Supreme Court: US can deport convicted refugees without destination consent
In addition to its long-awaited sentencing ruling in Booker , the US Supreme Court Wednesday handed down two immigration-related decisions. In Jama v. INS , the Court narrowly held 5-4 (Souter, Stevens, Ginsburg and Breyer JJ....
A federal judge Wednesday lifted a interim hold on Proposition 200, the voter-approved initiative that would deny illegal immigrants certain government benefits. The temporary restraining order was orginally placed by US District Judge David Burry to determine the constitutionality...
White House officials Saturday blamed former homeland security secretary nominee Bernard Kerik for failing to disclose potential legal problems to administration lawyers. Kerik withdrew his name from consideration late Friday after it was discovered that he had failed to...
US troops illegally killed many Iraqi civilians, ex-Marine tells Canadian immigration board
A former US Marine staff sergeant testifying in support of a fellow American who fled to Canada in protest against being deployed to Iraq told the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board Tuesday that his unit in Iraq (3rd battalion,...
State of Arizona, Office of the Attorney General, Attorney General Opinion re: State and Local Public Benefits Subject to Proposition 200, November 13, 2004 [ruling that Proposition 200, the Arizona state initiative aimed at keeping illegal immigrants from receiving public...
Arizona AG rules Proposition 200 applies only to welfare programs
Proposition 200, the Arizona state initiative aimed at keeping illegal immigrants from receiving public benefits, is limited to certain welfare-related programs, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard ruled Friday. Goddard wrote an advisory legal opinion to clarify some of...
US considers temporary protection for illegal Haitian immigrants
The US government will consider on a case-by-case basis allowing Haitian illegal immigrants who were victims of Tropical Storm Jeanne to stay in the US, so long as they are not violent criminals. Bill Strassberger, from the US Bureau...
Proposition 200, State of Arizona, November 2, 2004 Read the full text of the Proposition...
Attendance at a number of Arizona public schools has dropped dramatically in the past few days in what Hispanic community leaders are calling a parental response to Proposition 200 , approved by state voters on Tuesday. The new law...
