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US Senate moves forward with tougher immigration detention rules for theft-related charges

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The bill seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act , requiring the DHS to detain non-citizens charged with offenses such as theft, burglary, larceny, and shoplifting. Additionally, it allows state attorneys general to bring legal actions against federal agencies for failing to enforce these requirements.

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Federal appeals court rules two-sentence immigration decision insufficient

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The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that an immigration judge’s two-sentence decision denying asylum to an Ecuadorean man was insufficient. The case was brought by Jorge Luis Valarezo-Tirado for review of an Immigration Judge’s reinstatement of his prior order of removal.

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Oklahoma House passes controversial immigration bill criminalizing ‘impermissible occupation’

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The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 4156 on Thursday by a vote of 77-20, which proposes the creation of the criminal act of impermissible occupation, targeting individuals who willfully enter and remain in Oklahoma without legal authorization to be in the United States. Iowa also passed a similar law in March.

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Federal judge blocks fee increases for proceedings to deport immigrants

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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday blocked implementation of most of a rule that would have dramatically increased the fees for immigration proceedings in which individuals face deportation. These fees had not been raised since 1986, and ranged from $100 to $110.

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HRW: France draft immigration law threatens human rights

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned in a report Monday that a French immigration bill under consideration threatens to curtail human rights. The bill also seeks to simplify the administrative aspect of immigration by increasing efficiency and reducing the number of procedures available to those engaging in immigration litigation.

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Federal judge strikes down Florida immigration law as racially motivated

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A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday struck down a portion of a Florida immigration law as unconstitutional and declared that the measures within the bill were racially motivated. Gruter was the senator that sponsored SB 168.