eCornell "Immigration will be a key issue in 2025. Everyone agrees that we have a broken immigration system, but people disagree on the solutions. Congress is paralyzed. Presidents try executive...
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Fritznel D. Octave, Haitian Times, Oct. 10, 2024 "Ermite Obtenu was delighted to return to the United States on Sept. 30, two months after being unjustly deported to Haiti. The young Haitian woman’s...
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Paromita Shah (she/her) at Just Futures Law writes: "Enclosed is a letter signed by over 140 tech, immigrant rights, labor, civil rights, government accountability, human rights, religious and privacy organizations to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas calling on the agency to suspend and cancel the use or development of any artificial intelligence (AI) technologies used in immigration adjudication or immigration enforcement by December 1, 2024, in accordance with federal guidelines. (See press coverage of the letter here.) A sincere thanks to those of you who signed on. Since we circulated the sign-on letter, the White House released guidance that will expand loopholes for agencies like DHS to avoid or delay responsible AI obligations for up to a year. It is highly concerning that such exemptions/delays may leave AI oversight for immigration enforcement and adjudication in the hands of a future administration. [See also] the report exposing DHS' expansion into AI technologies."