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Supreme Court rules marijuana possession not grounds for automatic deportation
April 24, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Tuesday in Moncrieffe v. Holder that noncitizens have not committed an "aggravated felony" if they are convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana, and are eligible for discretionary review of their immigration case. The Immigration and Nationality Act.... [more]
US Senators unveil immigration reform bill
April 16, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
A bipartisan group of US senators on Tuesday unveiled details of the long-awaited immigration reform bill that would remove the threat of deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants and provide a path to citizenship. Under the legislation, an undocumented immigrant would have the.... [more]
DOJ releases ruling ordering deportation of former El Salvador general
April 12, 2013 by Sydney Normil
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday released a revised ruling ordering the deportation of former El Salvador General Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova. The DOJ Executive Office for Immigration Review issued the ruling in August, ordering the deportation of Vides for crimes against humanity..... [more]
US immigration court ordered deportation of former Nazi supporter [this day at law]
February 2, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On February 2, 2011, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a Detroit immigration court had ordered the removal of a Michigan resident accused of murdering Jewish people while serving as a member of Nazi-supported Ukrainian Auxiliary Police during World War II. John Kalymon, who.... [more]
ACLU files class action lawsuit over mandatory immigrant detention
November 16, 2012 by Julie Deisher
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a
class action lawsuit Thursday on behalf of New Jersey immigrants challenging mandatory detention procedures. The policy in question is 8 USC § 1226(c), which mandates the detention of noncitizens during deportation proceedings, and such nonciti....... [more]
HRW: Abused migrant women fear deportation from Belgium
November 9, 2012 by Addison Morris
Fear of deportation prevents many migrant women in Belgium from seeking necessary protection from domestic violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released Friday. The 57-page report, entitled "'The Law was Against Me': Migrant Women's Access to Protection for Family Violence in.... [more]
ICTY denies former Serb parliament speaker's request for early release
November 9, 2012 by Endia Vereen
The International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday rejected a third request for early release for former Bosnian Serb parliament speaker Momcilo Krajisnik. Krajisnik was convicted in 2006 of persecution, extermination, murder, deportation and inhumane acts during the.... [more]
Mississippi joins lawsuit challenging immigration policy directive
October 11, 2012 by Brandon Gatto
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Wednesday joined a federal lawsuit challenging a policy directive to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants. The claim, filed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on behalf of 10 agents of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) against.... [more]
HRW urges China authorities to halt deportation of Myanmar refugees
September 6, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the Chinese government to halt the deportation of Myanmar refugees. In a letter sent to the Chinese Minister of Foreign affairs, the rights group said that the return of at least 4,000 ethnic Kachin refugees from Myanmar is a violation of international.... [more]
Kansas secretary of state challenges Obama immigration policy
August 24, 2012 by Max Slater
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging a policy directive to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 10 agents of the US Immigration and Customs.... [more]
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