Migrant Rights

MORAIN: State Attorney General Sets Own Path on ICE Holds (692)
December 7, 2012
State Attorney General Kamala Harris waded into the immigration debate, telling local law enforcement Tuesday that they have the power to ignore Obama administration requests that they hold illegal...

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Undocumented Arizonans Wary of SCOTUS Decision (938)
June 27, 2012
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SB 1070 Arguments Loom As Mexican Immigration to U.S. Slows To Standstill - Phoenix News - Valley Fever (870)
April 24, 2012
Don't know if the Pew Hispanic Center intentionally released its fascinating, statistics-based report on the in-flux state of illegal immigration just prior to tomorrow's U.S. Supreme Court...

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Falta de reforma migratoria pesa en la campaña de Obama - Univision (1019)
March 1, 2012
El incumplimiento de la promesa hecha en 2008 de empujar una reforma migratoria en el primer año de su mandato y los sucesivos récords de deportaciones en los años fiscales 2009, 2010 y 2011 le...

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Ammiano Remarks to Los Angeles Rally Against S-Comm (1364)
February 22, 2012
This bill reforms the impact of S-Comm in California. S-Comm has been devastating to immigrant communities. It also has not made anyone safer. Instead, S-Comm destroys TRUST between immigrant...

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Key Questions for the White House on Immigration Reform
January 15, 2013
[En Español aquí] While President Obama has repeatedly pledged to make immigration reform a centerpiece of his next term, not one question was asked of him on this topic by reporters during...

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After record deportations, Obama's welcome change of immigration policy
June 17, 2012
Cynicism at Obama's election-year move aside, what gives me hope for real reform is the energy of the migrant rights campaign Myisha Areloano, Adrian James, Jahel Campos, David Vuenrostro and...

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Securing DC's Community - Washington Post
June 15, 2012
Ever since the Department of Homeland Security decided to conscript local police as “force multipliers” in harsh immigration enforcement efforts, cities and states have found themselves unwittingly...

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The Lower Floor of the Supreme Court - NYTimes
May 11, 2012
by Linda Greenhouse, New York Times, 05.02.2012 I found last week’s Supreme Court argument in the Arizona immigration case utterly depressing, and I’ve spent the intervening week puzzling over my...

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The Higher Stakes of SB1070 Debate - AZ Republic
May 2, 2012
When the Supreme Court hears the Department of Justice lawsuit challenging portions of Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 today, what will be debated has much higher stakes than the limited constitutional...

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New Data Calls into Question President's Progress on Immigration Reform

20-02-2013 NHITS1034 Press Releases NDLON Staff

February 20, 2013 - Los Angeles, CAIn response to new data released by TRAC analyzing the 1,000,000 ICE hold requests made to local jails in the President's first term, Pablo...

Immigrants and Citizens Sue L.A. County for Illegal Detentions

19-10-2012 NHITS964 Press Releases NDLON Staff

“Secure Communities” Immigration Holds Lead to Illegally Prolonged Detentions of Tens of Thousands (Los Angeles) - Six people have brought a landmark class-action lawsuit against Sheriff Baca and the Los Angeles...

National Restoring Trust Launch Seeks Alternatives to SB1070 & Pushes Back Against S-Comm

06-07-2012 NHITS1084 Press Releases NDLON Staff

Elected, Faith and Law Enforcement Leaders Discuss Need to Restore Trust in Law Enforcement in Immigrant Communities Following Arizona Supreme Court Ruling WHAT: Telephonic press briefing with faith and local elected leadersWHEN: Tuesday,...

State Senate Committee approves bill to counteract disgraced "S-Comm' deportation program
TRUST Act would ease burden on local governments of controversial program which has deported 72,694 CaliforniansSacramento - Today, by a vote of 5 to 2, the California State Senate's Public Safety Committee approved…
Community Applauds DC Council for Passing Emergency Detainer Compliance Act on Day of S-Comm Activation
Washington DC Maintains Bright Line Between Police and Wrongful Deportation Policies June 05, 2012. Washington, DC The Washington, DC Council was praised by a wide coalition of community, faith, and labor organizations for passing the Immigration…

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UIC: Latino Perceptions of Police Involv…

07-05-2013 NHITS964 Resources NDLON Staff

Complete Senate 2013 Immigration Reform …

17-04-2013 NHITS209 Resources NDLON Staff

2013 Proposed Immigration Reform Bill

Municipal Resolutions in Support of Comp…

06-03-2013 NHITS293 Resources NDLON Staff

Below are downloadable sample templates to be used to pass resolutions supporting immigration reform and calling for a moratorium on deportations at the local level. The versions are the same...

La Vigilancia del Pueblo - Levanta tu Cara
La Vigilancia del Pueblo - Levanta tu Cara
Roy v Los Angeles County
On October 19, 2012, NDLON and other organizations sued Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca for engaging in massive unconstitutional detention of immigrants and U.S. citizens suspected of being immigrants…
DHS Inspector General Report: Operations of Secure Communities
DHS Inspector General Report: Operations of Secure Communities
DHS Inspector General Report: Communications Regarding Secure Communities
DHS Inspector General: Communications Regarding Secure Communities
Law Enforcement Concern with S-Comm
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Warren Institute: S-Comm by the Numbers
On October 19, 2011, the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy of the University of California-Berkley, released its report titled “Secure Communities by the Numbers: An…
Misplaced Priorities: The Failure of S-Comm in Los Angeles
Misplaced Priorities
Prosecutorial Discretion - Morton Memo
Prosecutorial Discretion Memo
Restoring Community: S-Comm Report
NDLON and a National Community Advisory Commission published "RESTORING COMMUNITY: A National Community Advisory Report on ICE's Failed “Secure Communities” Program," an authoritative report on the failed Secure Communities program.…