appeal by a German family seeking asylum in the US in order to homeschool their children for religious reasons. The Romeike family alleged that Germany's ban against homeschooling caused them a well-founded fear of persecution.... [more]
Texas group sued to block border fence construction [this day at law]
May 16, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On May 16, 2008, the Texas Border Coalition, a group of Texas-based business owners and officials, filed a class action lawsuit to enjoin the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from constructing a fence on the US-Mexico border. The group claimed that approval of the fence's construction.... [more]
Anti-illegal immigration ordinance was challenged in court [this day at law]
May 15, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On May 15, 2007, two advocacy groups requested a temporary restraining order from the US District Court of the Northern District of Texas in an effort to block an anti-illegal immigration city ordinance passed in Farmers Branch, Texas. The ordinance was scheduled to go into effect that same day.... [more]
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