Washington Gov. Inslee Signs Law Shutting Down For-Profit Prisons, Immigration Centers
LegalReader
APRIL 15, 2021
The recently-passed measure would also close down one of the country's largest for-profit immigration detention centers by 2025.
“Supreme Court Rejects Bail Hearings for Jailed Immigrants; A federal law, the justices ruled, does not require immigration judges to consider whether immigrants may be released while their challenges are pending”
HowAppealing
JUNE 14, 2022
“Supreme Court Rejects Bail Hearings for Jailed Immigrants; A federal law, the justices ruled, does not require immigration judges to consider whether immigrants may be released while their challenges are pending”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
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“Justices asked to strike down immigration law as example of systemic racism”
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 26, 2023
“Justices asked to strike down immigration law as example of systemic racism”: Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times has this report. The post “Justices asked to strike down immigration law as example of systemic racism” appeared first on How Appealing.
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“So now the Supreme Court is okay with judges setting immigration policy?”
HowAppealing
AUGUST 25, 2021
“So now the Supreme Court is okay with judges setting immigration policy?” ” Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post.
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Washington A.G. Files Lawsuit Against “Deceptive” Immigration Practice
LegalReader
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
In his lawsuit, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson observed that the so-called immigration "practice" was run by a woman without any formal legal education.
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Private Prison Operator GEO Group Sues Washington Over Immigration Detention Center Closure
LegalReader
MAY 19, 2021
The GEO Group says that the State of Washington is trying to unconstitutionally override the federal government's immigration enforcement powers.
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American Citizen Detained By Immigration Officials After Stealing Pair of Socks
LegalReader
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Immigration officials allegedly laughed at and "mocked" Abel Tovar Hernandez when he told them he was a U.S. citizen.
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Private Prison Provider Unjustly Profited From Immigrant Detainees, Jury Rules
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 28, 2021
A federal jury in Washington state found the Florida-based GEO Group, one of the largest private prison providers in the country and operator of the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma since 2005, took excessive profits by paying immigrant detainees below the federal minimum wage.
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Greyhound Will Pay $2.2m to Settle Immigration Lawsuit
LegalReader
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
agents in Washington state to board its buses and detain passengers without a warrant or probable cause. Greyhound allegedly permitted C.B.P.
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HowAppealing
JUNE 2, 2021
“Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony; In unanimous decisions, the justices refused to suppress evidence found by a tribal officer and rejected a presumption in favor of immigrants’ credibility”: Adam Liptak has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times.
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The morning read for Monday, Jan. 13
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 13, 2025
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96 “Supreme Court Seems Poised to Back Limits on Green Cards; The justices heard arguments on whether immigrants with ‘temporary protected status’ who entered the country illegally may apply for lawful permanent residency”
HowAppealing
APRIL 19, 2021
“Supreme Court Seems Poised to Back Limits on Green Cards; The justices heard arguments on whether immigrants with ‘temporary protected status’ who entered the country illegally may apply for lawful permanent residency”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. ” David G. ” David G.
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Federal Jury Set to Decide Whether GEO Group Must Pay Immigrant Detainees Minimum Wage
LegalReader
JUNE 16, 2021
In their closing arguments, attorneys for The GEO Group alleged that Washington does not even pay its own prisoners minimum wage--and therefore should not expect a private operator to do the same.
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“Supreme Court splits in deportation case, says judiciary has limited role; Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for most of the court’s conservatives, but Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the liberals in dissent”
HowAppealing
MAY 16, 2022
“Supreme Court splits in deportation case, says judiciary has limited role; Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for most of the court’s conservatives, but Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the liberals in dissent”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.
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US enacts new labor law designed to prevent worker misclassification
JURIST
JANUARY 9, 2024
For example, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in December 2023 that immigration detainees employed in private facilities are entitled to minimum wage compensation. .” She also described labor protections as “a promise of a floor beneath which no one should be forced to live and work.”
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Homeland Security Seeks Distance From ICE’s Negative Reputation
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 29, 2021
A report prepared by a working group of HSI agents claims that their affiliation with ICE’s immigration enforcement role is endangering their personal safety, stifling their partnerships with other agencies and scaring away crime victims. A breakup would require congressional approval and seems unlikely.
