Jan
23
In the United States, most immigration decisions impacting noncitizens are made by immigration officials in informal proceedings far from a courtroom. While the right to an attorney (at the noncitizens’ own expense) in immigration court proceedings is widely recognized, the right to counsel in administrative settings outside of a courtroom is often overlooked or explicitly …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/23/its-time-to-improve-noncitizens-access-to-counsel/
Dec
14
As if people needed more proof that Alabama’s extreme anti-immigrant law, HB 56, is bad for the state, a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of yet another provision of the law this week. U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson temporarily enjoined enforcement of Section 30 that, as applied, requires mobile home owners to provide proof …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/14/federal-judge-blocks-yet-another-provision-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-anti-immigrant-law/
Dec
12
Earlier today, the Supreme Court announced what many supporters and opponents of Arizona SB 1070 long expected: that the Justices will themselves have the final word on the validity of the injunctions entered shortly after the law was enacted last year. Technically, the question before the Justices is simply whether four of the law’s provisions …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/12/supreme-court-to-weigh-in-on-injunctions-against-arizona-sb-1070/
Nov
22
Thousands gathered outside the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama yesterday to demand the repeal of the state’s harsh anti-immigration law, HB 56. Religious, community and civil rights leaders, as well as a special Congressional delegation, urged state legislators to bring an end to Alabama’s immigration law—a law which continues to slow state …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/22/thousands-rally-for-repeal-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-anti-immigrant-law/
Nov
01
BY KAREN TUMLIN, MANAGING ATTORNEY, NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against South Carolina, challenging the state’s extreme anti-immigration law (SB 20). With this action, the Department of Justice charges that South Carolina, like Arizona and Alabama, have passed unconstitutional immigration laws. Civil rights groups (including the National …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/01/doj%e2%80%99s-lawsuit-against-south-carolina-latest-challenge-to-state-immigration-laws/
Oct
31
As if things weren’t chaotic enough in Alabama, reports now find that law enforcement and courts vary widely on how they apply the state’s new immigration law, creating different rules and consequences for individuals depending on a judge or officer’s understanding of the law. As the controversial law (HB 56) itself continues to change as …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/31/alabama-law-enforcement-courts-implementing-immigration-law-in-different-ways-across-state/
Oct
28
Today, the head of the legal arm of one of the most notorious restrictionist groups in the nation boldly admitted his work on Alabama’s new anti-immigrant law aims to end public education for the children of immigrants. Michael Hethmon of the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), an offshoot of the Federation for American Immigration Reform …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/28/restrictionist-lawyer-reveals-long-term-assault-on-immigrant-children/
Oct
14
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit temporarily blocked two controversial provisions of Alabama’s extreme immigration law, HB 56. A federal appeals court enjoined the provision requiring public school to determine the immigration status of enrolling students and the status of their parents as well as the provision that made it a …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/14/federal-appeals-court-enjoins-two-provisions-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-extreme-immigration-law/
Oct
07
Almost immediately after Judge Sharon Blackburn failed to enjoin key provisions of Alabama’s draconian immigration law (HB 56) last week, Alabamans began to feel the sting of the law’s harsh provisions. As immigrants leave the state, farmers, contractors, and homebuilders complain that labor shortages are and will continue to hurt their businesses. School administrators worry …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/07/tell-me-again-how-alabama%e2%80%99s-immigration-law-is-a-%e2%80%9cvictory-for-the-state%e2%80%9d/
Oct
05
Today, U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn denied the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request to stay her previous ruling last week which kept major portions of Alabama’s restrictive immigration law, HB 56, intact. Following the judge’s ruling, the DOJ requested a stay of the law pending an appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Among …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/05/federal-judge-denies-doj%e2%80%99s-request-to-stay-alabama%e2%80%99s-immigration-law/
Immigration Impact is a project of the American Immigration Council.
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