What's going on in the world of immigration detention and deportation? Read articles about detention, DWN and its members and learn about current legislation related to detention and deportation issues.
Detention News
- Church Works With U.S. to Spare Detention (NYT)
When the young pastor started his ministry here at the century-old Reformed Church in 2001, he gave little thought to the separate congregation of Indonesian Christians who shared the sanctuary... - Immigration Detention System Lapses Detailed (NYT)
A growing number of noncitizens are being held unnecessarily and transferred heedlessly in an expensive immigration detention system that lacks basic fairness - ADVOCATES DEMAND THAT OBAMA TERMINATE CONTROVERSIAL 287(g) PROGRAM
NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS DEMAND THAT OBAMA TERMINATE CONTROVERSIAL PROGRAM ALLOWING STATE AND LOCAL POLICE TO ACT AS IMMIGRATION AGENTS
DWN in the News
- Protest planned in front of detention center - Gainesville Times
A group of protesters plans to hold a prayer vigil today in front of the North Georgia Detention Center on Main Street as part of a nationwide campaign calling attention to federal immigration detention policies. - Fed Payments for Holding Immigrants Vary Widely (Associated Press)
As federal officials begin an overhaul of the widely criticized system used to incarcerate immigrants awaiting hearings and deportation, their challenge includes a deep inconsistency in the amount paid to a hastily assembled network of private prisons and local jails that hold thousands of such detainees. - Federal Overhaul of Detention Falls Short
The new federal overhaul of immigration detention falls short of providing for real accountability in a system that has come under fire for poor conditions and preventable detainee deaths, advocates say.
Legislation
- Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority (NY Times)
While acknowledging that the recession makes the political battle more difficult, President Obama plans to begin addressing the country’s immigration system this year, including looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
- Better Health Care Sought for Detained Immigrants (NY Times)
The head of a Congressional subcommittee looking into complaints of inadequate medical care in immigration detention announced on Tuesday that she had introduced legislation to set mandatory standards for care and to require that all deaths be reported to the Justice Department and Congress.
- Immigrants' Families Ask Schumer To Oppose Deportation Of Parents (NY1 News)
Immigrant families demanded Saturday that Senator Schumer support legislation that would decrease deportation of immigrant parents with native-born children. NY1’s Ty Chandler filed the following report.
