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    May 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Violence Against Women Act loses some safeguards in House vote

    WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to strip away some protections for immigrants who are the victims of domestic violence.
    WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to strip away some protections for immigrants who are the victims of domestic violence. The Violence Against Women Act offers anonymity to victims of domestic abuse who are applying for...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Politics, Lawyers, U.S. House of Representatives

    2. May 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Drug smuggling border tunnels targeted in new get-tough law

    WASHINGTON — Responding to an increase in smuggling tunnels along the California and Arizona borders, the House on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at helping law enforcement combat underground drug trafficking.
    WASHINGTON — Responding to an increase in smuggling tunnels along the California and Arizona borders, the House on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at helping law enforcement combat underground drug trafficking. In a rare bipartisan vote, the...

    Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Prisons, Organized Crime, Bobby Scott, Silvestre Reyes

    3. May 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Violence Against Women Act becomes latest immigration battleground

    WASHINGTON -- The debate over updating a law that protects victims of domestic abuse has become the latest battleground over immigration policy.
    WASHINGTON -- The debate over updating a law that protects victims of domestic abuse has become the latest battleground over immigration policy. Republicans in Congress are proposing to strip away existing protections for immigrants who are the victims...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Politics, Immigration, Parties and Movements

    4. May 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Partisanship and the Violence Against Women Act

    The political climate in Congress is so noxious these days that even a law that originally passed with overwhelming bipartisan support because it provided much-needed help to abused women is now a partisan issue. That's shameful. Republicans in the House should drop their attempts to undermine the Violence Against Women Act and instead move swiftly to reauthorize and strengthen the existing program, as the Senate has already done.
    The political climate in Congress is so noxious these days that even a law that originally passed with overwhelming bipartisan support because it provided much-needed help to abused women is now a partisan issue. That's shameful. Republicans in the...

    Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Politics, Lawyers, Career and Workplace

    5. May 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Same-sex unions: Fate of Colorado measure may be sealed

    Colorado legislation permitting civil unions for same-sex couples was assigned Monday to a conservative "kill" committee, supporters of the measure said, virtually ensuring that the bill will never reach the House floor for a vote.
    Colorado legislation permitting civil unions for same-sex couples was assigned Monday to a conservative "kill" committee, supporters of the measure said, virtually ensuring that the bill will never reach the House floor for a vote. The action by...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Regional Authority, Career and Workplace

    6. Apr 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Republicans seek to hold attorney general in contempt over Fast and Furious

    WASHINGTON — Republican House leaders have drafted a proposed contempt of Congress citation against Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. in which they charge that he and his Justice Department have repeatedly "obstructed and slowed" the Capitol Hill investigation into the ATF's flawed Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation.
    WASHINGTON — Republican House leaders have drafted a proposed contempt of Congress citation against Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. in which they charge that he and his Justice Department have repeatedly "obstructed and slowed" the Capitol Hill...

    Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Darrell E Issa

    7. Apr 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Sen. Charles Schumer promises action on Arizona immigration law

    WASHINGTON -- On the eve of the Supreme Court&rsquo;s hearing of the <a href=&quot;http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/21/nation/la-na-court-arizona-20120422" target="_blank">Arizona immigration law</a>, a top Democrat vowed to take congressional action if the high court upholds the state&rsquo;s tough-on-immigration statute.
    WASHINGTON -- On the eve of the Supreme Court’s hearing of the Arizona immigration law, a top Democrat vowed to take congressional action if the high court upholds the state’s tough-on-immigration statute. The proposal from Sen. Charles E....

    Tags: Politics, Charles Schumer, Immigration, Migration, Justice System

    8. Mar 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Immigration's loose rules of detention

    This month, the Department of Homeland Security opened the Karnes County Civil Detention Center in Texas &mdash; a state-of-the-art facility intended to symbolize the Obama administration's effort to reform a deeply troubled immigration jails system. The center, which houses only detainees with no serious criminal backgrounds, has no barbed-wire fencing. Immigrants are free to roam the facility. Those who choose to can do their own laundry.
    This month, the Department of Homeland Security opened the Karnes County Civil Detention Center in Texas — a state-of-the-art facility intended to symbolize the Obama administration's effort to reform a deeply troubled immigration jails system....

    Tags: Politics, Prisons, Immigration, Social Issues, Abortion Issue

    9. Mar 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Trayvon Martin case: Family goes to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers

    The family of slain teenager Trayvon Martin traveled to Washington on Tuesday to meet with lawmakers studying racial profiling.
    The family of slain teenager Trayvon Martin traveled to Washington on Tuesday to meet with lawmakers studying racial profiling. The parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, and the family lawyer, Benjamin Crump, will meet with some members of the...

    Tags: Lawyers, Career and Workplace, Juvenile Delinquency, Racism, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks

    10. Mar 27, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Anger over S.F. mass-killing suspect's deportation snafu

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    As authorities continue to investigate the background of the suspect in the slaying of five San Francisco residents, lawmakers are calling for legislation that would allow for the lengthier detention of criminal immigrants who cannot be repatriated....
    11. Mar 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 'Holiday on ICE' hearings take aim at imprisoned immigrants

    Republicans in Congress mocked the Obama administration's plans to improve conditions for immigrants held in county jails and detention facilities Wednesday, saying that a raft of reforms written by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amounts to coddling lawbreakers.
    Republicans in Congress mocked the Obama administration's plans to improve conditions for immigrants held in county jails and detention facilities Wednesday, saying that a raft of reforms written by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amounts to...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Holidays, Prisons, Justice and Rights

    12. Mar 31, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. New immigration rules are a simple but needed tweak

    Next week the Obama administration will move forward with a plan to reduce the amount of time undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens spend away from their families while applying to legalize their status.
    Next week the Obama administration will move forward with a plan to reduce the amount of time undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens spend away from their families while applying to legalize their status. The Times' editorial board wrote in...

    Tags: Politics, Immigration, Migration, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

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