US seeks dismissal of New Mexico’s immigration lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. lawyers want a judge to dismiss claims by New Mexico that immigration officials shirked their duties earlier this year by quickly releasing thousands of mostly Central American migrants into communities after they crossed into the United States. New Mexico claimed in a lawsuit filed in June that the practice left... Read More

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Immigration

November 27, 2019

US judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. judge in Oregon on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration proclamation that would require immigrants to show proof of health insurance to get a visa. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon said in a written opinion that the proclamation could not take effect while a lawsuit... Read More

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Immigration

November 21, 2019

Lawsuit: US border officers questioned journalists at length

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Five American journalists sued the U.S. government Wednesday, alleging border authorities violated their First Amendment rights by inspecting their cameras and notebooks and questioning them extensively about their coverage of last year’s migrant caravan. The lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union recounts the experiences of the freelance photographers and... Read More

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Immigration

November 4, 2019

US judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon granted a temporary restraining order that prevents the rule from going into... Read More

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Immigration

October 29, 2019

US experiments in Texas with plan to speed asylum decisions

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities are testing a program to speed up reviews of asylum claims at a Texas Border Patrol station, offering a glimpse of how the Trump administration may enforce its partial asylum ban. The pilot project, called the “Prompt Asylum Case Review” system, began Oct. 7 in El Paso,... Read More

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Asylum, Immigration

October 10, 2019

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

August 14, 2019

California counties sue over public benefit immigration rule

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco and Santa Clara counties filed the first lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new rules to deny green cards to migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, came after the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement Monday of its expanded... Read More

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Immigration

August 5, 2019

Trump administration pushes to speed up migrant family cases

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rosita Lopez said armed gang members demanded money from her and her partner at their small grocery store on the Guatemalan coast and threatened to kill them when they couldn’t pay. When her partner was shot soon afterward, they sold everything and fled north. Lopez was eight months pregnant when the... Read More

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Immigration

July 25, 2019

Judge blocks Trump asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop denying asylum to anyone who transits through another country to reach the U.S. border, marking the latest legal defeat for a president waging an all-out battle to stem the flow of migrants entering from Mexico. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in... Read More

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Asylum, Immigration

July 23, 2019

Trump expands fast-track deportation authority across US

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration announced Monday that it will vastly extend the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to appear before judges, its second major policy shift on immigration in eight days. Starting Tuesday, fast-track deportations can apply to anyone in the country illegally for less than two... Read More

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Donald Trump, Immigration

July 19, 2019

Judge weighs new Motel 6 settlement in immigration lawsuit

PHOENIX (AP) — A revised settlement for Motel 6 guests who say the national chain invaded their privacy by giving their information to immigration authorities is returning to court for a judge’s review. A federal judge is to decide Friday on the proposal increasing to $10 million the total amount available for claims. Any remainder... Read More

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Immigration, Motel 6

July 12, 2019

Trump administration plans immigration enforcement operation

CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration is moving forward with a nationwide immigration enforcement operation targeting migrant families, despite loud opposition from Democrats and questions over whether it’s the best use of resources given the crisis at the border. The operation could happen as soon as this weekend after being postponed by President Donald Trump... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, National Security, News

Immigration

US seeks dismissal of New Mexico’s immigration lawsuit

US judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants

Lawsuit: US border officers questioned journalists at length

US judge blocks Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants

US experiments in Texas with plan to speed asylum decisions

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

California counties sue over public benefit immigration rule

Trump administration pushes to speed up migrant family cases

Judge blocks Trump asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border

Trump expands fast-track deportation authority across US

Judge weighs new Motel 6 settlement in immigration lawsuit

Trump administration plans immigration enforcement operation

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