Dec
15
Today, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano, announced that DHS will terminate its 287(g) agreement with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and restrict access to the Secure Communities program, following damaging findings released by the Department of Justice (DOJ). After a three year long civil rights investigation into the Maricopa …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/12/15/dhs-shuts-down-287g-agreement-with-maricopa-county-following-doj-investigation-restricts-secure-communities/
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
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
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
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/
Sep
29
Yesterday’s initial rulings from Judge Sharon Blackburn over Alabama’s new anti-immigrant legislation are disturbing and disappointing on many fronts. Absent a reversal of her decision based on an emergency appeal, many provisions of the law that mirror those struck down in every other jurisdiction will go into effect. If so, everyone in Alabama will pay …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/29/what-you-should-know-about-initial-rulings-on-alabama%e2%80%99s-immigration-law/
Sep
28
Today, U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn ruled to keep many of the key provisions in HB 56, Alabama’s restrictive immigration law recently challenged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and civil and immigrant rights groups. While Judge Blackburn ruled to enjoin some provisions of HB 56, she found that the DOJ and civil and immigrant …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/28/federal-judge-rules-to-keeps-key-provisions-of-alabama%e2%80%99s-restrictive-immigration-law/
Sep
07
DHS’s recent announcement on enforcement priorities suggests that the agency, along with the Department of Justice, is serious about trying to target those persons who pose a threat to public safety. Unfortunately, there has been little official communication from either agency about the initiatives underway to review current immigration court cases or to issue broader …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/09/07/president-obama%e2%80%99s-very-legal-move-on-immigration/
Aug
29
Today, the federal judge hearing the case against Alabama’s harsh anti-immigrant law HB 56 issued a temporary order preventing the law from going into effect on September 1, 2011. The judge made no ruling on the merits of the pending motions but rather temporary blocked it to buy herself more time to consider the numerous …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/29/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-alabamas-immigration-law/
Aug
02
Yesterday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed yet another lawsuit against extreme state-level immigration laws—this time against Alabama’s HB 56. Already the subject of a class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU and other immigrants’ rights groups, Alabama’s HB 56 would require local law enforcement to verify the immigration status of those stopped for traffic …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/02/department-of-justice-seeks-injunction-against-alabama%e2%80%99s-anti-immigrant-law/
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