Immigration Law

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Hundreds of Asylum-Seekers Released After Texas Court Ruling
Posted on 8 Dec 2016 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Tina Vasquez, Rewire, Dec. 5, 2016 - "After more than a year of court proceedings, a judge in Texas issued a final judgment late Friday afternoon, preventing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from issuing child-care licenses... Read More

Tags: raices , refugees , Children , Texas , karnes , dilley

Report: Refugee Moms, Kids Targeted by DHS Enforcement Actions Show Disturbing Due Process Concerns
Posted on 15 Jun 2016 by Daniel M. Kowalski

CLINIC and CARA Pro Bono Family Detention Project, June 15, 2016 - "The stories of Central American mothers who were picked up for deportation in the latest round of federal enforcement actions shows a pattern of targeted scrutiny towards individuals... Read More

Tags: clinic , cara , report , due process , refugees , dilley

The GIGO Effect: Meaningless Database Entry Blocks Former Obama Aide from Volunteering
Posted on 31 May 2015 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"Just a few years back, Audé Negrete-Banos was judged reliable enough to run President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign in Kansas and welcomed on a West Wing tour amid the inauguration festivities that followed. Her local sheriff... Read More

Tags: negrete-baños , volunteer , ICE , dilley

Judge Prohibits Texas from Licensing Family Detention Centers as Childcare Facilities
Posted on 22 Nov 2015 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Grassroots Leadership, Nov. 20, 2015 - "Grassroots Leadership today won a temporary injunction in its suit to stop the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from licensing family detention centers in Karnes and Dilley as childcare facilities... Read More

Tags: childcare , injunction , grassroots , crump , Texas , karnes , libal , dilley