Note: For any IJC fellows who will be moving on to new jobs in the coming month, let me know if you would like me to add a different email to the mailing list.

 

TOP UPDATES

 

Kelly Promoted to White House Chief of Staff

         New York Times:   John Kelly, New Chief of Staff, Is Seen as Beacon of Discipline: “But more than anything, Mr. Kelly’s willingness to carry out Mr. Trump’s immigration policies endeared him to the White House.”

         The Hill: Meet the woman set to lead Homeland Security

 

NYPD and U visas

“Department of Investigation’s (DOI) issued a Report detailing its analysis of the Police Department’s (“NYPD”) U visa certification program…The Report found NYPD has made positive changes to the administrative management of the U visa program, but needs to strengthen certain aspects of the certification process.”

 

Migrants in surge fare worse in immigration court than other groups

WaPo: “Of nearly 100,000 parents and children who have come before the courts since 2014, most asking for refuge, judges have issued rulings in at least 32,500 cases, court records show. The majority — 70 percent — ended with deportation orders in absentia, pronounced by judges to empty courtrooms.”

 

Trump's immigration crackdown straining courts, advocates say

NBC: “President Donald Trump's promised crackdown on illegal immigration has resulted in temporary reassignments of about one-third of the nation's immigration judges, a move judges and activists say is only further backlogging already jammed immigration courts.”

 

CALLS TO ACTION

 

Sign-On Letter Calling on Congress to Oppose ICE and USCIS Authorization Bills

On 6/20/17, AILA joined 13 other organizations expressing opposition to House legislation that authorizes ICE and USCIS, because it would dramatically redirect funding towards enforcement functions and away from the customer service and benefits functions that are also vital to their missions. AILA Doc. No. 17073101

 

Take Action: Urge Congress to Protect Dreamers

AILA calls on Congress to pass legislation that permanently protects Dreamers and to urge the administration to continue the DACA program until a more permanent solution is enacted. Tell your member of Congress to defend Dreamers!

AILA Doc. No. 17072039

 

Call for Examples: Sympathetic Clients Targeted for Removal

AILA is looking for case examples of sympathetic clients who have been targeted for enforcement or removal.

AILA Doc. No. 17072702

 

Story Collection-Experiences with ICE and Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking

ASISTA Immigration Assistance is seeking stories pertaining to ICE’s treatment of VAWA, U, and T applicants. Relevant stories include information about Immigration Court proceedings, individuals facing removal when VAWA, U or T applications are pending or approved, or cases of prolonged detention.

 

Case example collection form (NYIC): “we have created a broad case example collection form. Please bookmark this page and, if and when you have a case that becomes problematic under the new administration, please take a few minutes to fill out this form.”

 

RESOURCES

 

         New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) recently released a special guidance that outlines best practices for nonprofits when assisting and protecting immigrant clients.

         South Bronx Community Resources And Services Directory

         Alien Smuggling: What It Is and How It Can Affect Immigrants

 

GOVERNMENT

 ICE Announcements of Enforcement ActionsICE announced the arrest of 114 individuals after an 11-day enforcement operation in New York. AILA Doc. No. 17041232 Matter of Garnica SilvaBIA Holds that U grant is an admission. CA2 Finds “Stop-Time Rule” Prevented Petitioner from Accruing Seven Years of Continuous Residency in the US“In short, when a non-citizen is rendered inadmissible—by a conviction, admission of the criminal conduct, or through some other means—the stop-time rule may make him ineligible for cancellation of removal, if, as of the date of his commission of the underlying offense, he had not yet resided in the United States continuously for seven years. To state it another way: as long as a qualifying offense later does render the non-citizen inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2), the date of the commission of the offense governs the computation of a lawful permanent resident’s continuous residency in the United States.”(Page 24; emphasis in original.) EVENTS

          8/1/17 CBP, Electronic Devices, and Privacy at Ports of

Entry AILA

         8/4/17 FOIA Litigation to Obtain Client Files - The training will take place on August 4, 2017, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at Cardozo Law, 55 Fifth Ave., Rm. 423, New York, NY. To attend, email Lindsay Nash at lindsay.nash@yu.edu by Friday, July 28, and provide the name, affiliation, and email address of each person who plans to attend. 

         8/5/17 Bronx DA Clean Slate Program 9-4 @ 354 Fish Avenue         8/8/17 USCIS and Notices to Appear: What You Need to

Know AILA         8/8/17 Immigration Practioners’ Symposium:   Intersection

of Criminal and Immigration Law - August 8, 2017 8:30AM-3:30PM, location:  National Grid—1 Metro Tech Plaza (Auditorium), Brooklyn, NY 11201

         8/9/17 Mental Health First Aid Training         8/22/17 The Perfect Plea Bargain: What Defense Counsel

Wants You to Know AILA         8/24/17 FTCA and Other Civil Rights Claims - Immigration

Enforcement & Damages Actions (Free)PLI         8/28/17 Best Practices Before the Asylum Office         8/29/17 Waivers of the Joint Filing Requirement in I-751

Cases AILA

 

ImmProf

 

Monday, July 31, 2017

         UC Davis Immigration Clinic Challenges Trump Administration's Immigration Programs

         Immigrant of the Day: Allan Hennessy

         From the Bookshelves: Hallelujah Dave by David Valdez

         July 30, 2017: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

         In California's poultry plants, refugees are vital to the workforce

         In Search of a New Approach to the Immigration “Problem”?

