BIA Decision Strips Immigration Judges of Bond Authority, All but Guaranteeing Mandatory Detention for Undocumented Immigrants

BIA Decision Strips Immigration Judges of Bond Authority, All but Guaranteeing Mandatory Detention for Undocumented Immigrants

By: Rebecca Cassler | American Immigration Council On September 5, the Trump administration took yet another step to punish undocumented people in the United States. In Matter of Yajure Hurtado, the Board of Immigration Appeals proclaimed that any person who crossed the border unlawfully and is later taken into immigration detention is no longer eligible for […]

How the Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Clears the Way for Racial Profiling During Immigration Raids

How the Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Clears the Way for Racial Profiling During Immigration Raids

By: americanimmigrationcoucil.org | Editorial credit: Joey Sussman / Shutterstock.com This week the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that clears the way for racial profiling during immigration raids and sweeps. Now we could see the Trump administration rapidly expand the racially discriminatory ICE practices we have already seen terrorize families, workplaces, and communities around the […]

A Week of Immigration ‘Red Flags’ From the Trump Administration

A Week of Immigration ‘Red Flags’ From the Trump Administration

By: by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Senior Fellow; and Adriel Orozco, Senior Policy Counsel|Immigrationimpact.com As the Trump administration continued to ramp up immigration enforcement measures across the United States last week, new “red flags” emerged; policy measures that dramatically impact the basic rights of immigrants in this country or that erode basic legal protections and good governance. […]

Trump’s Executive Orders Spark Comparisons to Post-9/11 Policies

Trump’s Executive Orders Spark Comparisons to Post-9/11 Policies

By Janet Howard | Editorial credit: Chip Somodevilla/ shutterstock.com  President Donald Trump’s Executive orders have reignited discussions about similar policies, drawing parallels to post-9/11 actions. Introduction The September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center profoundly impacted U.S. policies, particularly concerning the treatment and perception of Muslim communities. In the aftermath, the government implemented […]

The Discipline Report on NYPD’s Disciplinary System: Urgent Need for Reform

The Discipline Report on NYPD’s Disciplinary System: Urgent Need for Reform

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: fitzcrittle / shutterstock.com  Below is a detailed summary of the Discipline Report on NYPD’s Disciplinary System.  The Discipline Report highlights the urgent need for reform within the NYPD’s disciplinary system. It underscores systemic failures to hold officers accountable, especially for stop-and-frisk misconduct and racial profiling. Background On September […]