Dec 17
By Lisa Graybill, Visiting Lecturer in Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. In a welcome if overdue move last Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued new guidance to Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel, directing them not to respond to requests for translation assistance from other law enforcement organizations. The …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/17/border-patrol-tightens-up-their-policy-on-providing-interpretation-services/
Nov 16
When news broke last month that the Border Patrol would scale back raids on trains and buses near the northern border, the response from Capitol Hill was rather predictable. In a breathless letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) fretted that the policy will “entice potential terrorists, drug smugglers, and illegal …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/11/16/report-reveals-disturbing-truths-behind-border-patrol-transportation-raids/
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