         Migrants in surge fare worse in immigration court than other groups

         At the Movies: Dolores (2017), a documentary about Dolores Huerta (UFW)

Sunday, July 30, 2017

         Asylum Realothetical: Crudo Ecuador

         178 migrants found abandoned in trailer in Mexico

Saturday, July 29, 2017

         John Kelly Has Been Disastrous for Immigrants

         Border Protection Officers Appear To Encourage Mexican Teen To Drink From Bottle Containing Liquid Meth, Which Leads To His Death

         Deputy Secretary Elaine Duke to be Acting DHS Secretary

         Trump's Ends Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion in Removals, Immigration Court Backlogs Grow

         President Trump Declares War on MS-13

         The Politics of Fantasy: Immigration policy in the UK after Brexit

         In Search of Common Values amid Large-Scale Immigrant Integration Pressures

         From the Bookshelves: Anchor Babies and the Challenge of Birthright Citizenship by Leo R, Chavez

Friday, July 28, 2017

         Job Opening: DHS Secretary

         John Kelly Out as DHS Secretary, Now Trump Chief of Staff

         At the Movies: Indivisible, A Film Chronicling Three Undocumented Immigrants’ Fight for Citizenship and the Chance to Reunite with Family

         From the Bookshelves: Stolen Girls: Survivors of Boko Haram Tell Their Story by Wolfgang Bauer

Thursday, July 27, 2017

         At the Movies: Sicario

         Oxnard, California, Declares Itself "Safe City"

         From the Bookshelves: Steven W. Bender, How the West Was Juan: Reimagining the U.S./Mexico Border

         Immigration Organizer Abril Gallardo Talks Growing Up Undocumented, Racist Policing and the Confederate Flag

         New study: Spikes in violence are major driver of child immigration from Central America

         Texas police arrest DACA recipients in Austin protest

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

         Decline in Asian American Law School Enrollment

         AALS Immigration Law Section Call for Works-in-Progress

         Reminder - Call for Papers for AALS Conference, Immigration Adjudication in an Era of Mass Deportation

         One Migrant Suffocated to Death in Texas Truck Was a DACA Recipient, Arrived to US as Toddler

         Federal Judge Delays Removal of Iraqi Christians

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

         AG Sessions Takes (Minor?) Steps to Defund "Sanctuary Cities"

         Refugees Confront the Past Through Art

         The Implicit and Explicit Rulings in the Trump v. IRAP Stay Decision by Geoffrey A. Hoffman

         Teach Your Children: Teacher refuses to answer Border Patrol questions at checkpoint

Monday, July 24, 2017

         Immigrant of the Day: Diana Ortiz Giron (Mexico), Master of Divinity from Harvard University

         Veteran ICE Agent, Disillusioned with the Trump Era, Speaks Out

         DKT Liberty Project and Jenner & Block to Provide Lawyers for Immigrants at Detention Center

 

 

AILA NEWS UPDATE

 

Daily Immigration News Clips – July 31, 2017

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 31, 2017.

National

Associated Press New chief of staff takes over at White House come MondayBy Laurie Kellman

Associated Press New White House chief of staff is battle-toughened leaderBy Laurie Kellman

Reuters Factbox: Priebus the Latest Official to Leave Trump Administration

New York Times John Kelly, New Chief of Staff, Is Seen as Beacon of DisciplineBy Ron Nixon and Michael D. Shear

Washington Post Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as White House chief of staff, ousting Reince PriebusBy Philip Rucker, Abby Phillip, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker

Washington Post Trump enlists Kelly to enforce order, but can the 'zoo' be tamed?By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Dan Balz

Washington Post In John Kelly, Trump gets a plain-spoken disciplinarian as his chief of staffBy Greg Jaffe and Andrew deGrandpre

Washington Post 'Another day of chaos at the White House': Washington responds to major shake-up at White HouseBy Alex Horton

Politico Priebus out as chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly to replace himBy TARA PALMERI, JOSH DAWSEY and ALEX ISENSTADT

Politico Kelly's first task: Stabilize the West WingBy ANDREW RESTUCCIA, BRYAN BENDER and JOSH DAWSEY

Politico What John Kelly has in store as the new White House chief of staff

The Hill House Democrat doubles down on calling Kelly 'extremist' over immigrationBy Julia Manchester

The Hill Timeline: Trump's relationship with PriebusBy Max Greenwood

The Hill Kelly starts new White House gig Monday amid high hopes from RepublicansBy ALICIA COHN AND OLIVIA BEAVERS

Buzzfeed John Kelly Leaves DHS As A Man Loathed By Immigration Advocates, But Now He Has Trump's EarBy Adolfo Flores

San Antonio Express News Kelly expected to bring military order to the White HouseBy Bill Lambrecht

Washington Times 'No drama' Kelly joins White House in effort to control chaos, infighting, leaksBy Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer

Associated Press Incoming Homeland Security secretary has served 3 presidentsBy Elliot Spagat

Politico Kelly to bring DHS staffer to the White HouseBy Andrew Restuccia

Politico Who will replace Kelly at Homeland Security?By TED HESSON and ANDREW RESTUCCIA

The Hill Meet the woman set to lead Homeland SecurityBy Melanie Zanona

The Hill Fox News host floats Sessions to replace Kelly at Homeland SecurityBy Joe Concha

Associated Press The Latest: Police issue statement after Trump remark

Associated Press Sessions hopes anti-gang effort will mend fences with TrumpBy Sadie Gurman

Associated Press Trump appears to advocate rough police treatment of suspectsBy Jill Colvin and Darlene Superville

Associated Press Sessions and Trump talk need to fight transnational gangBy Sadie Gurman

Associated Press Sharpton: Trump comments encourage police violenceBy Verena Dobnik

Associated Press Trump appears to advocate rough police treatment of suspectsBy Jill Colvin

Associated Press Lawyer says teenagers wrongly detained in gang crackdownBy Colleen Long and Frank Etelman

Associated Press Trump headed to Long Island to trumpet MS-13 crackdownBy Jill Colvin

New York Times Trump, on Long Island, Vows an End to Gang ViolenceBy Liz Robbins and Magge Haberman

New York Times Police Criticize Trump for Urging Officers Not to Be 'Too Nice' With SuspectsBy Brian M. Rosenthal

Washington Post Trump tells police not to worry about injuring suspects during arrestsBy Mark Berman

Washington Post On Long Island, Trump highlights violence from MS-13 gang to push Congress on immigrationBy David Nakamura

Buzzfeed Trump Tells Authorities To Be Rough With Suspected Immigrant Gang MembersBy Adolfo Flores

The Hill NYPD will not attend Trump speech on MS-13 gang in Long IslandBy Josh Delk

FOX Is immigration crackdown the wrong strategy for MS-13?

