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Daniel M. Kowalski
over 5 years ago
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Blog
More Lawsuits Filed Against Private Immigration Prisons
Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 30, 2017 - "Immigrants in detention in San Diego are suing a private prison company, alleging exploitation and forced labor that their attorneys say breaks human trafficking laws. The class-action lawsuit...
Peter J. Gallagher
over 7 years ago
Real Estate Law
Real Estate Law Blog
Condo Association Not Immune From Liability For Slip-And-Fall On Its Private Sidewalk
The latest chapter in the "can I be sued if someone slips and falls on the sidewalk in front of my house after it snows" saga has been written. In Qian v. Toll Brothers Inc., [subscribers can access an enhanced version of this opinion: lexis...
GreenbergTraurig
over 7 years ago
Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Law Blog
Court Holds that ‘Supremacy Clause’ Does Not Create a Private Right of Action to Enforce the Provisions of Medicaid
On Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. , No. 14-15 (U.S. March 31, 2015), [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that private parties do not have the right under the U.S...
Foley & Lardner LLP
over 7 years ago
Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Law Blog
Supreme Court Holds Providers Cannot Sue States to Challenge Low Medicaid Rates
The Supreme Court ruled, on March 31, in a 5-4 decision, [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], that hospitals and all other providers cannot sue to force a state to pay higher Medicaid rates. The name of the case is Armstrong v. Exception...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
Caution Light for Private Immigration Jails: DHS Advisory Council Report
HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, Report of the Subcommittee on Privatized Immigration Detention Facilities, December 1, 2016 Elise Foley, Roque Planas, Dec. 1, 2016 - "Private prison companies received a blessing on Thursday from a Department...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 9 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
Arizona Border Fence Plan Stalled After 3 Years
"A plan by Republican Arizona lawmakers to build a mile of fencing along the border with Mexico using private money has stalled nearly three years after it was sanctioned by the Legislature. Private donations expected to fund the project dried up...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
Immigration Detention is Big Business
TRAC, April 12, 2016 - "This report presents an overview of ICE's custody system, and accompanies a series of reports covering each detention facility." Walter Ewing, AIC, Apr. 26, 2016 - "It is easy to forget at times just how sprawling...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 6 years ago
Immigration Law
News Headlines
ICE Director Sarah Saldaña - Private Detention Contracts Essential (Law360)
Allissa Wickham, Law360, Sept. 22, 2016 - "The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday that halting the agency’s use of private detention centers would basically turn its system “upside down,” with her remarks...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Advocacy Groups Target Private Prisons for Immigrants
"The unnecessary prosecution of nonviolent [unauthorized] immigrants is sending ever larger numbers to poorly managed private prisons, a coalition of advocacy groups said in a report released Thursday, calling on Congress to reject the appropriation...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigration Detention, Inc.
"There are some government functions that simply should not be outsourced, and housing prisoners is one of them. A 2001 Bureau of Justice Assistance study found higher rates of assaults on inmates in private jails. And evidence suggests that outsourcing...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 7 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Texas Private Immigration Prison Fails Inspection
Texas Prison Bid'ness, Nov. 18, 2015 - "A for-profit prison that houses hundreds of immigration detainees has failed an inspection by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. The Rolling Plains Regional Detention Center is operated by Louisiana...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Privately Operated Federal Prisons for Immigrants: Expensive. Unsafe. Unnecessary
"Strolling around the sleepy town of Natchez, Mississippi (pop. 15,672) one may never discover that a flourishing business generating hundreds of millions of dollars in lucrative contracts lies just up the Richard Wright Memorial Highway. The Corrections...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
Immigrants Prove Big Business for Prison Companies
"The U.S. is locking up more [unauthorized] immigrants than ever, generating lucrative profits for the nation's largest prison companies, and an Associated Press review shows the businesses have spent tens of millions of dollars lobbying lawmakers...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Outside News
How One Georgia Town Gambled Its Future on Immigration Detention
"ICE’s reliance on facilities like the Irwin County Detention Center has put small rural towns at the center of one of today’s most contentious policy arguments—how to enforce immigration law. A yearlong investigation by The...
Daniel M. Kowalski
over 10 years ago
Immigration Law
Inside News
BALCA on ads placed by private employment firms: Matter of World Agape Mission Church
"[A]n advertisement placed by a private employment agency as part of its recruitment is different than one placed directly by the Employer to fulfill a recruitment step. This distinction has been recognized by another BALCA panel that found that...
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