Jan
27
The President’s State of the Union address this week re-iterated some of his key themes on immigration—support for comprehensive reform, dismay that DREAM Act students and foreign students educated in this country have no way to legalize their status, and a belief that he’s done enough to the secure the border. More importantly, he framed …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/27/following-state-of-the-union-address-president-obama-needs-to-follow-through-on-immigration-reforms/
Oct
25
Reports of abuse from immigration detention facilities are nothing new. In fact, due to private contractors’ lax attitude and lack of federal oversight, many experts are finding that cases of abuse are vastly underreported. Last week, the ACLU reported on 185 allegations of sexual abuse of undocumented female detainees held in federal detention facilities. While …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/25/aclu-brings-cases-of-immigration-detention-abuse-to-light/
Aug
30
BY JOSH BREISBLATT, IMMIGRATION POLICY FELLOW AT THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION FORUM At a time when we should be looking for ways to curb costs, some in Congress are actually attempting to spend more by expanding immigration enforcement programs. In May, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced H.R. 1932 titled, “Keep Our Communities …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/30/runaway-costs-for-immigration-detention-do-not-add-up-to-sensible-policies/
Aug
01
As the U.S. continues to pour money into immigration enforcement and detention, the resources necessary for the immigration court system to keep up with enforcement have not been appropriated. In fact, a record number of immigration cases—275,316 as of May 2011—are in the Immigration Court backlog according to a recent report by the Transactional Records …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/08/01/immigration-case-backlog-reaches-all-time-high-report-shows/
Dec
23
Last month, the Associated Press reported that a video obtained by their reporters showed Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) prison guards watching prisoners fight in an Idaho prison, ignoring the pleas of the prisoner being beaten, Hanni Elabed. While this was not an immigration detention facility, CCA operates many detention facilities under contract from Immigration …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/12/23/who%e2%80%99s-monitoring-the-corrections-corporation-of-america-cca/
Oct
28
Today, NPR aired a story on a profiteering plot that watchdog groups have watched unfold for months—private prison corporations, who stand to make hundreds of millions in profits from the detention of immigrants, not only had a hand in drafting Arizona’s controversial immigration enforcement law, SB1070, but contributed millions to the bill’s cosponsors and continue …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/10/28/prisonomics-101-how-the-prison-industry-got-arizona%e2%80%99s-sb1070-onto-gov-jan-brewer%e2%80%99s-desk/
Sep
07
In recent years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken a lot of heat over questionable detention practices—everything from routine denial of access to loved ones and legal services to detainee death cover-ups and instances of medical negligence and sexual abuse. Although this administration has attempted to overhaul our immigration detention system, some find that …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/09/07/new-report-explores-cost-saving-alternatives-to-immigration-detention/
Aug
06
BY KAREN TUMLIN* A year ago today, the Obama administration promised a radical overhaul of the nation’s immigration detention system in response to a wave of reports revealing widespread and egregious violations of the basic rights of detained immigrants. Changes to date have been too slow and tinker only at the edges of the problem. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/08/06/detention-reform-change-we-want-to-believe-in/
Jun
16
Earlier this week, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) wrote a misguided letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton. The Senator complained to Secretary Morton about the possibility of ICE allowing low-risk detainees to wear recreational clothing, use the phone, and send emails. Grassley likened these to hotel amenities, complaining that they might …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/06/16/you%e2%80%99re-a-mean-one-mr-grassley/
Jun
03
Last week, the Associated Press reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is investigating allegations of sexual assault by a guard in one of their facilities on female detainees. The detainees, on their way to be deported, were groped while being patted down and at least one was propositioned for sex, according to ICE officials. …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2010/06/03/more-detention-abuse-highlights-need-for-federal-oversight/
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