Associated Press Delegation Says 10,000 Connecticut DACA Students at Risk

Washington Post Trump's Stance on DACA

Tampa Bay Times Trump vowed to end DACA. Tampa Bay immigrants worry he soon willBy Alex Leary

The Hill Momentum builds for bill to help 'Dreamers'By Rafael Bernal

Associated Press Trump's travel ban keeps orphan kids from US foster familiesBy Ellen Knickmeyer

Washington Post Trump's travel ban is leaving these orphans stuck in refugee campsBy Justin Wm. Moyer

New York Times 'The Daily': A Day With I.C.E.By Michael Barbaro

Broadly The Emotional Artwork of Children Whose Parents Were DeportedBy Kimberly Lawson

Buzzfeed The Trump Administration Is Going After "Lowest Hanging Fruit" To Boost Deportations, Ex-ICE Director SaysBy Adolfo Flores

Associated Press US Ag Secretary: Current Farm Visa Program 'Unworkable'

Associated Press For Sessions, being attorney general is chance to make markBy Sadie Gurman

Associated Press Sessions intends to hold on to the job he lovesBy Sadie Gurman

Reuters Stranded Yemenis, Thousands of Others Stand to Lose 'Golden Ticket' to U.S.By Rozanna Latif

Reuters Mexico Rescues 147 Central American Migrants Headed for U.S.By Anthony Esposito

New York Times Big Rigs, a Human Smuggling Mainstay, Often Become Rolling TrapsBy Manny Fernandez, Nicholas Kulish, and Susan Anasagasti

New York Times Republicans Worry That White House Disarray Is Undermining TrumpBy Alexander Burns and Michael D. Shear

New York Times Children's Books Missed These Immigrant Stories. So Students Wrote Them.By David Gonzalez

Washington Post For Trump and Sessions, a warm beginning turned into an icy standoffBy Sari Horwitz and Robert Costa

Washington Post After a wild week, conservative media stand (nervously) by TrumpBy Paul Farhi

Washington Post Video shows U.S. border officers telling Mexican teen to drink the liquid meth that killed himBy Kristine Phillips

Washington Post Migrants in surge fare worse in immigration court than other groupsBy Julia Preston

New York Times (Editorial) An Embattled White House Gets a General

New York Times (Opinion) The Emptiness of Trump's Promises of ToleranceBy Charles Homans

New York Times (Op-Ed) The Generals Are Failing to Check TrumpBy Jonathan Stevenson

Washington Post (Opinion) Trump's iceberg loomsBy Kathleen Parker

Washington Post (Opinion) As Trump debases the presidency, the religious right looks awayBy Jennifer Rubin

Washington Post (Opinion) 'The Trump Show,' Season 1, Week 27: Pity for Jeff SessionsBy Alyssa Rosenberg

Washington Post (Op-Ed) Why police cheered Trump's dark speechBy Simon Balto

Washington Post (Op-Ed) I resisted the label 'immigrant writer.' Trump makes me more willing to accept it.By Akhil Sharma

Washington Post (Opinion) Trump doesn't bother to disguise his thuggish instinctsBy Jennifer Rubin

Slate (Opinion) Make America Afraid AgainBy Jamelle Bouie

Vox (Opinion) This is the Trump administration's dark rebootBy Dara Lind

The Hill (Op-Ed) House should reject measure weakening protection for asylum seekersBy Eleanor Acer

Commercial Appeal (Op-Ed) Dream Act 2017 gives hope for Memphis DreamersBy Rondell Trevino

Bloomberg (Opinion) Trump's New Chief of Staff Is Destined to FailBy Albert R. Hunt

The Nation (Opinion) Meet John Kelly, Donald Trump's New Enabler in ChiefBy Joe Nichols

Local

Plant City Observer (Florida) Strawberry industry looks to tech innovation, immigration reform to combat growing Mexican competitionBy Daniel Figueroa IV

Chicago Tribune Attorneys scrambling to prevent deportation of accused Aurora priestBy Hannah Leone

Dallas Morning News Injured man held hostage by cartel after ICE 'dumped him' at Texas border, lawyer saysBy Michael Sangiacomo and Alfredo Corchado

Cleveland Plain Dealer Jesus Lara Lopez prays for a miracle after deportation to Mexico (photos)By Michael Sangiacomo

This American Life Fear and Loathing in Homer and Rockville

NBC Bay Area Van Strikes Crowd in Los Angeles, Injuring 9By Whitney Irick

The Gazette (Opinion) Democrats' great rural Iowa hope?By Douglas Burns

 

Daily Immigration News Clips – July 28, 2017

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 28, 2017

National

Associated Press The Latest: House OKs $1.6B down payment for Trump's wall

Reuters House of Representatives Boosts Military Spending, Gives Trump Border Wall MoneyBy Richard Cowan

Wall Street Journal Republicans Open Debate on Bill Funding Trump's Border WallBy Laura Meckler and Siobhan Hughes

Politico House passes spending package with border wall moneyBy Sarah Ferris

The Atlantic Could Trump's Immigration Agenda Ever Get Through Congress?By Priscilla Alvarez

Reuters White House domestic advisers take lead on refugee decision: officials

Politico Candidate for DHS job withdraws because of transgender banBy Andrew Restuccia and Kyle Cheney

Politico Match site launches for anti-Trump lawyers and non-profitsBy Edward-Isaac Dovere

Washington Post ICE acting director: 'It's not okay to be here illegally'

Fox 'We've Got to Enforce the Law': ICE Director Lays Out Hard Line on Illegal Immigration

Associated Press Trump headed to Long Island to trumpet MS-13 crackdownBy Jill Colvin

Associated Press His future clouded, Sessions opens mission to El SalvadorBy Sadie Gurman

Reuters Sessions, Central American Counterparts Eye Anti-Gang StrategiesBy Nelson Renteria

