Action Alert: Send a postcard to Congress

    With the expectation that comprehensive immigration reform could soon be considered by Congress, it is important that supporters of reform make their voices heard on Capitol Hill. For this reason, the Justice for Immigrants Campaign has initiated a postcard campaign to urge Congress to pass reform legislation.
    Send a postcard to Congress now. All you need is your zip code.

    Hunger strike at immigration detention center still going strong at 2 weeks

    It’s not the first time a hunger strike has hit the Port Isabel Detention Center in Southern Texas.

    Does discrimination have to play a part in keeping America safe?

    In a response to the December 25th bomb attempt on Northwest flight 253 to Detroit, the Transportation Security Administration announced a new screening policy that requires “enhanced screening” of passengers flying into the United States from 14 countries considered either “state sponsors of terror” or “countries of interest”. With the exception of Cuba, the rule targets passengers, including U.S.

    Head of ICE John Morton speaks of promised changes for immigration detention

    Guest Blogger: Maurice Belanger from National Immigration Forum. Reposted from ImmPolitic Blog.
    On January 25, John Morton, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), gave a speech at an event hosted by the Migration Policy Institute.

    Finding immigration reform in Obama’s State of the Union address

    Yesterday, President Obama addressed the issue of immigration reform in his State of the Union speech.