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Quaker Suit Fights End of Policy That Limited ICE Raid Locations
Quakers Sue
Homeland Security
Jan 27, 2025 5:26 PM CST

Quakers Sue Homeland Security

They don't want immigration raids on their property

(Newser) - A lawsuit filed Monday by a group of Quaker congregations challenges a policy change that allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to raid schools, hospitals, playgrounds, and houses of worship. Such "sensitive locations" had been off-limits without approval from supervisors since the 1990s, the suit against the Department of...

Abbott's Order on Migrants Sets Up Clash With US Agencies

Move puzzles Republicans and legal experts

(Newser) - Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Thursday directing the Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety to take undocumented immigrants to the Mexican border and leave them there. The order sets up a confrontation with the federal government, which has responsibility for enforcing immigration law, the Texas Tribune...

If Bieber Were Poor, We'd Deport Him

 If Bieber Were Poor, 
 We'd Deport Him 
OPINION
Jan 29, 2014 12:02 PM CST

If Bieber Were Poor, We'd Deport Him

Sadhbh Walshe on the unfairness of the immigration system

(Newser) - So far more than 100,000 people have petitioned President Obama to deport Canadian problem child Justin Bieber. But even though it makes her "die a little" to write about him, Sadhbh Walshe at the Guardian thinks the petition has it wrong—what they should be asking for is...

Dems Lick Chops Over Arizona Immigration Law
Dems Lick Chops Over Arizona Immigration Law
What Supreme Court?
Apr 24, 2012 8:55 AM CDT

Dems Lick Chops Over Arizona Immigration Law

If Supreme Court upholds, they'll force Republicans to pick a side on prickly issue

(Newser) - Even if the Supreme Court upholds Arizona's immigration law this summer, Senate Democrats are just going to go ahead and stick Republicans between a rock and a hard place on the controversial law. Chuck Schumer is set to announce Plan B today: legislation that would require the approval of...

40K New State Laws Kick In for 2012

Includes abortion restrictions and voter identification laws

(Newser) - The new year has brought us about 40,000 state laws ranging from abortion and voter restrictions to golf cart requirements and a ban on happy hours. MSNBC runs down a few of them:
  • Several states will require employers to confirm the legality of workers through a federal system called
...

Feds Sue South Carolina Over New Immigration Law

State's proposed law is one of the nation's toughest

(Newser) - The federal government is suing South Carolina to put a stop to the state's tough new immigration law. US Attorney Bill Nettles said today the government wants a judge to stop enforcement of the legislation. The law requires that officers call federal immigration officials if they suspect someone is...

US Asks Court to Block Alabama Immigration Law

Justice Department wants tough new measures stopped

(Newser) - The US government asked an appeals court today to halt the Alabama immigration law considered by many the toughest in the nation, saying it could have dire diplomatic consequences abroad, invites discrimination, and merely forces illegal immigrants into neighboring states. The motion, filed in the 11th US Circuit Court of...

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