Researchers say that every day, an American is wrongfully deported, and some worry the problem could get worse....[Read more]

Rita Cote tried to do the right thing and ended up in jail because of it.
Guest blogger Azadeh Shahshahani published in Atlanta Journal Constitution.
I first met Adnan Tikvesa back in December when I spoke at a symposium on human rights and Islam at the Al-Farooq mosque in Atlanta.
The focus of my talk was the fundamental rights and liberties enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, including every person’s right to due process of law.
Yesterday, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction on some of the toughest portions of Arizona’s anti-immigration law SB1070 including the power for police to detain anyone “suspected” of being in the country illegally.
Researchers say that every day, an American is wrongfully deported, and some worry the problem could get worse.
As the countdown to Arizona’s SB1070 law draws nearer (July 29th), and Congress continues to skirt the issue of immigration reform, a number of excellent stories have emerged from the news on our broken immigration system. A shocking story on CNN reveals how every day, Americans are wrongfully deported because of a broken system, and many worry the problem could get worse. They interview one such U.S.