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Homeland Security Watchdog Conducts Surprise Inspections of Immigrant Detention Centers

03 Dec 2017

The inspection exposed that ICE was providing insufficient protection of detainees’ basic rights while in detention.

The Dream Act Could Add Millions to Your Congressional District

30 Nov 2017

One of the clear benefits of providing young immigrants with a pathway to legal status is the economic contributions Dreamers would make to the country. For example, California’s 51st District estimated annual GDP gains could be as high as $444,233,000.

The Trump Administration Is Separating Children From Asylum-Seeking Parents at the Border

21 Oct 2017

An alarming trend along the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated within the last year: the inhumane practice of separating immigrant children from their parents at the hands of U.S. immigration officials.

BALCA Overturns Denial Where Applicants Were Rejected Without Interview

18 Sep 2017

In Matter of Marlabs, Inc., where two U.S. applicants were rejected without an interview, BALCA found that the employer could determine from the resume review that there was no reasonable possibility that the applicants were qualified for the position offered.

DHS: Immigration Arrests Inside the U.S. Spiked While Border Crossings Dropped to Record Lows

28 Aug 2017

Apprehensions at the border are at their lowest levels in over 45 years, while arrests in the interior of the country have increased. The data for FY 2017 covers the final four months of the Obama administration and the first eight months...

PBS News Hour: Homeland Security Chief Says Other States Should Emulate Texas Ban on Sanctuary Cities

08 Jul 2017

PBS News Hour reports on newly-confirmed DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s recent visit to Austin, Texas, where the local sheriff’s pledge to not honor ICE detainers for nonviolent crimes was followed by the passage of a state law that sanctions Texas sheriffs and...