Immigration
AILA – Courts Halt of SB 4 Is Win for Immigrants and Entire Nation
On immigration, Trump has plenty to show in 100 days
John Kelly, DHS chief, tells critics to shut up and let agents to their jobs
TRUMP MOVES TO BUILD DEPORTATION FORCE
Homeland Security Chief Backtracks on Splitting Families
Wary Democrats look to Kelly for answers on immigration – POLITICO
Kelly says DHS will not separate families at the border
Trump Scapegoats Immigrants with Creation of Office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement
President Trump stated that he has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to create an office to serve American victims during his Joint Address to congress. The office is called VOICE – Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement, was created by the interior enforcement executive order that was signed in January. Any victim of crime deserves acknowledgement and sympathy, and crime is an issue that must be taken seriously. However, the emphasis on victims of immigrant crimes is problematic. It only serves to scapegoat and demonize immigrants even though the data clearly shows that immigrants, including unauthorized immigrants, are less likely than native-born Americans to commit crimes.
Abandoning Priorities Just Made Immigration Enforcement Work Much Harder
The Trump administration ensured this week that its immigration enforcement policies will be a chaotic affair marked by mistakes, civil rights violations and overzealous enforcement. They did this by outlining measures that they claim simply return power to immigration agents to do their jobs—measures such as authorizing the hiring of thousands more border and interior enforcement officers, eliminating targeted priorities for removal, and creating an aggressive plan to deputize local law enforcement.
Donald Trump considered using national guard to round up immigrants, memo suggests
The Trump administration considered a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 national guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border, according to a draft memo obtained by the Associated Press. The draft memo calls for unprecedented militarization of immigration enforcement, including targeting undocumented people nowhere near Mexican border.