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Immigration restrictions and racial discrimination share similar roots
Immigration restrictions and racial discrimination share similar roots
But the link between the two issues is often ignored. Exclusionary immigration policies are unjust for many of the same reasons as is racial discrimination by the state. Both restrict freedom and o…
·thehill.com·
Immigration restrictions and racial discrimination share similar roots
Texas attorney general files lawsuit to block Biden's deportation freeze | Reuters
Texas attorney general files lawsuit to block Biden's deportation freeze | Reuters
The Texas attorney general filed a lawsuit on Friday that seeks to block U.S. President Joe Biden's move to pause certain deportations for 100 days, a controversial opening-move by the Democratic president that has provoked blowback from some Republicans.
·reuters.com·
Texas attorney general files lawsuit to block Biden's deportation freeze | Reuters
White House reverses course on refugee cap after Democratic eruption
White House reverses course on refugee cap after Democratic eruption
The White House Friday reversed course on refugee admissions, after an earlier announcement maintaining a controversial Trump-era refugee cap was met with disdain by Democrats and immigration activ…
·thehill.com·
White House reverses course on refugee cap after Democratic eruption
Immigration Law Defies the American Constitution
Immigration Law Defies the American Constitution
Immigration restrictions have been held to a far lower constitutional standard compared with almost any other exercise of government power.
·theatlantic.com·
Immigration Law Defies the American Constitution
Judge blocks rule to bar asylum for immigrants convicted of crimes | Reuters
Judge blocks rule to bar asylum for immigrants convicted of crimes | Reuters
A federal judge in California on Thursday issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing a rule that would bar individuals convicted of any felony and a host of other crimes from obtaining asylum, one day before it was set to take effect.
·reuters.com·
Judge blocks rule to bar asylum for immigrants convicted of crimes | Reuters
Native American tribes say they won’t enforce immigration law | Arizona Capitol Times
Native American tribes say they won’t enforce immigration law | Arizona Capitol Times
As the July 29 enforcement date for Arizona's strict new immigration law nears, Native American tribes are charging that the law was written without considering their unique circumstance and that it will violate their sovereignty and their members' civil rights.
·azcapitoltimes.com·
Native American tribes say they won’t enforce immigration law | Arizona Capitol Times
What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have?
What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have?
The administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy and the recent surge in family separations at the border -- a practice President Donald Trump ended through executive order -- has called attention to the legal rights of immigrants under U.S. law.
·pbs.org·
What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have?