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‘Immigrant Paradox’: U.S. Citizens More Likely Than Immigrants to Commit Crime 

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citizens are more likely to commit a crime than immigrants, refuting rightwing rhetoric that blames rising immigration for the uptick in crime, according to a study published in Crime & Delinquency. citizens, on average, had more previous arrests than immigrants. The higher rate of offending among U.S. the authors found.

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‘Jailhouse Screening’ Puts Undocumented Immigrants at Greater Risk: Paper

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immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. Jailhouse screening” was supposed to speed up immigration processes and identify undocumented immigrants who posed a threat to public safety.

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Buried Under 1.6 Million Cases, Lawmakers Consider Immigration Court Overhaul

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The House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on immigration heard testimony from immigration judges and leaders of national bar associations calling for reorganization of the country’s immigration court system that many said is strained by a historic backlog of nearly 1.6

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Undocumented Immigrants on Southwestern Border Hit Record 2 Million in 2022

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For the first time, the number of arrests of undocumented immigrants along the southwestern border exceeded two million in one year, reports the New York Times. The number of arrests at the border increased slightly from July to August, with a total of more than 2.1 million for the first 11 months of the 2022 fiscal year, which ends on Sept.

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Australia: Inside Track: Immigration - In the media, and In practice and courts - Holding Redlich

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This newsletter links to recent media releases and reports relating to immigration in Australia.

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Australia: Inside Track: Immigration - In the media, and In practice and courts and publishing - Holding Redlich

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This newsletter links to recent media releases and reports relating to immigration to Australia.

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Travis County Judges Can’t Hear Appeals From Migrants Arrested Under Texas Border Security Push, Court Rules

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Sign up for The Brief , our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Others have pleaded guilty to a sentence equal to the amount of time they had already been in prison and removed from the country by immigration officials.