New York Times Her Daughter Was Killed by a Gang. She Has a Message for Trump.By Liz Robbins

NPR Attorney General Jeff Sessions Heads To El Salvador To Discuss Gang ViolenceBy Camila Domonoske

The Hill Sessions going to El Salvador to talk about MS-13 gangBy Julia Manchester

The Hill Trump to announce MS-13 gang crackdown in Long IslandBy Rafael Bernal

Associated Press AP EXCLUSIVE: Sessions not leaving unless pushedBy Sadie Gurman and Mary Clare Jalonick

Washington Post Jeff Sessions says he's been hurt by Trump's criticism, but he is not quittingBy Sari Horwitz

Politico Trump and Sessions try a long-distance relationshipBy Andrew Restuccia

CBS Jeff Sessions says Trump's criticism is "kind of hurtful"

Associated Press Immigrant from Guatemala fighting deportation order

CNN This is the face of deportation: A dad with no criminal record, an American wife and two kidsBy Mallory Simon and Alex Marquardt

New York Daily News ICE officials arrest 114 immigrants, many with criminal records, in 11-day New York enforcement sweepBy John Annese

Washington Post 'People are scared': LGBT groups say they'll rush to fight Trump's transgender military ban in courtBy Derek Hawkins

Associated Press Lawsuit: Trafficking scheme lured Filipinos to OklahomaBy Adam Kealoha Causey and Ken Miller?

New York Times (Opinion) Jeff Flake Plants a FlagBy David Brooks

Washington Post (Op-Ed) The battle over who can serve is a battle over who we areBy Ronit Y. Stahl and Jennifer Mittelstadt

Washington Post (Opinion) An identity crisis for identity politicsBy Vanessa Williams

Washington Post (Op-Ed) Trump's treatment of Sessions should alarm his loyal evangelical fansBy Erik Erikson

New York Times (Op-Ed) With Sessions, Trump Is Picking on the Wrong GuyBy Quin Hillyer

Washington Post (Opinion) To air or not to air White House press briefings? That is the question.By Callum Borchers

Washington Post (Opinion) Trump's war on inclusiveness is really a war on American realityBy Petula Dvorak

Washington Post (Op-Ed) The left's diversity problemBy Jennifer Delton

Washington Post (Opinion) Why should taxpayers subsidize Joe Arpaio's legal defense?By Radley Balko

Washington Post (Opinion) Jeff Sessions' attack on sanctuary cities is also an assault on federalism and separation of powersBy Ilya Somin

Washington Post (Opinion) The White House isn't at war with leaks. It's at war with basic transparency.By Philip Bump

Washington Post (Opinion) Sessions lessonsBy Chris Krauthammer

Washington Post (Opinion) The Daily 202: Growing GOP backlash to transgender troop ban underscores Trump's political miscalculationBy James Hohmann

USA Today (Op-Ed) Donald Trump should keep his promise to dump DACA: Texas Attorney GeneralBy Ken Paxton

Wall Street Journal (Op-Ed) Drug Cartels Could Defeat Trump's WallBy Jeremy Bagott

The Hill (Op-Ed) Passing the DACA legislation will provide relief to children living in fearBy Jonah Edelman

The Week (Op-Ed) Marco Rubio's shameful immigration skidBy Shikha Dalmia

Local

NPR In Tacoma, Washington, Volunteers Offer Aid Outside Immigration Detention CenterBy Liz Jones

Cleveland Plain Dealer Injured Painesville man deported to Mexico, then kidnapped, lawyer saysBy Michael Sangiocomo

KTLA Rally Planned to Support Father Facing Deportation in Connecticut

Washington Post (Virginia) In nod to conservative base, Gillespie urges 'eradicating' gangs and sanctuary citiesBy Fenit Nirappil

Washington Post (Virginia) Virginia high school gets a boost for some of its neediest immigrant studentsBy Moriah Balingit

Wall Street Journal (New Jersey) N.J. GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Picks Running MateBy Kate King

KRWG (Opinion, New Mexico) Immigration Is No Simple ProcessBy Susan Fitzgerald

Philly.com (Opinion, Pennsylvania) Another immigration tragedy breaks the heartBy Christine Flowers

 

Daily Immigration News Clips – July 27, 2017

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 27, 2017

National

NPR Advocates Say Agents Are Unlawfully Turning Away Asylum Seekers At The BorderBy Richard Gonzales

Washington Times ICE chief considers smuggling charges against leaders of illegal immigrant 'sanctuaries'By Stephen Dinan

Associated Press US-Mexico border mayors convene amid high-stakes debatesBy Elliot Spagat

NBC Border Wall Push Creates Flap in House - and at the National Butterfly CenterBy Suzanne Gamboa

Wisconsin Gazette House Republicans sneak $1.6 billion into defense package for border wall

NBC Dreamers Block Traffic in Texas Protest Against Trump DeportationsBy Suzanne Gamboa

Washington Post A history lesson for Trump: Transgender soldiers served in the Civil WarBy Steve Hendrix

Politico Inside Trump's snap decision to ban transgender troopsBy Rachel Bade and Josh Dawsey

Politico Trump escalates clash with LGBT communityBy Madeline Conway

Associated Press Mexican government reuniting smuggling victims with familiesBy Nomaan Merchant

New York Times Survivors of Smuggling Trip Could Gain Entry to U.S. by Becoming WitnessesBy Caitlin Dickerson

Washington Post Prosecutors ask immigrants from stifling truck to be witnesses in smuggling caseBy Maria Sacchetti

Associated Press Alabama GOP says Trump mistreats Sessions, their native sonBy Kim Chandler

Reuters Trump Criticism Prompts Questions Over Attorney General's FutureBy Julia Edwards Ainsley

New York Times Allies Warn Trump of Conservative Revolt Unless He Backs Off SessionsBy Peter Baker and Jennifer Steinhauer

Washington Post Trump talks privately about the idea of a recess appointment to replace SessionsBy Carol D. Leonnig, Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker

Wall Street Journal In Trump-Sessions Impasse, Aides Urge President to Back OffBy Peter Nicholas and Byron Tau

