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DHS OIG Report: ICE Management Controls Over Detainee Telephone Services "This report presents the results of our audit to determine whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement information and communications management controls provide reasonable assurance that detainee telephone service is consistent with applicable standards and contract provisions." Jan. 2010.

Dueling reforms for immigration courts "One day before an American Bar Association study called for an additional 100 immigration judges to handle current caseloads, the U.S. Department of Justice proposed funding for 28 new "immigration judge teams" to ensure sufficient resources to handle tens of thousands of new cases and appeals expected from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "Secure Communities Initiative." The numbers and the need don't exactly add up, at least not for the union representing immigration judges." NLJ, Feb. 8, 2010.

EAWA and H-1B petitions USCIS, Feb. 4, 2010.

Immigrant jail time in Oklahoma County studied ""It’s alarming that the length of detention is significantly higher,” said T. Douglas Stump, an immigration attorney with more than 25 years of experience working in immigration law. Stump said he frequently encounters detained immigrants who have been misled about where they are in the process of dealing with immigration officials. He said this can affect the person’s length of stay in the jail." Oklahoman, Feb. 8, 2010.

Judge mulls sanctions against Ariz. sheriff office "A federal judge will decide whether to impose sanctions against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office for its acknowledged destruction of police records in a lawsuit that accuses deputies of racially profiling countless Hispanics in immigration sweeps." AP, Feb. 4, 2010.

Morton: ICE will detain "on a grand scale" "John Morton makes no apology for locking up 380,000 people a year. They haven't been charged with crimes. Rather, they're immigrants, confined to a sprawling network of more than 270 jails and prisons for weeks or months while proceedings to determine whether they'll be allowed to remain in the country are pending. "This isn't a question of whether or not we will detain people. We will detain people, and we will detain them on a grand scale," said Morton, who is head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Home­land Security. "It's a necessary power."" NLJ, Feb. 8, 2010.

Neufeld on CNMI, Guam; AFM Update AD10-29 USCIS, Jan. 29, 2010.

NEW USCIS POLICIES REGARDING HAITIAN ORPHANS: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ... "USCIS is to be commended for its willingness to use the parole power to allow certain Haitian orphans into the United States faster than would otherwise be possible. The policy can be expanded to cover more children in need, however, and USCIS should give serious consideration to doing so." David A. Isaacson, Feb. 2010.

Prospects for Immigration Reform Legislation "Yes, it will take serious bipartisan effort to fashion an immigration reform and system that works for all who have a seat at the table. But the longer the glass is perceived as half-empty, the longer U.S. economic growth and competitiveness, national security, and the well-being of communities and individuals - native-born and immigrant alike – will be handicapped, while at the same time they are increasingly important demographically and politically." Doris Meissner is a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., and the former commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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The 2010 Mid-Term Elections and the Impatient Latino Vote by Wendy Sefsaf
Posted on 8 Feb 2010 at 1:17pm Today, America?s Voice released a report, The Power of the Latino Vote in the 2010 Elections: They Tipped Elections in 2008; Where will they be in 2010? The report analyzes forty battleground ?Races to Watch? where the Latino vote will be pivotal to both parties. The report notes that ?as the Latino electorate grows in [...]

New Study Confirms Positive Impact of Immigration on Wages of Native-Born Wor... by Walter Ewing
Posted on 5 Feb 2010 at 8:15am The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) yesterday released a new study, Immigration and Wages, which confirms what many other economists have found: ?that immigration has a small but positive impact on the wages of native-born workers overall.? The report, by economist Heidi Shierholz, finds that the ?effect of immigration from 1994 to 2007 was to raise [...]

Bye-bye Butterstick by Policy Center
Posted on 4 Feb 2010 at 11:05am DC?s adorable panda Tai Shan returns to China today. Because of a current lack of native-born pandas, the U.S. turned to China for pandas to fill our zoos? panda needs. Tai Shan?s parents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, have been in the U.S. on a cultural exchange of sorts, entertaining zoo patrons and attempting to [...]

Shining a Light on ICE Misconduct by Travis Packer
Posted on 3 Feb 2010 at 12:27pm The New York Times reported yesterday on a lawsuit filed against federal contractor Signal Construction, which includes allegations that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) colluded with Signal to illegally deport workers as a scare tactic and for retaliation purposes against 500 Indian guest workers who are currently in a legal battle against Signal. The new revelations [...]

Napolitano Unveils Enforcement-Heavy Immigration Budget for DHS by Walter Ewing
Posted on 2 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm The Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano unveiled yesterday, exemplifies the enforcement mentality which pervades the federal government?s approach to immigration. The two immigration-enforcement components of DHS?Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)?consume 30% of the department?s total [...]

An Opening for Republicans on Immigration Reform by Wendy Sefsaf
Posted on 1 Feb 2010 at 3:33pm Immigration and Latino advocates continue to take stock after last week?s State of the Union Address, which some interpreted as the final nail in immigration reform?s coffin for 2010. Predictably, Democratic leadership reasserted their ongoing commitment to immigration reform legislation the day after. Less predictably, however, Senator Schumer?s main Republican partner in the Senate, Lindsay [...]

Lost in Translation: What the President Really Said about Immigration Reform by Mary Giovagnoli
Posted on 29 Jan 2010 at 9:37am Unless you were hanging on every word in Wednesday night?s State of the Union Address, you might have missed that the President reaffirmed his commitment to fixing our broken immigration system. His commitment wasn?t as specific as many of the things he has said about immigration reform in the past. In fact, this glancing [...]

To Mention Immigration or Not To Mention Immigration? That is the Question by Wendy Sefsaf
Posted on 28 Jan 2010 at 3:58pm In last night?s State of the Union Address, President Obama?s comments on immigration were simple, ?we should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system?to secure our borders, enforce our laws, and ensure that everyone who plays by the rules can contribute to our economy and enrich our nation.? It was neither detailed nor [...]

Dear Reps. Smith and Miller, Don?t Confuse Your Talking Points with Facts by Travis Packer
Posted on 27 Jan 2010 at 1:35pm Representatives Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Gary Miller (R-CA) would like the public to think that they have the same concerns as most Americans today, releasing a joint statement expressing anxiety over the 15 million Americans currently without work. On its face, their statement??we must enforce our current immigration laws to ensure illegals do not [...]

Immigration Reform to be Discussed in State of the Union Address by Seth Hoy
Posted on 27 Jan 2010 at 11:35am Yesterday, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs confirmed that President Obama is likely to address immigration reform?an issue President Obama promised to tackle within his first term?in the State of the Union Address today: ?Well, I think one of the things the President will — has talked about and one of the things you’ll hear him [...]
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