Judge won’t dismiss case on wages of immigrant detainees

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s effort to force a privately run immigration jail to pay its detainees minimum wage for work they perform can continue after all, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Robert Bryan in Tacoma said last month that he intended to dismiss the case, and he invited state Attorney General... Read More

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Immigration

October 9, 2019

Louisiana becomes new hub in immigrant detention under Trump

WINNFIELD, La. (AP) — Tucked away in the dense forest of rural Louisiana is a barbed wire-ringed prison that has quickly grown into a major detention center for immigrants detained at the border. The Winn Correctional Center is one of eight Louisiana jails that have started housing asylum seekers and other migrants over the past... Read More

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Immigration

October 8, 2019

Suit says feds using immigration marriage interviews as trap

BALTIMORE (AP) — Alyse and Elmer Sanchez were thrilled when they survived their “green card” interview, a crucial step in obtaining lawful status in the United States. She texted her family from the immigration office as relief washed over her: The officer had agreed that their marriage is legitimate. Moments later, Elmer was in shackles,... Read More

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Immigration

October 2, 2019

Key Trump asylum policies are tested in appeals court

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Attorneys for the Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union sparred Tuesday before a federal appeals court on two major changes to the rules of asylum, a backwater topic in immigration policy debates until the president made it a crucial part of his agenda. A three-judge panel of the 9th... Read More

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Asylum

September 27, 2019

Judge to hear arguments over US detention of migrant kids

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Trump administration will make a case in court to end a longstanding settlement governing detention conditions for immigrant children, including how long they can be held by the government. A hearing is scheduled before a federal judge Friday in Los Angeles over the so-called Flores settlement. The administration contends the... Read More

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September 25, 2019

Judge plans to dismiss case on wages of immigrant detainees

SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge who previously ruled that Washington state could pursue its claim that immigration detainees must be paid minimum wage for work at a privately run, for-profit immigration jail said Tuesday he intends to reverse himself at the urging of the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Robert Bryan issued a proposed... Read More

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September 23, 2019

Judge mulls bid to curb power to split families at border

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge said Friday that he was struggling with a request to more narrowly define what behavior justifies separating children from their parents at the border after complaints that the Trump administration has abused discretionary powers to split families under limited circumstances, like criminal history or questions about whether the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

September 13, 2019

US wants $100,000-plus from immigrant who sued over forgery

SEATTLE (AP) — A Mexican immigrant who was nearly deported after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer forged a document in his case brought about change by suing over the misconduct. Ignacio Lanuza’s lawsuit helped prompt a criminal investigation that sent the lawyer to jail, established legal precedent concerning constitutional rights during immigration proceedings... Read More

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Ignacio Lanuza-Torres

September 11, 2019

Tent courts set to open on border for US asylum seekers

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration is ready to open a tent court on the border to help handle tens of thousands of cases of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico, with hearings held entirely by videoconference. The court, or “soft-sided” facility as U.S. officials call it, is scheduled to begin operations... Read More

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Asylum

September 9, 2019

Judge reinstates nationwide halt on Trump asylum policy plan

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. judge in California on Monday reinstated a nationwide halt on the Trump administration’s plan to prevent most migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar ruled in Oakland that an injunction blocking the administration’s policy from taking effect should apply nationwide. Tigar blocked the... Read More

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Asylum

September 5, 2019

Some migrant parents deported without kids can return to US

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the U.S. government Wednesday to allow the return of 11 parents who were deported without their children during the Trump administration’s wide-scale separation of immigrant families. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ruled that government agents unlawfully prevented those parents from pursuing asylum cases. In some cases, Sabraw found,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

August 28, 2019

Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to hitting migrant in face

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Border Patrol agent in California has pleaded guilty to hitting a migrant in the face and has agreed to resign. The San Diego Union-Tribune says Jason McGilvray entered the plea Thursday in San Diego federal court to a misdemeanor charge of deprivation of rights under the color of law. He... Read More

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Jason McGilvray

August 19, 2019

Court: US can reject asylum along parts of Mexico border

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday cleared the way for the U.S. government to forbid Central American immigrants from seeking asylum at the two busiest stretches of the southern border in a partial legal victory for the Trump administration. The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allows President Donald... Read More

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Asylum

August 16, 2019

Lawsuit: Virginia company exploits immigrants needing bail

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia company that touts its record of reuniting immigrant families is accused in a lawsuit of exploiting those same families by charging excessive fees to facilitate their release. The lawsuit filed last week in Rockingham County and announced Thursday accuses Verona-based Libre by Nexus of fraud and violating Virginia’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Judge won’t dismiss case on wages of immigrant detainees

Louisiana becomes new hub in immigrant detention under Trump

Suit says feds using immigration marriage interviews as trap

Key Trump asylum policies are tested in appeals court

Judge to hear arguments over US detention of migrant kids

Judge plans to dismiss case on wages of immigrant detainees

Judge mulls bid to curb power to split families at border

US wants $100,000-plus from immigrant who sued over forgery

Tent courts set to open on border for US asylum seekers

Judge reinstates nationwide halt on Trump asylum policy plan

Some migrant parents deported without kids can return to US

Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to hitting migrant in face

Court: US can reject asylum along parts of Mexico border

Lawsuit: Virginia company exploits immigrants needing bail

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