Immigrant Detention
Making it Happen: Cuban Women Granted Asylum and Reunited with Family
Immigrant DetentionThe clients were two Cuban women (mother and daughter) who entered the U.S. in October of 2018 by presenting themselves at the U.S.-Mexico border to apply for asylum. They also came to the border with their husband/father. Because they were...
How to Use the New Clarification of PEP to Help Those Subject to ICE Detainers
Immigrant DetentionClick here for Part 1 & Part 2 In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog, we discussed the demise of the Secure Communities program and the newly-clarified details of its replacement, the Priority Enforcement Program, or PEP. Now that...
Part 2: What is the Priority Enforcement Program and How is it Different Than Secure Communities?
Immigrant DetentionClick here to read Part 1 In the last part of this blog, we discussed the demise of the Secure Communities program and the slow and somewhat undefined nature of its replacement, the Priority Enforcement Program, or PEP. In this...
ICE Detainers and the Death of the Secure Communities Program
Immigrant DetentionWhat non-citizens should know if they are criminally detained. Part 1 – The Downfall of Secure Communities This month, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations released an informational “brochure” outlining the differences between the now-defunct...
DHS Statement On Family Detention Falls Short of Expectations
Immigrant DetentionDHS Issues Statement That Prolonged Family Detention Will End- But Falls Far Short of Advocates’ Expectations. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced last week that the federal government will be implementing a plan to end the long-term detention...
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