Politico Pence stands behind 'candid' Trump remarks on SessionsBy Cristiano Lima

Politico Sessions' powerful friends stand up to TrumpBy Josh Gerstein and Josh Dawsey

The Hill Mo Brooks would leave Senate race to reinstate SessionsBy Max Greenwood

The Hill GOP senator on Trump's attacks: Sessions 'deserves better'By Rebecca Savransky

Associated Press Mother Who Took Sanctuary in Church Granted Deportation StayBy Pat Eaton-Robb

Reuters From a Church Sanctuary, Colorado Woman Resists DeportationBy Lucy Nicholson

Buzzfeed LA Mayor Says He Will Defy Trump Administration On ImmigrationBy Adolfo Flores

The Hill LA mayor vows to defy Trump administration on immigration: reportBy John Bowden

FOX Connecticut man asks Trump to halt imminent deportation to JamaicaBy Cristina Corbin

Newsweek Trump Says Immigrant Gang Members 'Slice and Dice' Young, Beautiful GirlsBy Graham Lanktree

Boston Herald Donald Trump claims immigration victory: 'We're liberating our towns'By Owen Boss

WBUR Baker Administration Drafting Bill To Allow State Police To Cooperate With ICE Detainers

Commercial Appeal Activists race federal agents as 'surge' in immigration arrests continuesBy Ryan Poe

Westword ICE Hotline Used to Report Five Immigration Raids This WeekBy Chris Walker

Reuters Massachusetts Immigrant Ruling Could Guide Other States: OfficialBy Scott Malone

New York Times Woman in Charge at Border Patrol Hopes to See More in RanksBy Ron Nixon

Wall Street Journal Jeff Sessions Says Anti-Crime Task Force Helping to Shape Justice Department PoliciesBy Bath Reinhard

The Hill Sessions acting on violent crime task force recommendationsBy Lydia Wheeler

Wall Street Journal Violence Can Be As Powerful As Economics in Driving ImmigrationBy Ben Leubsdorf

ABC State attorneys general challenge Trump to end DACA

The Hill GOP rep. says McConnell is 'head of the swamp'By Rafael Bernal and Ben Kamisar

New York Times (Editorial) Donald Trump's Assault on Jeff Sessions

Youngstown Vindicator (Editorial) Ohio case illustrates what ails US immigration policy

Washington Post (Opinion) In a city that epitomizes the white working class, Trump reminds us that his racial politics haven't evolvedBy Philip Bump

Washington Post (Opinion) The overwhelmingly white White House intern class photo, and why it mattersBy Nicole Lewis

Washington Post (Opinion) The GOP's cowardice invites Trump to fire SessionsBy Jennifer Rubin

Washington Post (Op-Ed) Pence's voter fraud commission will almost certainly 'find' thousands of duplicate registrations that aren't duplicates. Here's why.By Stephen Pettigrew and Mayya Komisarchik

Washington Post (Opinion) The norms of government are collapsing before our eyesBy E.J. Dionne Jr

Washington Post (Opinion) If the Democrats' new messaging sounds familiar it's because it's Trump's, FDR's and Papa John'sBy Nicole Lewis

Washington Post (Opinion) Trump just kicked transgender troops out of the military. This one ugly quote says it all.By Greg Sargent

Washington Post (Opinion) The frightful state of the GOPBy Jennifer Rubin

Local

MLive Ann Arbor man facing deportation to Iraq fighting to stay with his familyBy Ryan Stanton

WHAS Bardstown father faces deportation after 20 years in the U.S.By Ana Rivera

ABC 7 Immigrant Sanctuary Movement Grows With Trump as PresidentBy Noreen O'Donnell

PIX 11 ICE arrests 114 undocumented immigrants in New York enforcement actionBy Aliza Chasan

Texas Tribune Immigrants arrested near Capitol during DACA protestBy Julian Aguilar

Houston Chronicle Texas stands to lose $6 billion annually if DACA endsBy Ileana Najarro

Austin American Statesman 15 DACA recipients, protesters detained after pro-immigrant rights sit-in outside Texas CapitolBy Ali Linan

KVUE 15 arrested after pro-DACA protesters march through Downtown Austin

Politico (New York) Malliotakis looks to expand list of crimes that lead to deportationBy Azi Paybarah

New York Times (New York) As Democrats Lay Into Trump, Cuomo Takes a Different TackBy Shane Goldmacher

Wall Street Journal (New York) Long Island Leaders Call for Changes to Migrant-Youth ProgramBy Joseph De Avila

Mercury News (Op-Ed) Eric Swalwell and Jackie Speier let down their pro-immigrant baseBy Rev. Deborah Lee and Bob Lane

 

Daily Immigration News Clips – July 26, 2017

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 26, 2017

National

CBS News California teacher held at border checkpoint: "It made me feel sick to get asked"

Politico House Republicans seek to dodge border wall voteBy Ted Hesson

Bloomberg Government Shutdown Odds Grow With GOP Border Wall Funding BillBy Erik Wasson and Roxana Tiron

Cronkite News Defense spending bill could include $1.6 billion to start border wallBy Megan Janetsky

Arizona Republic Where there's a will, is there a wall? Building Trump's border wall won't be cheapBy Ronald J. Hansen

The Hill Conservative rep downplays shutdown over border wallBy Niv Elis

Brownsville Herald Officials confirm preliminary border wall work near Mission butterfly centerBy Lorenzo Zazueta-Castro

Associated Press Justice Dept. rules intensify crackdown on sanctuary citiesBy Sadie Gurman and Gene Johnson

Reuters Sessions Sets Limits on U.S. Federal Funding for Sanctuary CitiesBy Julia Edwards Ainsley

New York Times Sessions Once Again Threatens Sanctuary CitiesBy Vivian Yee and Rebecca R. Ruiz

Wall Street Journal Justice Department Warns of Withholding Grants From Sanctuary CitiesBy Laura Meckler

Politico Justice Department makes new move against sanctuary citiesBy Josh Gerstein

