Immigration Updates
Eight members of the House of Representatives write about Immigration Reform
March 13, 2013 - Posted by Mario Moreno
Immigration Policy Update for January 15, 2013
January 15, 2013 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
Committee assignments for the 113th Congress. Napolitano, Holder, will stick with the administration into the second term. Immigration reform expected to be considered early in this session of Congress. USCIS finalizes family unity rule. Report catalogues immigration enforcement progress. Another removal annual record broken. ICE terminates 287(g) Task Model agreements.
Policy Update: Immigration Reform takes Center Stage
November 16, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
Prospects for immigration reform are looking up in the next Congress. Republicans realize they must put immigration reform behind them to increase their attractiveness to Latino voters. In other news, the LA City Council votes for an ID Card. South Carolina “show me your papers” law goes into effect.
Immigration Policy Update for October 26, 2012
October 26, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
Border Patrol use of lethal force under scrutiny. IG notes improvements in 287(g) implementation. Poll shows support for Maryland in-state tuition measure. LA considering ID cards for undocumented immigrants. Appeals Court suspends all immigration cases. Supreme Court to hear arguments in deportation case. Colorado purges suspected non-citizens from voter rolls.
Immigration Policy Update for October 16, 2012
October 16, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
In this issue: New DACA numbers, more on the fiscal cliff and immigration, California TRUST Act vetoed, refugee numbers set for 2013, same sex partners may be considered for prosecutorial discretion, 287(g) agreements under review, Supreme Court hears technical immigration deportation case.
The Midwest Summit: Forging a New Consensus on Immigrants and America
October 09, 2012 - Posted by Communications Intern
The Do-Nothing Congress Heads Home
September 27, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
In this Issue: With its approval in the single digits, Congress heads home early. STEM bill fails in the House. North Carolina Sheriff found to discriminate against Latinos. Show-me-your-papers goes into effect in Arizona. Haitian TPS extended. Immigration functions will lose millions over the fiscal cliff. More.
Immigration Policy Update: The Political Season
September 14, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
In this issue: Silly hearings in the political season | Congress moves to pass six-month temporary spending bill | Voice of moderation grows in Arizona | Latest enforcement statistics show record border enforcement | Unacceptable costs of Operation Streamline | Another Border Patrol shooting leads to death on the border
Immigration Policy Update for September 7, 2012
September 07, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
In this issue: District Judge lifts injunction on show-me-your-papers in Arizona; states react to DACA; administration says DACA recipients ineligible for health care; immigrant integration conference in Baltimore; Democratic platform positive on immigration; Russell Pearce comeback aborted by voters; Rep. Smith argues sub-agency credit for removals, and who really cares?
Immigration Policy Update: Talk of Visa Reform; House Hearing Focuses on Deferred Action
July 20, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
In this issue: Visa legislation being discussed in Congress. A House DHS Oversight hearing allows opponents of the Administration’s focus on public safety threats to air their views. Sheriff Joe gets sued. Again. Advocates take another whack at Arizona’s SB 1070 “show me your papers” provision.
Court Strikes Down 3 Provisions of Arizona Law; Leaves “Papers Please” Provision for another Lawsuit
June 26, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
The Supreme Court allowed the part of Arizona’s SB 1070 that is feared to encourage racial profiling to stand, for now, but warns the state that, depending on how it is implemented, the provision may be struck down later. Meanwhile, the Court ruled that three other provisions of the state law are preempted by federal law.
Immigration Policy Update: Relief for Dream-Eligible Young People; Reform Movement Grows
June 15, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
Immigration Policy Update for May 21, 2012
May 21, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
House vote to weaken Violence Against Women Act. Homeland Security spending bill moving through House, Senate. Government watchdog overwhelmed by CBP, ICE misconduct cases. Alabama Governor signs another anti-immigrant immigration bill. Sen. Rubio finally introduces a bill, just not the one he’s been talking about.
Policy Update for April 30, 2012
April 29, 2012 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
The Supreme Court hears arguments in the lawsuit against Arizona’s SB 1070. Faith leaders step up calls for immigration reform. The Senate passes VAWA reauthorization, with provisions to protect immigrant domestic violence victims. Secretary Napolitano testifies in the Senate about DHS operations. House Appropriations Committee passes Judiciary Committee funding bill.
The Arizona Immigration Law’s Day in Court Has Passed. So Has Its Day in the Sun.
April 26, 2012 - Posted by Ali Noorani
What if the Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, doesn’t matter? No matter how the court rules, consensus is emerging that Arizona and the states that have copied its discriminatory law are engaging in bad policy and bad politics — the type that could turn neighbor against neighbor and state against state as disparate immigration approaches rattle communities.