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Wash. Labor Dept. Says ICE Facility Operator Blocking Probes
Law 360
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Washington state's labor department has alleged in a complaint moved to federal court that private prison operator GEO Secure Services LLC is illegally blocking inspectors from enforcing state workplace safety laws at an immigration detention facility.
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Tired of Waiting in Southern Mexico, Thousands of Migrants March North
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Desperate for work and fleeing poverty and violence, a caravan of several thousand migrants recently decided to march out of the southern-border city of Tapachula after waiting for asylum applications to be processed for as long as a year, reports the Washington Post.
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Washington Orchard Faces Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
LegalReader
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
This entire situation highlights the fact that seasonal immigrant workers are especially at risk when it comes to sexual harassment.
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“Supreme Court Backs Pipeline in Case on New Jersey Land Seizures; By a 5-to-4 vote, the court said the federal government could delegate its power to condemn state property to a private company”
HowAppealing
JUNE 30, 2021
In today’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined “ Supreme Court rules against immigrants claiming safety fears after deportation and for pipeline builders.” Savage has an article headlined “ Supreme Court rules some immigrants facing deportation can be held without bail.”
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USCIS to Adjust Its Interpretation of Three and 10-Year Bars of Inadmissibility
Chugh LLP
MAY 27, 2022
As a result of a lawsuit, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intends to no longer force certain adjustment of status applicants to leave the United States during their period of inadmissibility. The Chugh, LLP immigration team will continue to monitor this policy and provide updates as they become available.
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The morning read for Thursday, June 17
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 17, 2021
Activists, academics step up pressure on Justice Breyer to retire (Robert Barnes, The Washington Post). For immigrants with protected status in Texas, U.S. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Reading the tea leaves: Remaining cases as of June 16 (Amy Howe, Howe on the Court).
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California ICE Detainee Lawsuit Alleges 14 Months of Solitary Confinement, Abuse
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 15, 2021
A California lawsuit filed by ICE detainee Carlos Murillo Vega alleges that he was kept in 23-hour a day solitary confinement for 14 months and denied basic rights by staff at a private prison detention facility in Calexico, California, operated by Utah-based Management and Training Corporation, reports the Washington Post.
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Louisiana Police Label Hispanic Drivers ‘White’ to Hide Racial Bias: Report
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Across America, law enforcement agencies have been accused of targeting Hispanic drivers, failing to collect data on those traffic stops, and covering up potential officer misconduct and aggressive immigration enforcement by identifying people as white on tickets, reports ProPublica. require the collection of data on traffic stops.
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The morning read for Friday, May 6
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 6, 2022
Here’s the Friday morning read: Chief Justice Roberts says Supreme Court leak won’t alter deliberations (Robert Barnes, The Washington Post). Roe leak may impact how Supreme Court decides gun rights, climate and immigration cases this spring (Ariane de Vogue, CNN).
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The morning read for Tuesday, May 17
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 17, 2022
Supreme Court Sides with US in Immigration Dispute Over Review (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law). Ketanji Brown Jackson on being a ‘first’ and why she loves ‘Survivor’ (Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post). Cruz, Supreme Court Strikes Down Another Part of McCain-Feingold law (Rick Hasen, Election Law Blog).
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Court again rejects extension of Bivens suits against federal officials
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 8, 2022
In an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court held that a Washington state innkeeper does not have implied causes of action against a federal agent for alleged First and Fourth Amendment violations arising from the enforcement of immigration laws along the border. Six Unknown Named Agents. Robert Boule is a U.S.
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The morning read for Friday, Feb. 17
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court Cancels Arguments in Title 42 Immigration Case (Adam Liptak, The New York Times) Supreme Court to hear case that could reshape the “fundamental architecture” of the internet (Melissa Quinn, CBS News) As U.S. Will, The Washington Post) The post The morning read for Friday, Feb.
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The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 9
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Oliver, Slate) Supreme Court might have easy outs on elections, immigration (Mark Sherman & Jessica Gresko, Associated Press) The post The morning read for Thursday, Feb. Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Kahlenberg, & Melvin L.
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US Supreme Court will consider liability shields for online platforms, seven additional new cases
JURIST
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Garland the court is again asked to examine administrative procedure, this time in the context of an immigration proceeding. Leon Santos-Zacaria is an immigrant who was removed from the US but later reentered the country. That holding was later upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals, an administrative body.