The Hill Trump admin escalates crackdown on sanctuary citiesBy Olivia Beavers

Daily Beast It's Official: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Takes On Sanctuary CitiesBy Betsy Woodruff

Associated Press The Latest: Top Texas police chiefs oppose 'bathroom bill'

New Yorker Texas 'Bathroom Bill' a Product of GOP Right-Wing CompetitionBy Ed Kilgore

Houston Chronicle Bathroom bill primed for debate todayBy Jeremy Wallace

Associated Press The Latest: deported 19-year-old Guatemalan among the dead

Reuters Survivors of Texas Truck Where 10 Immigrants Died Seek to Trade Testimony for VisasBy Jim Forsyth

Reuters Poverty, Jobs and Debt Drive Migrants to Suffocating Texas TruckBy Michael O'Boyle

Washington Post Trucking company associated with migrant smuggling case has history of complaints, legal problemsBy Abigail Hauslohner

Washington Post 19-year-old who died on truck in Texas grew up in Northern Va., was deportedBy Maria Sacchetti, Moriah Balingit and Fenit Nirappil

NBC News Border Patrol Says It's Barred From Searching Cloud Data on PhonesBy E. D. Cauchi

Associated Press Trump vents anew on Sessions, who's under pressure to quitBy Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire

Washington Post Capitol Hill throws up red flags as Trump moves on Sessions and possibly MuellerBy Mike DeBonis

Washington Post The standoff between Trump and Sessions escalatesBy Devlin Barrett, Philip Rucker and Sari Horwitz

Wall Street Journal Republicans, Former DOJ Officials Come to Sessions' DefenseBy Del Quentin Wilber, Aruna Viswanatha and Beth Reinhard

Politico Republicans rush to Sessions' defenseBy AUSTIN WRIGHT , SEUNG MIN KIM and KYLE CHENEY

The Hill Trump turns up heat on AG Sessions over recusalBy Jordan Fabian, Jonathan Easley and Morgan Chalfant

The Hill GOP senators back Sessions after Trump attacksBy Max Greenwood

The Hill Breitbart slams Trump for 'hypocrisy' over Sessions attacksBy Robin Eberhardt

Associated Press With church backing, housekeeper defies US deportation orderBy Pat Eaton-Robb

Associated Press Trump taking victory lap in OhioBy Vivian Salama

Politico At Ohio rally, Trump keeps making campaign promisesBy Annie Karni

Associated Press US Muslims see friendly neighbors, but a foe in White HouseBy Rachel Zoll

Associated Press ICE: Massachusetts court decision 'weakens' law enforcement

New York Times Senator Jeff Flake, Facing Twin Threats, Is Said to Take on G.O.P. Rift in New BookBy Alexander Burns

Washington Post Discrimination against Muslims is increasing in U.S., Pew study findsBy Abigail Hauslohner

Wall Street Journal Muslims Grow More Anxious About Discrimination, Survey FindsBy Ian Lovett

TIME British Newlyweds Say They Were Sent Home After a 26-Hour Detention in Los Angeles AirportBy Ryan Kilpatrick

Washington Post (Editorial) The migrants who died in misery last weekend won't be the last

Boston Globe (Editorial) Momentous SJC immigration ruling still needs legislative support

Star Telegram (Editorial) Keep politics out of this tragedy, Dan Patrick

Bloomberg (Opinion) Trump Is Winning His War on ImmigrationBy Francis Wilkinson

Foreign Policy (Opinion) The Gross Misconduct of Radwan Ziadeh's Asylum DenialBy Suzanne Nossel

New York Times (Opinion) A Trump Tower of Absolute FollyBy Ross Douthat

Washington Post (Opinion) Dear Sen. McCain: Here's your chance to prove you're really a 'maverick'By Paul Waldman

Washington Post (Op-Ed) Jeff Sessions has done more for Trumpism than anyone. Trump still wants to ditch him.By Rick Wilson

Wall Street Journal (LTE) The Dreamers Are a Good Part of America's FutureBy Terry W. Hartle

Local

New York Times (New York) Trump to Visit Long Island in Wake of MS-13 Gang ArrestsBy Liz Robbins

San Diego Tribune (California) San Diego teacher refuses to answer Border Patrol questions at checkpointBy Kate Morrissey

New Haven Register Deported Connecticut Army veteran gains U.S. citizenship, reunites with familyBy Peggy McCarthy

Hartford Courant New Haven To Provide Guide For Families Facing DeportationBy Josh Kovner

Christian Post Samuel Rodriguez Condemns Trump Admin for Arresting Evangelical Pastor Facing DeportationBy Samuel Rodriguez

Phoenix New Times 10 States Threaten to Sue Trump to End DACA: Where Does Arizona Stand?By Joseph Flaherty

Chicago Sun Times (Opinion) STEINBERG: Russian artist fighting to make America her homeBy Neil Steinberg

 

Daily Immigration News Clips – July 25, 2017

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 25, 2017

National

NPR Mass. High Court: Local Authorities Can't Detain People Without Charges For ICEBy Colin Dwyer

Associated Press Court: Officials Can't Detain Immigrants Without Charges

Reuters Massachusetts Top Court: State Can't Comply With Immigration DetainersBy Scott Malone

New York Times Court Officers Can't Hold People Solely Under ICE Detainers, Massachusetts Justices RuleBy Jess Bidgood

Wall Street Journal Massachusetts State Court Rules Against Immigration Detention PolicyBy Laura Meckler

Boston Globe Court officers can ignore federal requests to detain immigrants, SJC rulesBy Milton J. Valencia and John R. Ellement

Boston Herald SJC rules against ICE in blockbuster Massachusetts immigration caseBy Chris Villani

WCVB State's highest court takes position in immigration hold debate

New Yorker A Veteran ICE Agent, Disillusioned with the Trump Era, Speaks OutBy Jonathan Blitzer

Associated Press Immigrants wept, pleaded for water and pounded on the truckBy Frank Bajak and Nomaan Merchant

Associated Press Smugglers offer crammed big rigs as 'VIP treatment' to USBy Elliot Spagat

