New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday that his state will suspend its participation in the Secure Communities program. The governor's office sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notifying him that due to numerous complaints and concern for the welfare and safety of residents of his state, New York is withdrawing from the program. In ... Read more
San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessy announced that he will begin releasing undocumented immigrants who are in jail for minor crimes, even if federal authorities request that they remain in detention for a deportation hearing. San Francisco is a "sanctuary city," as established by an ordinance passed in 1989. The ordinance ... Read more
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced yesterday that his state will no longer participate in the Secure Communities program. The governor sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notifying them that the state is withdrawing from the program because the federal government is applying it in a discriminatory manner, and because it is not complying with ... Read more
A federal judge sentenced Mexican actress Fernanda Romero to 15 consecutive weekends in jail, 1,000 hours of community service and five years on probation after she was found guilty of lying to immigration authorities about her marriage. Last year, the soap opera and movie actress was charged with the federal crime of ... Read more
What happened to Emily Ruiz - a U.S. citizen - is a real shame. The 4-year-old girl was on a flight from Guatemala to New York, which due to inclement weather, was diverted to Washington, D.C. Upon landing, the grandfather was denied entry by customs agents because he had on his ... Read more
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that it will inspect the documents of more than 1,000 U.S. companies to verify whether their employees are working legally in the country. This action is part of a strong campaign that the federal government has embarked on against businesses suspected of hiring undocumented workers. Last month I reported that ICE ... Read more
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it has created a new center aimed at increasing the number of audits of large companies in order to identify undocumented workers. The Employment Compliance Inspection Center (ECIC) will be staffed by a team of professionals who will be responsible for ... Read more
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today deported Juan Miguel Méndez, a former Argentine police officer wanted by the Argentine courts as a war criminal. Méndez is accused of participating in torture and extrajudicial executions in clandestine detention centers during the so-called "dirty war" in Argentina between 1976 and 1983. The Unit of ... Read more
Three Georgia immigrants have filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that allows local authorities to enforce federal immigration law. They are also seeking to have the lawsuit declared a class action so that many other immigrants will also be represented. According to experts, the lawsuit, filed last week ... Read more
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a new directive to suspend the deportation of immigrants without serious criminal records who have pending or approved residency applications from family members who are citizens or legal residents. Approximately 17,000 pending immigration cases are being reviewed ... Read more
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