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DWN: One year after ICE'S detention reform announcement, Some Progress Made, but Little Impact Felt on the Ground
Submitted by nadine wahab on Tue, 2010-08-10 14:19Image:
To address detenton concerns, the Detention Watch Network launched the Dignity, Not Detention: Preserving Human Rights and Restoring Justice campaign, to call for an end to detention expansion, the use of cost-saving alternatives, and the restoration of due process in the government's enforcement of immigration laws. Please visit www.dignitynotdetention.org for more information about DWN's Campaign.
Iris Aguilar Mendes
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2009-10-06 21:00Image:
Turner, Maine - Before my daughter was born, I had two interactions with police men, once as a passenger, and once as the driver. As the passenger, I was asked to show ID when the driver was pulled over for an inspection sticker that expired three days ago. I provided ID, though I wasn't sure why I had to.
A nation’s spirit uprooted by conservative focus on “anchor babies”
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Thu, 2010-08-19 16:55The 14th amendment, established in 1868 as a major gain from the Civil War, united a nation that was once half-slave and half-free. Today, some Republicans wish to revisit the debate of 1868 and revoke its notion of birthright citizenship in order to help prevent undocumented immigration. Instead of focusing on reforming the immigration system, these Republicans focus on punishing immigrants and Americans alike by altering an amendment that continues to carry so much of our national spirit.
Feds may have held off Arizona law, but border law gets the green light
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Mon, 2010-08-16 15:14Although a federal judge struck down on some of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB 1070’s major provisions in a critical victory, the untrue notion that Washington has lost control of the border remains.
On the first anniversary of immigration detention reforms, what has changed on the ground?
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Fri, 2010-08-06 10:40From the Detention Watch Network
On the first anniversary of an announcement that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)) would overhaul the nation’s immigration detention system, reports show that for the nearly 400,000 immigrants ICE has detained this year, little has changed.
Ground zero and the mosque — does the court of law have it right?
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Thu, 2010-08-05 17:19Welcoming a new mosque near the site of 9/11 attacks is seen by those opposed to it as a symbol of terrorist victory and a weak U.S. On the other hand, supporters see the openness and tolerance of this act as a powerful bridge to interfaith interaction and peace. But, plain and simply, to the court of law religious tolerance isn’t up for debate.
Lady Gaga speaks out against SB1070 as Sheriff Arpaio sweeps up protestors
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Wed, 2010-08-04 14:3220 minutes from the Monster Ball (Lady Gaga’s concert held in Arizona July 31), the iconic pop star put down her hairbrush backstage and listened curiously to two unexpected political activists. They urged her to stop the show and to join Rage Against the Machine’s Sound Strike of Arizona.
Mentally ill immigration detainees undergo “Deportation by Default”
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Mon, 2010-08-02 13:53A woman sat before immigration officials at an immigration detention center, unable to understand a single question asked of her. She stared into space during the interview, shook her head repeatedly, and rocked nervously in her chair. The interview was eventually terminated because it was not clear if she had granted consent for deportation.
Transportation Security Administration clearance a cloudy process
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Fri, 2010-07-30 16:30Guest 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.
Federal Judge rules racism out of Arizona’s controversial immigration law
Submitted by Restore Fairness on Thu, 2010-07-29 16:04Yesterday, 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.
