10/31/2019
On October 25, 2019, Attorney General Barr issued a precedential opinion limiting when immigration authorities will give effect to a state court modification of an imposed sentence. See Matter of Thomas and Matter of Thompson , 27 I&N Dec. 674 (AG 2019), available at: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1213201/download (“ Matter of Thomas/Thompson ”) While advocates plan to challenge this...
10/30/2019
Lawsuit Challenges DHS Barriers Designed To Prevent Legal Immigrants From Becoming Citizens USCIS changes to naturalization fee waiver process forecloses citizenship for some low-income applicants Washington, DC — C hanges to a fee waiver process announced Oct. 25 by the Department of Homeland Security will create significant barriers to citizenship for tens of thousands of non-wealthy applicants...
10/24/2019
This timeline provides an overview of ICE’s contracts with the City of Adelanto and GEO Group for immigration detention services at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center and how those contracts have evolved over time.
10/24/2019
The Department of Homeland Security uses government contracts to acquire immigration detention services. This graphic explains the procurement process, or the competitive bidding process, that government agencies use to purchase services from private contractors and how DHS can use this process to enter into contracts with private prison corporations.
10/16/2019
For Immediate Release: October 16, 2019 Contact: Carolina Canizales | (210) 760- 7368) | ccanizales [at] ilrc.org Arianna Rosales | (415) 321-8511 | media [at] ilrc.org First Cite and Release Quarterly Report Suggests Citations Not Being Prioritized Coalition of 26 Local Advocacy Groups Demands Policies to Guide Officer Discretion SAN ANTONIO —Three months after San Antonio police adopted a new...
10/11/2019
For Immediate Release : October 11, 2019 Contact : Marie McIntosh, media [at] ilrc.org BREAKING: Historic New CA Law Bans Use of Inhumane For-Profit Prisons Sacramento, CA —Today, Governor Newsom signed AB 32 into law, which, by 2028 will eliminate the role for-profit companies play in the state’s carceral system, effectively banning private prisons statewide. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center...
10/11/2019
For Immediate Release October 11th, 2019 Contact : Jose Servin, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance, jservin [at] ciyja.org ( ) , 714-728-2520 Juan Prieto, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance, jprieto [at] ciyja.org , 510-414-0953 Marie McIntosh, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, media [at] ilrc.org Armando Carmona, Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, armando [at] tznu.com (951...
10/09/2019
Under the recent Gonzalez v. ICE decision, ICE cannot issue certain detainers, or I-247A. This sample detainer is annotated to highlight what advocates should look for, and explains some of the legal problems with detainers.
10/09/2019
In late September, a federal judge in California issued an important decision on ICE detainers in Gonzalez v. ICE . The judge issued a permanent injunction against ICE issuing detainers based solely on information from its own databases, which the judge concluded were too error-ridden to provide probable cause for the detainers. Further, the judge found that it violates the Fourth Amendment for...
10/08/2019
Sanchez v. Sessions was a landmark Ninth Circuit ruling on suppression of evidence and termination of removal proceedings. This advisory explains the decision, lays out the different legal standards for suppression and termination in immigration court, and highlights key holdings that practitioners can use to better defend their clients.