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Restoring Credibility and Humanity

A new framework for U.S. immigration enforcement that prioritizes public safety, fairness, accountability, and humane, proportionate consequences. Read More

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Government Terminates Protection Program for At-Risk Central American Children

Government Terminates Protection Program for At-Risk Central American Children

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it was terminating the CAM (Central American Minors) Parole Program, a special program which allows certain at-risk children in Central America to enter the United States and be reunited with their legally residing parents. This is yet another example of the administration’s… Read More

ICE Settles Case Challenging Interference with Legal Representation at Dilley

ICE Settles Case Challenging Interference with Legal Representation at Dilley

The parties in Dilley Pro Bono Project v. ICE have reached a settlement that ensures access to mental health evaluations for certain detained mothers and children seeking asylum. Read More

Three-Year-Old Immigrant Child Released After Two Years of Detention

Three-Year-Old Immigrant Child Released After Two Years of Detention

An immigration judge ordered the immediate release of a three-year-old immigrant child and his mother from a detention center in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, stating that it was one of the most sympathetic cases for release he had encountered in his career. The child’s release marks what will hopefully be… Read More

Immigrants Are Now Five Times More Likely to Die Crossing the Border

Immigrants Are Now Five Times More Likely to Die Crossing the Border

The recent deaths of ten migrants who suffocated in the back of a tractor trailer as they were allegedly being smuggled into the United States has brought renewed attention to the grave risks involved in crossing the border. A new report from the National Foundation of American Policy (NFAP)… Read More

When Deportation Hits Home and the Soccer Field

When Deportation Hits Home and the Soccer Field

Diego and Lizandro Claros were deported to El Salvador this week, a country they fled as youngsters and a nation plagued by gang violence and instability. Since arriving in the United States, the Claros brothers both graduated high school and spent their free time working and playing soccer. 19-year-old… Read More

Border Patrol Abuses Rarely Result in Any Serious Disciplinary Action

Border Patrol Abuses Rarely Result in Any Serious Disciplinary Action

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the nation’s largest federal law-enforcement agency, has a long history of violating constitutional and other rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens. For example, agents of the Border Patrol (a component agency of CBP) are known for regularly overstepping the boundaries of their… Read More

Motions to Suppress in Removal Proceedings: Fighting Back Against Unlawful Conduct by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Motions to Suppress in Removal Proceedings: Fighting Back Against Unlawful Conduct by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

This Practice Advisory addresses some of the legal issues that may arise when noncitizens in removal proceedings seek to suppress evidence unlawfully obtained by Customs and Border Protection officers. Read More

Still No Action Taken: Complaints Against Border Patrol Agents Continue to Go Unanswered

Still No Action Taken: Complaints Against Border Patrol Agents Continue to Go Unanswered

This report raises more concerns about misconduct throughout Border Patrol sectors and shows Customs and Border Patrol has made little progress in its efforts to improve accountability. Read More

House Commits 1.6 Billion Taxpayer Dollars to Elusive Border Wall

House Commits 1.6 Billion Taxpayer Dollars to Elusive Border Wall

The House of Representatives passed a spending bill last week which included $1.6 billion for expansion of a southern border wall. The bill, which passed largely along party lines, will now move to the Senate where Democrats have emphatically said they oppose any border wall funding. In May, the… Read More

Massachusetts’ Highest Court Declares Immigration Detainers Are Unenforceable

Massachusetts’ Highest Court Declares Immigration Detainers Are Unenforceable

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a unanimous decision on Monday holding that Massachusetts court officers may not arrest and detain immigrants based solely on a detainer. Although other courts have struck down detainers on the grounds that they violate the Constitution, the Supreme Judicial Court concluded that… Read More

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