“Faces of the Immigration crackdown”
“Growing evidence suggests that the local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office and U.S. Border Patrol — to the detriment of their critical mission — are wasting time and money detaining hardworking immigrants who pose no threat, even subjecting them to medical neglect and other abuses. Immigrants say Detroit has become a place where [...]
“Unfinished Business: The Defense of Marriage Act”
“Last month, with almost no fanfare, the federal government did a very decent thing: It canceled the deportation of a Venezuelan man after he married an American man in Connecticut and claimed legal residency as a spouse. But the government did not say that it was formally recognizing their marriage, because it cannot. [...]
“For Many Immigrants, Marriage Vote Resonates”
“Throughout the debate over legalizing same-sex marriage, arguments against it were often articulated most forcefully by the single voice, in a thick Spanish accent, of State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr.” Read more…
“A Setback for Arizona-Style Immigration Laws”
“The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a trial judge’s ruling blocking the most egregious parts of Arizona’s infamous immigration law. The three-judge panel said that Arizona intruded onto federal responsibility by requiring that police officers check the immigration status of anyone they have “reasonable suspicion” of being in the [...]
“Arizona Flinches”
“Arizona, the nation’s leader in over-the-top immigration laws, has pulled back. Its Republican-controlled Senate rejected five anti-immigration bills in one day last week. It was a startling rebuke to the Senate president, the architect of the state’s go-it-alone approach to enforcement. Other states weighing similar crackdowns should take note.” Read more…
