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IMMIGRATION (US)

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Mexico to ease penalties on illegal immigrants
July 21, 2008

[JURIST] The Mexican government enacted a law [text, in Spanish] Monday prohibiting the government from sending illegal immigrants to prison. In May, Mexican rights activists pressed [JURIST report] Mexican President Felipe Calderón [official profile, in Spanish] to sign the bill, which is.... [more]

Ninth Circuit refutes immigration judge statements made in Ethiopia asylum case
July 19, 2008

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] made an unusual ruling [opinion text, PDF] on Friday, finding that the adverse credibility determination made by an Immigration Judge (IJ) in an asylum case was not based on substantial evidence. The petitioner, Etagegn.... [more]

Canada deports US soldier avoiding Iraq deployment
July 16, 2008

[JURIST] Canada transferred US Army deserter Robin Long back to US custody Tuesday following a decision by the Federal Court of Canada [official website] denying his asylum request. Long is the first of an estimated 200 US military personnel avoiding deployment in Canada to be returned to the US..... [more]

Al-Arian could remain in custody despite bail ruling
July 11, 2008

[JURIST] Arab activist Sami Al-Arian [advocacy website; JURIST news archive] was granted bail Thursday by a judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia [official website], but it is speculated that he might be detained by immigration officials upon release. The former.... [more]

US immigration agency must improve detainee care: Homeland Security report
July 2, 2008

[JURIST] A report [text, PDF] from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) [official website] has found that while US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) [official website] is not responsible for the 2006 deaths of two detainees, ICE officials do not.... [more]

European Union leaders call for tougher border security laws
June 21, 2008

[JURIST] European Union [official website] government leaders meeting in Brussels Friday directed member states [official report, PDF] to draft tougher border security legislation to curb the growing problem of illegal immigration in Europe. The security overhaul is aimed at setting common.... [more]

Federal prosecutions of illegal immigrants reach record high: TRAC study
June 17, 2008

[JURIST] US immigration prosecutions continued to increase in March 2008, jumping nearly 50 percent from the previous month and nearly 75 percent from the previous year, according to a report [text; press release] released by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) [official.... [more]

Supreme Court rules in bankruptcy tax exemption, immigration cases
June 16, 2008

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] handed down two decisions Monday, including Florida Dept. of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias [Duke Law backgrounder; JURIST report], in which the Court ruled that a federal bankruptcy code provision [11 USC §1146(a) text].... [more]

Bush executive order requires federal contractors to certify US employment eligibility
June 10, 2008

[JURIST] The White House announced Monday that US President George W. Bush [official profile; JURIST news archive] signed an executive order [text] Friday directing all federal departments and agencies to require government contractors to use the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) E-Verify.... [more]

Federal judge enjoins Oklahoma immigration law employer provisions
June 5, 2008

[JURIST] The US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma [official website] granted a preliminary injunction [order, PDF] Wednesday blocking the enforcement of employer-related provisions of Oklahoma's controversial immigration law [HB 1804 text, DOC]. Judge Robin Cauthron concluded.... [more]

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