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Another case Immigrant Detention abuse and the need to rein in ICE

ICE & DHS on December 27th, 2009 No Comments

I am a citizen of the United States and I have a friend that is from Paris, France here on a student visa to finish his degree.
Noureddine Feddane has been here since 2005. His visa is valid until March of 2010, his passport is valid until 2014, and his I-20 is current.
He is not what people call an ‘illegal [...]

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Justice Served – Illegal immigrant gets $48,000 in suit against border agents

ICE & DHS on November 30th, 2009 2 Comments

Mike Carter of the Seattle Times reports that the federal government has paid an illegal immigrant $48,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging he was assaulted and illegally arrested by two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents while waiting for his 6-year-old son at a bus stop.
The violent and public June 12, 2006, arrest of [...]

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Feds to begin immigration detention makeover

ICE & DHS on August 6th, 2009 Comments Off

Immigration officials are immediately ending the housing of families at a former prison in central Texas as a first step in transforming immigration detentions from a criminal to a civil system.
The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, John Morton, says some families will go to Berks Family Detention Center in Pennsylvania. But he also [...]

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The truth behind the Chatham County Resolution that William Gheen does not want you to know

Featured on February 2nd, 2009 Comments Off

This is the text of the resolution passed by the Chatham County NC Board of Commissioners, declining participation in the controversial 287(g) program.
These are all valid reasons and completely contrary to what William Gheen of ALIPAC.us is trying convince the voters of NC about.
 
CHATHAM COUNTY RESOLUTION ON THE
FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) PROGRAM 
Part [...]

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