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Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld
TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....
Tags: Labor Legislation, Laws, Extradition, Politics, Barack Obama
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Latinos now less likely to report crimes to police, poll says
WASHINGTON – Many Latinos say they are less likely than before to report crimes because local police are increasingly involved in enforcing immigration laws, leading to a sharp increase in deportations, according to a new study. About 44% of...
Tags: Phoenix (Cook, Illinois), Politics, Extradition, Migration, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mentally disabled facing deportation win right to free legal help
Immigrants who are too mentally disabled to represent themselves in deportation proceedings are entitled to free legal assistance, a federal judge has ruled. Until now, some defendants languished in detention centers for years after judges declared them...Tags: Prosecution, Extradition, Politics, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Legal help for detainees
On Monday, the Obama administration announced a new policy to provide legal help to mentally disabled immigrants awaiting deportation trials in federal detention centers. A day later, a federal judge in Los Angeles reached the same conclusion, ruling that...
Tags: Politics, Extradition, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Supreme Court's common-sense ruling a win for legal immigrants
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that legal immigrants convicted of small amounts of marijuana possession are not subject to mandatory deportation. I hope the decision will serve as a strong warning to federal authorities to stop using laws intended...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Politics, Extradition, Prescription Drugs, Career and Workplace
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Justices give break to legal immigrants convicted of pot possession
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has extended some leniency to legal immigrants who are convicted of having a small amount of marijuana, ruling that such a crime is not an “aggravated felony” that leads to deportation. In 7-2 decision, the...
Tags: Prosecution, Labor Legislation, Politics, Extradition, Crimes
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Due process for immigrant detainees
The federal government has the authority to detain and deport immigrants who violate the law. But it also has the responsibility to ensure that those it holds while they fight their deportation cases aren't locked up for months, or years, without an...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Court Administration, Laws, Politics, Extradition
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Panel rules immigrants in S. Calif. can't be held indefinitely
Immigrants detained in Southern California for possible deportation must be given a hearing within six months to determine whether they should be released, a federal appeals court decided Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Extradition, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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Radical cleric in Britain wins another appeal to avoid extradition
LONDON -- The British government Wednesday lost another bid to deport a radical Muslim preacher to face trial in Jordan when a court of appeals rejected a request to reconsider an earlier court decision. After more than a decade of judgments and appeals...
Tags: Politics, Extradition, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Terrorism
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Why detain nonviolent immigrants?
In recent weeks, Republican lawmakers have slammed the Department of Homeland Security for releasing 2,228 immigrants from detention centers around the country, questioning, among other things, whether murderers, rapists and drug traffickers were among...
Tags: Politics, Extradition, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Immigration rights groups accuse officials of racial profiling
WASHINGTON – Immigrant rights groups filed a raft of legal actions on Tuesday alleging abuse and racial profiling by Customs and Border Protection officers in five states. Three lawsuits alleging illegal treatment by border patrol officers were...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Labor Legislation, Extradition, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Detained immigrants released; officials cite sequester cuts
WASHINGTON -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have released “several hundred” immigrants from deportation centers across the country, saying the move is an effort to cut costs ahead of budget cuts due to hit later this week. ...
Tags: Politics, Extradition, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, Crime, Law and Justice
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