New York Times By Land, Sea or Catapult: How Smugglers Get Drugs Across the BorderBy Ron Nixon

Washington Post San Antonio truck deaths recall horror of 19 who died in 2003 Texas smuggling caseBy Derek Hawkins

Washington Post 10th person confirmed dead in suspected smuggling case in San AntonioBy Maria Sacchetti, Lindsey Bever, Avi Selk and Todd C. Frankel

Washington Post Horrific episode of human smuggling fuels both sides of immigration debateBy Sondhya Somashekhar

Wall Street Journal Death Toll Rises to 10 in Suspected Human-Smuggling Case in TexasBy Dan Frosch

The Hill Truck driver faces federal charges in San Antonio human-trafficking incidentBy Olivia Beavers

Detroit Free Press Judge halts deportation of Iraqis detained by ICEBy Niraj Warikoo

Associated Press Judge indefinitely halts deportation of 1,400-plus IraqisBy Ed White

The Economist Chaldean Catholics and Iraqi Kurds face deportation

Associated Press Haitians Seek Lawmakers' Help for Immigration Protections

Associated Press Judge: Nonprofit legal groups can keep helping immigrants

Reuters U.S. Allows Fast Processing Again for Some H-1B Visa ApplicationsBy Mica Rosenberg

Miami Herald That visa you asked for might arrive just a little bit quickerBy Glenn Garvin

Reuters U.S. Judge Allows Trump Election Commission to Seek Voting DataBy Lawrence Hurley

New York Times In Taking Aim at His Attorney General, Trump Tests Sessions's ViewsBy Rebecca Ruiz and Charlie Savage

Associated Press Trump intensifies criticism of his own attorney generalBy Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin

Associated Press When he travels, Trump favors states that voted for himBy Julie Bykowicz and Jonathan Lemire

Washington Post Trump leaves Sessions twisting in the wind while berating him publiclyBy Sari Horwitz, Matt Zapotosky and Robert Costa

Politico Democrats sidestep social issues in new economic pushBy Heather Caygle and Elana Schor

Houston Public Media Houston Police Chief Debates SB4 At Latino Town HallBy Jen Rice

Investor's Business Daily To Fix Our Immigration System, Start By Rewarding The Greatest Act Of PatriotismBy Rep. Jeff Denham and Daniel Garza

Washington Post (Opinion) Democrats try to fill the hollow Trump agendaBy Jennifer Rubin

Vox (Opinion) The real reason Jeff Sessions is putting up with Trump's crapBy Dara Lind

Boston Globe (Opinion) Our coming constitutional crisisBy Michael A. Cohen

The Hill (Op-Ed) Loyal war translators earned US immigrant visasBy Ryan Crocker

The Hill (Op-Ed) Message to Democrats: Don't run away from race and class in 2018 and 2020 electionsBy Tamara Draut

The Hill (Op-Ed) Congress promised foreign-born recruits citizenship - time to deliverBy Patrick J. Mondaca

Local

Star Tribune (Minnesota)  Some immigrants face Catch-22 as ICE takes a harder line on detentionBy Mila Koumpilova

Associated Press (Oregon) Oregon jail holding immigrants sued by property taxpayersBy Steven Dubois

WENY Showing of solidarity forms for Norwalk mother facing deportationBy Rebecca Cashman

NBC 4 Fallbrook Father, DACA Candidate Detained by Border Officials, ReleasedBy Dave Summers

NBC 5 Illinois DREAMers Worry Program's Days Are NumberedBy Christian Farr

Arizona Republic Attorney general: Why are Arizona 'dreamers' still paying in-state tuition?By Anne Ryman

Phoenix New Times Ending a Dream: Do We Really Want to Deport These Undocumented Youths?By Joseph Flaherty

New Haven Independet Undocumented Urge Pols To Defend DACABy Jon Greenberg

WFAA DACA recipient recalls being smuggled into U.S. as a childBy David Goins

New York Times (Virginia) Candidates for Virginia Governor Employ Trump as a BarometerBy Jonathan Martin

Washington Post (Virginia) Poll: Dead heat in Virginia governor's race; Gillespie is outperforming Trump

The Hill (Virginia) Poll: Va. governor's race in dead heatBy Lisa Hagen

Norwalk Reflector Jesus Lara Lopez family fundraiser tops $22,700 following deportationBy Michael Sangiacomo of Cleveland Plain Dealer

 

Daily Immigration News Clips – July 24, 2017

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 24, 2017

National

NBC Trump's immigration crackdown straining courts, advocates sayBy Alex Rafferty

Associated Press Visa issues take spotlight after Burundi teens exit eventBy Matthew Barakat

McClatchy Trump's immigration crackdown is stressing out deployed US troopsBy Vera Bergengruen

New Yorker The Mothers Being Deported by TrumpBy Sarah Stillman

Reuters Exclusive-U.S. Immigration Raids to Target Teenaged Suspected Gang MembersBy Julia Edwards Ainsley

The Hill Immigration agents planning raids next week targeting teenage gang membersBy John Bowden

Associated Press Suspect due in court Monday after 9 die in sweltering truckBy Will Weissert and Eric Gay

Associated Press How smugglers use trucks with sometimes deadly resultsBy Michael Tarm

Reuters Death Toll in Suspected Texas Human Smuggling Case Rises to NineBy Barbara Goldberg

New York Times  At Least 9 Are Dead After Truck With Dozens Found at Walmart Parking Lot in San AntonioBy David Montgomery, Manny Fernandez, and Yonette Joseph

Washington Post Texas tragedy: 9 dead after police find a truck at a Walmart - a 'horrific' case of suspected smugglingBy Avi Selk and Eva Ruth Moravec

Wall Street Journal Suspected Human-Trafficking Crime Leaves Nine Dead in TexasBy Scott Calvert