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Russian Media Linked to Online Far-Right Extremism
The Crime Report
JUNE 7, 2022
A new study from researchers at the George Washington University has found a clear and growing link between Russian propaganda and online far-right extremism globally, reports Axios.
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Jury Orders The GEO Group to Pay $17m to Exploited Immigrant Detainees
LegalReader
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
The company could end up losing even more money after Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson's lawsuit goes to trial.
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Latinos Disproportionately Killed by Police, Ignored by Public
The Crime Report
JUNE 2, 2021
Since 2015, at least 1,058 Latinos have been fatally shot by police, according to a Washington Post database that tracks police shootings.
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Is the FBI’s Use-of-Force Database About to Shut Down?
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 9, 2021
According to the Government Accountability Office, the failure of police and federal agencies to send their data to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program has put it in jeopardy of being shut down next year without ever releasing a single statistic, reports the Washington Post. As of Sept.
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The morning read for Wednesday, June 30
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 30, 2021
Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post). Immigration in the Supreme Court, 2020 Term (Kevin Johnson, ImmigrationProfBlog). Ferguson (Garrett Epps, Washington Monthly). Here’s the Wednesday morning read: The Supreme Court will soon rule on a controversial voting-rights case. Here’s what to look for.
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Wednesday round-up
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 6, 2021
Here’s a round-up of Supreme Court-related news and commentary from around the web: It’s time for the Supreme Court to curb one of its worst precedents (George Will, The Washington Post). The Solicitor General’s Extraordinary Push to Place Even More Immigration Cases on the Supreme Court Docket (Nancy Morawetz, ImmigrationProf Blog).
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The morning read for Wednesday, June 2
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 2, 2021
Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony (Adam Liptak, The New York Times). billion cancer case award (Robert Barnes, The Washington Post). To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.
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The morning read for Tuesday, April 20
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 20, 2021
Supreme Court seems likely to back limits on immigrants seeking green cards (Robert Barnes, The Washington Post). Here’s the Tuesday morning read: The Supreme Court’s Increasingly Dim View of the News Media (Adam Liptak, The New York Times). What packing the Supreme Court would really do (Elizabeth Slattery, CNN).
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Fastcase Names Its 11th Annual Class of Fastcase 50 Innovation Honorees
LawSites
JULY 12, 2021
Ben Jackson , Co-Founder and COO, Immigrants Like Us. Brad Stern , County Attorney, Washington County, Wisconsin. Danielle Holley-Walker , Dean and Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law. Al Hounsell , Senior Innovation Lawyer, Norton Rose Fulbright. Jay Kim , Managing Partner, Kim Vaughan Lerner.
Columbia Suspends Student Who Disrupted Israeli History Class
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 28, 2025
To that end, Redbird invited both an undocumented person and a spokesperson for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University and the author of The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage.
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D.C. Pulls More Police Out of Schools
The Crime Report
MAY 11, 2022
Bowser (D) for millions of dollars in perks for police officers, while also approving large allotments directly to some of the city’s most troubled public schools, permanent housing vouchers for low-income families and tax credits for undocumented immigrants, reports the Washington Post.
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Q&A With Lauren A. Tetenbaum: Reflections of Pride
Attorney at Work
MARCH 17, 2022
Tetenbaum is a top immigration lawyer turned women’s advocate and therapist who specializes in life transitions affecting millennials and young women. I marched for women’s lives with Hillary Clinton in Washington, D.C., Advocate, Therapist. LAT Counseling. New York City. New York University, MSW, 2010. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.,
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Are ‘Touchless’ Fares the Newest Police Spy Tool?
The Crime Report
MAY 7, 2021
At the same time, there are concerns that data collected by some of these systems could be used by police or by federal Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to surveil or arrest riders based on their recorded travel patterns. Several large systems have introduced contactless payments with little fanfare or complaint.
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Chicago City Council Blocks Effort to Allow Citizens to Vote on Sanctuary City Status
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Starting under Mayor Harold Washington, the city council was eager to vote on measures heralding its status as a sanctuary city and calling on migrants to come to the city. What is striking about the vote is the contrast to the prior adoption of sanctuary city measures.
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