Napolitano On Sheriff Arpaio: ‘He Was Unwilling To Accept There Were...
At the Center for American Progress, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano gave her first full discussion on immigration policy and what DHS is doing to lay the foundation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Secure Communities Turns Immigrants into Criminals
Guest Blogger: Sarahi Uribe from National Day Laborer Organizing Network reposted from New American Media This month the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) celebrated one year of Secure Communities....
View ArticleSecure Communities Turns Immigrants into Criminals
This month the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) celebrated one year of Secure Communities. The program, which checks the immigration status of detainees in jails by comparing their booking...
View ArticleGovernor a step down for Arpaio
Students at Arizona State University's downtown campus plan to protest an appearance next Monday by Sheriff Joe Arpaio by doing something to themselves that others would like to do to the sheriff:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gutierrez to unveil immigration reform while enforcement measures on the rise
Tomorrow, December 15th, at 12:30 pm, Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) will officially unveil his immigration reform bill to the U.S. House of Representatives–”Comprehensive Immigration Reform for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First ever Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and Law to...
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and Law under the guidance of Senators Durbin and Coburn is holding its inaugural hearing on the domestic implementation of human rights treaty...
View ArticleWe need you to vote now @ “Ideas for Change in America” to restore fairness...
We need your vote! Vote to Restore Fairness to our broken immigration system on Change.org’s Ideas for Change in America and take us one step closer to to ensure that 2010 is the year for immigration...
View ArticleFinding immigration reform in Obama’s State of the Union address
Yesterday, President Obama addressed the issue of immigration reform in his State of the Union speech. Many expected a more hard hitting message from the President
View ArticleOhio Sheriff Charged With Violating The Constitutional Rights Of Local Immigrant
Yesterday, Ohio Sheriff Richard K. Jones appeared in federal court facing charges that he violated the constitutional rights of an undocumented immigrant. The plaintiff, Luis Rodriguez, claims that...
View ArticleArizona Sheriff, U.S. in Standoff Over Immigration Enforcement
Sheriff Arpaio said he planned to defy Washington's attempts to roll back his staunch enforcement of federal immigration law, a move that could put him on a collision course with the U.S. government.
View ArticleClik here to view.
How has the immigration system fared one year under Obama’s presidency?
In early 2009, President Obama appointed the governor of border-state Arizona Janet Napolitano, and a supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland...
View ArticleClik here to view.
End it. Not mend it. Message to the administration over failed immigration...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency responsible for detention and deportations of immigrants, is on a roll. Haitian earthquake survivors and mentally ill detainees are amongst those...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nationwide vigils tell immigration agencies that they are “completely out of...
Between the discovery of Haitian earthquake survivors in immigration detention (later released), an agency memo showing support for larger amounts of immigrant deportations, and the agency’s own...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How much “hate” lies behind SB1070?
Despite what supporters say about SB1070′s merits, it is impossible to ignore it’s blatant inclusion of measures that mandate local law enforcement to stop and question people whom they think are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lady Gaga speaks out against SB1070 as Sheriff Arpaio sweeps up protestors
20 minutes from the Monster Ball (Lady Gaga’s concert held in Arizona July 31), the iconic pop star put down her hairbrush backstage and listened curiously to two unexpected political activists. They...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tax day, Passover week: labor, migration & justice, now…and in 2049
On this year’s Tax Day that has just passed, several organizations including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), MoveOn, Daily Kos and the American Federation of State, County and...
View Article