Aug 20, 2009
Two Arizona residents have filed suit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office saying their civil rights were violated when they were detained in a raid on a Phoenix business earlier this year.
It is the first lawsuit to emerge from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's practice of using fraud and identity-theft claims...
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President Barack Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday told leaders of pro-immigrant, religious, union, business and police groups that they will push for immigration reform.
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Leaders from faith, law enforcement, immigrant rights, business and labor will meet this Thursday with Secretary of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Janet Napolitano to discuss immigration reform.
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While President Obama has put off sweeping changes in immigration policy until probably next year -- after health care and energy -- he also pledged to start laying the groundwork.
And part of that was a private meeting today with Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and with immigrant...
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Well, this ought to be interesting. In a couple hours, I'll join Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and 130 immigrant advocates, business and labor leaders, and law enforcement representatives to discuss immigration policy at the White House. This meeting comes amidst a growing chorus...
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President Obama is citing the Healthcare debate as a reason for postponing immigration reform until 2010. But in the interim, the White House is laying the groundwork for an enforcement agenda by expanding programs such as 287(g), Secure Communities and e-Verify, amidst a growing matrix of detention centers. Anti-immigration...
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You've probably heard by now that officials at the White House are convening a meeting tomorrow on immigration. The White House is hosting a discussion with advocates, religious groups, businesses and law enforcers as part of an effort to bring all parties into one room. Homeland Security Secretary Janet...
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Success! Herta will not be deported today, and ICE (the agency that decides deportation cases) received 9 inches of faxes in support of Herta remaining in America! The fact that ICE responded to an outpouring of support is fantastic news, and we are deeply relieved for Herta and her...
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Today marks the start of two full weeks of action, prayer, and protest on immigration. People of faith and community leaders from across the state will join immigrant advocates from my organization, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), to mobilize for just and humane immigration reform--...
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President Barack Obama said earlier this month that even though our immigration system is "broken" and he believes reform is necessary, we shouldn't expect any change this year. We see no reason to wait.
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