Jan 03
On the Friday before Christmas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released new guidance on immigration “detainers,” the lynchpin of agency enforcement programs involving cooperation with local police. In the new guidance, ICE Director John Morton instructed agency employees to only file detainers against immigrants who represent agency “priorities.” Unfortunately, as with prior agency memos …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/03/new-ice-detainer-guidance-too-little-too-late/
Dec 11
Every year, local law enforcement agencies receive thousands of requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to keep individuals in custody—even after they are entitled to release—while federal officers determine whether to initiate removal proceedings. Last Tuesday, California Attorney General Kamala Harris issued simple but groundbreaking guidance to all law enforcement agencies in the …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/11/guidance-on-ice-detainers-sends-ripples-through-california/
Oct 22
Under the Constitution, it has long been established that the government needs “probable cause” to hold an individual in custody, and that people granted bail must be released once it is paid. In a class-action lawsuit filed last Friday by numerous immigrants’ rights groups, Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca stand accused of flouting …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/10/22/los-angeles-county-faces-sweeping-suit-over-ice-detainers/
Jan 10
Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding ICE’s Secure Communities program, there have been some recent positive developments on the issue of immigration detainers—a tool used by ICE and other DHS officials to identify potentially deportable individuals who are housed in jails or prisons nationwide. Local governments in New York, Illinois, California and now Washington D.C. have …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/10/ice-local-governments-make-important-changes-to-immigration-detainer-policies/
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