Tag: Immigration

  • ICE Introduces Hotline for Wrongfully Detained Citizens

    By Ruxandra Guidi Last month, four U.S. citizens were detained in Los Angeles for shoplifting and other minor crimes. They were then held by immigration authorities as they considered whether or not they should be deported. The case brought on a renewed wave of criticism over immigration enforcement programs, like Secure Communities. The program targets…

  • Latinos Disapprove of Obama’s Handling of Deportations

    By Ruxandra Guidi More than half of U.S. Latinos say they disapprove of the way the Obama administration has handled deportations of undocumented immigrants in the last couple of years. Last year, the federal government deported a record 393,000 people. According to the report, “As Deportations Rise to Record Levels, Most Latinos Oppose Obama’s Policy,” Latinos are…

  • Study Shows Dearth of Lawyers in Immigration Courts

    By Jill Replogle Less than half of all immigrants facing deportation proceedings have legal representation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A study spearheaded by a New York federal judge found that having legal representation is a major factor affecting whether an immigrant accused of violating federal immigration laws is deported. The other major factor is…

  • Feds to Review All Incoming Immigration Cases to Weed Out Lower Priorities

    By Jill Replogle On Thursday the Department of Homeland Security announced the next step in the Obama administration’s policy of prosecutorial discretion. Attorneys for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin reviewing all new cases in immigration court, and some pending cases, in order to focus resources on prosecuting undocumented criminals and other high priority…

  • Study: Immigrants Assimilating Well

    By Ruxandra Guidi The report, called “Assimilation Tomorrow,” was co-authored by the Center for American Progress and demographers from USC (University of Southern California). Focusing on the last great wave of immigration in the 1990s, authors Dowell Myers and John Pitkin found that those immigrants are integrating well into American society and across all generations. Analyzing demographic trends – including education, home…