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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
Barbara Hines, Denise Gilman Play Key Role in Defending Detained Refugee Kids, Moms in Texas
Jazmine Ulloa, Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 31, 2016 - "More than 120 women with children — loaded into government vehicles and shuffled from city to city — arrived this month at the immigrant family detention center in Dilley, adding...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
Celebrating Freedom...From Ankle Bracelets, Detention from Karnes
Barbara Hines reports on July 2, 2015: "As many of you know, women and children are being released from Karnes and Dilley on orders of recognizance and ankle bracelets. At least 25 women were released yesterday and more today, including withholding...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
BIA on Sec. 101(c)(1) Legitimated Child: Matter of Cross, 26 I&N Dec. 485 (BIA 2015)
Official Headnote: A person born out of wedlock may qualify as a legitimated “child” of his or her biological parents under section 101(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(c)(1) (2012), for purposes of citizenship...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Groups File Complaints Detailing Sexual Abuse, Extortion, Harassment of Women at ICE Facility in Texas
"Attorneys from MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), the Immigration Rights and Civil Rights Clinics at the University of Texas Law School, and the Law Office of Javier N. Maldonado, filed a complaint earlier this week with...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Limit Use of ICE Detainers: Barbara Hines
"Compliance with the ICE detainer system is a destructive policy for our community for many reasons. While ICE touts Secure Communities as a tool to target immigrants with serious criminal histories for deportation, the evidence starkly contradicts...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
No Bond for Babies, Part Two: First Artesia, Now Karnes
"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement now is seeking no bond or high bond for immigrants detained at the 537-bed Karnes County Residential Center, including those who pass a credible-fear interview — the first hurdle to gaining asylum —...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Victory, Shadowed by Injustice: Bond Hearings in Karnes (AILA Leadership Blog)
"Yesterday was one of the happiest days in my life as an immigration lawyer. I’m helping out pro bono with clients at the Karnes Family Detention Center in Texas and yesterday Immigration Judge Glenn McPhaul granted a $1500 bond to my client...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
The Shame of America’s Family Detention Camps
"Over the next year, most of the families who are currently in detention will wend their way through the refugee system. Some will be released on bond to await their asylum hearing; others will remain in custody until their hearings are complete...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Will Travis County (Austin, TX) Be Sued For Participating in ICE Immigration Holds?
"Barbara Hines, co-director of UT-Austin’s Immigration Clinic , is one of the dozens of attorneys who delivered a letter to Travis County Commissioners warning they may be sued for participating in Secure Communities. "An ICE detainer...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
American DREAMers: UT Law Clinic Supports DACA
"Less than three months after President Obama’s announcement, the Law School’s Pro Bono Program began a successful partnership with the Immigration Clinic, and held its first weekend clinic for Austin high school-aged DREAMers, to help...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 8 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Detention of Refugee Families is Wrong: Barbara Hines
"The recent decision of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to open family detention centers in response to the increasing numbers of immigrant families arriving in the United States is like stepping back in history to the agency’s last...