The Hill Texas lawmakers condemn San Antonio trafficking deathsBy Olivia Beavers

NBC Democratic Attorneys General Ask Trump to Keep DACABy Suzanne Gamboa

NPR 20 Attorneys General Write To Trump, Urging Him To Keep DACABy Bill Chappell

Associated Press Sessions: Officials should consider harm of sanctuary cityBy Errin Haines Whack

New York Times Sessions Presses Immigration Agenda in Philadelphia, a Sanctuary CityBy Rebecca R. Ruiz

Politico Sessions slams Philadelphia over sanctuary city policyBy Josh Gerstein

CBS Sessions calls on local officials to comply with immigration crackdownBy Roxana Saberi

The Hill California judge refuses to lift block on Trump's sanctuary cities orderBy Julia Manchester

NBC Hispanic Retail Sales Stumble as Immigrants Stay Home and HoardBy Ben Popkin

NPR Chaldean Christians, Who Helped Bring Trump Victory, Now Face Deportation

The Intercept With a Michigan City Fighting Back, DHS Pushes a Controversial Deportation ForwardBy Maryam Saleh

BBC Irish immigrant's arrest highlights race's role in deportationBy Kenya Downs

WBUR Riding With ICE: 'We're Trying To Do The Right Thing'By John Burnett

The Independent Donald Trump's immigration crackdown encapsulated in poignant images of father being deportedBy Charlotte Beale

Austin American Statesman 123 arrested across Texas, including 13 in Austin, in immigration sweepBy Roberto Villalpando

WFSB Quiet nights of waiting for one Norwalk woman facing deportationBy Rebecca Cashman

Associated Press College groups warn new rules could keep the most talented international students outBy Susan Svrluga

Associated Press Dozens of foreign workers sought for Trump's Florida clubs

Associated Press Without Visas, Carnival Workers Are Trapped at Home in MexicoBy Paulina Villegas and Victoria Burnett

Associated Press Stage set for ruling in Mexican-American studies trial

New York Times Haitian Immigrants With Temporary Status Await Trump's Next MoveBy Khorri Atkinson

Reuters Flow of Asylum Seekers Crossing Into Canada From U.S. Rises in JuneBy Anna Mehler Paperny

Washington Post Politicians can't seem to do it, but these citizens are learning how to find common groundBy Colby Itkowitz

Washington Post Trump's new team offers muddled messages on sanctions, pardonsBy David Nakamura and Ashley Parker

Washington Post 'Muslim Town': How one American city embraced a Muslim community in declineBy Abigail Hauslohner

The Hill Dems to unveil 'better deal' messaging campaign MondayBy Mike Lillis

The Hill Mexican politicians have a new piñata: Donald TrumpBy Rafael Bernal

The Hill Top Dem: Trump's voter fraud commission will accomplish what Putin wantsBy Julia Manchester

Daily Beast Immigration Hardliners to Donald Trump: Don't Mess With Jeff SessionsBy Betsy Woodruff

Washington Post (Editorial) Secretary Kelly, when will you speak up for 'dreamers'?

Sun Sentinel (Editorial) DREAMers belong here, should be protected

Mercury News (Editorial) Lindsey Graham, our hero on the Dream Act

New York Times (Opinion) Traveling in the Wake of Immigration ArrestsBy Jennifer Medina and Miriam Jordan

New York Times (Op-Ed) My Grandfather, My 'Bona Fide' Best FriendBy Wajahat Ali

New York Times (Op-Ed) What Is America to Me?By Margaret Renkl

Washington Post (Opinion) Are we heading toward a constitutional crisis?By Greg Sargent

Washington Post (Opinion) Distinguished pol of the weekBy Jennifer Rubin

Washington Post (Op-Ed) The new Detroit's fatal flawBy Heather Ann Thompson

Wall Street Journal (Op-Ed) What Truman Can Teach TrumpBy Walter Russell Mead

Forbes (Op-Ed) Travel Ban Would Have Blocked World-Renowned MathematicianBy Stuart Anderson

Fortune (Op-Ed) Ending This Immigration Program Would Devastate the EconomyBy Julissa Arce

The Hill (Op-Ed) Will Trump's base turn on him for immigration double talk?By Raoul Lowery Contreras

The Hill (Op-Ed) We looked upon evil and we blinkedBy Bruce. J. Einhorn

The Hill (Op-Ed) A new era in border securityBy Rep. John R. Carter

My San Antonio (Op-Ed) Congress' do-nothing immigration billsBy Ruben Navarrette Jr.

Local

The Guardian Florida county sued for detention of US citizen at behest of immigration officialsBy Richard Luscombe

Yakima Herald Washington state attorney general goes to bat for DACA programBy Alex Rebimbal

Associated Press Connecticut governor visits woman taking sanctuary in churchBy Pat Eaton-Robb

ABC Connecticut mother facing deportation seeks sanctuary in local churchBy Morgan Winsor

Reuters Guatemala-Born Mother of Four in Connecticut Church to Avoid DeportationBy Gabriella Borter

Associated Press (Virginia) Virginia governor's debate revolves around 'dangerous' TrumpBy Alan Suderman

Associated Press (Minnesota) Minneapolis shooting brings unwelcome attention to SomalisBy Amy Forliti and Steve Karnowski?

New York Times (New York) Bronx Hotline Helps People Make the Right Call After an ArrestBy Ashley Southall

New York Times (New York) After Election, More New Yorkers Tell Volunteer Groups, 'I Can Help'By James Barron

The Islands' Sounder (Washington) Immigration group celebrates successBy Mandi Johnson

Cleveland Plain Dealer Jesus Lara Lopez family fundraiser tops $22,700 following deportationBy Michael Sangiacomo

Waco Tribune Herald (Op-Ed) James C. Harrington, guest columnist: Economic boycott will stop war on immigrantsBy James C. Harrington

Dallas Morning News (Op-Ed) Increasingly anti-business, Republicans have just about dismantled the Texas MiracleBy Richard Parker

Des Moines Register (Opinion) Steve King and RAGBRAI: The ultimate contrast?By Kyle Munson

Cleveland Plain Dealer (LTE) I hope a way can be found to keep Jesus Lara Lopez from deportation: Letter to the Editor