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Breaking: ICE Allows Laptops in Detained Immigration Courts (But No iPads or Smart Phones!)
Posted on 12 Sep 2012 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"Today I want to make you aware of a policy change at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that will enhance detainees’ access to fair and impartial immigration court proceedings by giving their advocates an important, additional... Read More

Tags: immigration court , laptop , detained , iPad , ICE

Two New IJs in Texas for Detained Docket
Posted on 4 Mar 2013 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"Craig A. Harlow, Immigration Judge, Pearsall Immigration Court: Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Harlow in February 2013. Judge Harlow received a bachelor of arts degree in 1989 from Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, Texas, and... Read More

Tags: immigration court , eoir , detained , Texas

Federal Judge Allows Lawsuit by Detained Asylum-Seekers to Proceed as a Nationwide Class Action
Posted on 28 Nov 2014 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"A federal court judge has certified a nationwide class , and rejected the government’s motion to dismiss, in a lawsuit filed on behalf of certain asylum seekers who are detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for months while... Read More

Tags: detention , class action , detained , alfaro garcia , asylum

EOIR to Open Aurora, Colorado Detained Immigration Court on May 31, 2016
Posted on 17 May 2016 by Daniel M. Kowalski

EOIR, May 17, 2016 - "The Executive Office for Immigration Review today announced it will be establishing a full-time presence and opening an immigration court in the Department of Homeland Security contract detention facility in Aurora, Colo., on... Read More

Tags: Colorado , Court , detention , aurora , eoir , detained