The Injustice Of Losing Your Children

Posted on February 16, 2012 by scjustice

Colorlines.com reports that a North Carolina man, deported in late 2010, is now in danger of losing his children. Felipe Montes and his wife, Marie, may soon lose their three children permanently if the Allegheny County child welfare department has its way. After being deported, the welfare department took the children, all of whom are [...]

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Are Judges Sending Congress A Message On Immigration?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by scjustice

Ninth Circuit Court House David Leopold at The Huffington Post reported today on evidence of frustration in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals over our broken immigration system and asked whether federal judges “are effectively throwing their hands up and imploring Congress to get to the hard work of fashioning a law that will provide [...]

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This Week In Immigration

Posted on January 20, 2012 by scjustice

From Immigration Impact: Holding the Obama Administration to Its Word on Prosecutorial Discretion Signs that ICE is invested in the “Morton Memo” and subsequent guidance on prosecutorial discretion are beginning to show up at both ends of the legal spectrum. At one end, the New York Times reported yesterday that approximately one in six cases [...]

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AZ-Copycat Laws Threaten Local Farmers, Crops

Posted on January 18, 2012 by scjustice

South Carolina peaches, they’re meant to be eaten. It looks like farmers have woken up to the threat that “show me your papers” legislation poses to their livelihoods. Case in point: In a recent article decrying the effects of state-level anti-immigrant laws on fruit and vegetable growing, Southeastern Farm Press described Alabama, Georgia and South [...]

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Analysis: The Next Immigration Challenge

Posted on January 12, 2012 by scjustice

From The New York Times: By DOWELL MYERS January 11, 2012 LOS ANGELES — THE immigration crisis that has roiled American politics for decades has faded into history. Illegal immigration is shrinking to a trickle, if that, and will likely never return to the peak levels of 2000. Just as important, immigrants who arrived in [...]

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Obama Plans Change In Immigration Rule On Waivers

Posted on January 6, 2012 by scjustice

From The Associated Press: By AMY TAXIN Jan. 6, 2012 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration proposed a rule change Friday to reduce the time that illegal immigrant spouses and children are separated from their American relatives while they try to gain legal status in the United States. Currently, many illegal immigrants must leave the country [...]

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Lowcountry Police Welcome Judge Gergel’s Ruling

Posted on December 27, 2011 by scjustice

Sounds like Lowcountry law enforcement is A-Okay with Judge Gergel’s decision to block unconstitutional portions of South Carolina’s “feel-good” anti-immigration law, according to The Island Packet of Hilton Head: Bluffton Police Chief David McAllister had some questions about what constituted “reasonable suspicion” and couldn’t get an answer. “What is the determining factor?” McAllister said. “Is [...]

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Judge’s Questions Target S.C. Law’s Worst Provisions

Posted on December 20, 2011 by scjustice

Judge Richard Gergel After hearing oral arguments in a Charleston courthouse yesterday, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel indicated that he is unlikely to strike down South Carolina’s anti-immigrant law in its entirety, but the questions he posed suggest that the laws most heinous provisions could get nixed. Those include requirements that immigrants carry their papers [...]

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Sheriff Joe’s Comeuppance Continues

Posted on December 15, 2011 by scjustice

And how sweet it is… From U.S. Homeland Security: Statement by Secretary Napolitano on DOJ’s Findings of Discriminatory Policing in Maricopa County Release Date: December 15, 2011 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is troubled by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) findings of discriminatory policing [...]

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Rep. Gutierrez Backs Lowcountry Man Facing Deportation

Posted on November 30, 2011 by scjustice

From The (Hilton Head) Island Packet: By ALLISON STICE astice@islandpacket.com Published Tuesday, November 29, 2011 A Ridgeland immigrant facing deportation will have a U.S. congressman on his side today when the two appear before Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities to argue that ICE should drop the case. Known for his staunch support of immigration reform, [...]

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