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Immigrant Rights

According to the Associated Press, thousands of activists assembled across the country on Thursday to demand comprehensive immigration reform.

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  • December 2008

    • Jail Biz Backfires for Rhode Island Town's Immigrants

      New York Times  |  Dec 27, 08 10:04 AM CST

      Jail Biz Backfires for Rhode Island Town's Immigrants

      (Newser) - Locking up accused criminals is big business in America, but an attempt to cash in came with a high cost for one Rhode Island town, a New York Times investigation finds. The Donald D. Wyatt Detention Center, a maximum security jail, promised to bring jobs to the largely Hispanic town of Central Falls. But residents found themselves living in fear after the jail expanded to include immigration detainees, and neighbors began to vanish. More »

    • Chertoff's Cleaner Hired Illegals

      Washington Post  |  Dec 11, 08 9:41 AM CST

      Chertoff's Cleaner Hired Illegals

      (Newser) - A cleaning service whose illegal workers got past Secret Service checks to scrub Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s home is facing fines for hiring undocumented laborers, the Washington Post reports. The owner calls the enforcement uneven, saying his small business may go under while customers and large companies enjoy cheap labor unscathed. Authorities say he wasn’t targeted, and investigations are based on tips. More »

  • September 2008

    • McCain Accuses Obama of Killing Immigration Bill

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 18, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      McCain Accuses Obama of Killing Immigration Bill

      (Newser) - John McCain is accusing Barack Obama of trying to kill an immigration overhaul that both candidates supported, reports the Los Angeles Times . McCain is running a Spanish-language ad attacking Obama for undermining the immigration bill. He has also criticized the Democrat for supporting amendments “that would have killed the legislation.” But the director of an immigration group calls McCain’s attack “stunning in its misrepresentation.” More »

    • Texas Illegals Promised 'Hurricane Amnesty'

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Sep 12, 08 1:59 PM CDT

      Texas Illegals Promised 'Hurricane Amnesty'

      (Newser) - The federal government has declared a “hurricane amnesty” in an attempt to get Texas’ illegal immigrants out of Hurricane Ike’s way, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Immigration officials will not attempt to arrest illegals in shelters or along common evacuation routes. The Red Cross has begun outreach programs informing undocumented residents of the amnesty today, the first day of mandatory evacuations. More »

  • August 2008

    • 595 Nabbed in Immigration Raid

      Reuters  |  Aug 27, 08 3:17 AM CDT

      595 Nabbed in Immigration Raid

      (Newser) - In the largest immigration raid in US history, federal agents have arrested 595 suspected illegal aliens at a Mississippi electronics factory. The detainees rounded up Monday included citizens of Peru, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Brazil and Germany, reports Reuters. More »

    • Lawyers: Dying Immigrant Denied Care in Custody

      New York Times  |  Aug 13, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Lawyers: Dying Immigrant Denied Care in Custody

      (Newser) - Hiu Lui “Jason” Ng was a New York computer engineer trying to get his green card when immigration officials arrested him last year, the New York Times reports. Last week he died of undiagnosed cancer after months of neglect in immigration detention centers. Ng complained of chronic back pain, and eventually became too weak to walk or stand, but officials refused to give him a wheelchair or medical examination, his lawyers say. More »

  • July 2008

    • Senate Targets Ban on HIV- Positive Visitors

      Associated Press  |  Jul 16, 08 4:31 PM CDT

      Senate Targets Ban on HIV- Positive Visitors

      (Newser) - The Senate moved today to repeal a ban on allowing immigrants and vistors who are HIV-positive to enter the country, the AP reports. The measure was part of a $50 billion bill to combat AIDS worldwide. The US is one of only a dozen countries—including Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Libya—that forbids the entry of visitors with AIDS. More »

  • June 2008

    • Feds Triple Cases Against Illegals

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 18, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Feds Triple Cases Against Illegals

      (Newser) - Prosecutions of illegal immigrants have soared in recent months, now accounting for half of all federal cases, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some 9,350 illegal immigrants faced federal charges in March of this year, up from 3,746 in March 2007, as the Bush administration ratcheted up efforts to use jail time, and the prospect of a criminal record, as a tactic to dissuade illegal border crossers. More »

  • May 2008

    • 297 Illegal Immigrants Get Jail in Federal Crackdown

      New York Times  |  May 24, 08 7:08 AM CDT

      297 Illegal Immigrants Get Jail in Federal Crackdown

      (Newser) - Some 270 illegal immigrants have been sentenced to 5 months in federal prison in a sign that the Bush administration is taking a much harder line on undocumented workers, the New York Times reports. Busted for using fake IDs, the workers were among 389 swept up at a kosher meat-packing plant in Iowa in the biggest immigration raid on a workplace in US history. Until now, undocumented workers have usually been detained and deported. More »

    • Thousands Rally for Immigrant Rights

      Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT

      Thousands Rally for Immigrant Rights

      (Newser) - Immigrants and activists took to the streets by the thousands across the US today to put immigration reform back on the election agenda, the AP reports. In Chicago, 15,000 called for an end to deportations and better access to education, and big rallies also took place  in DC, Miami, LA, and Tucson. This May Day turnout, however, didn't appear to rival the 1 million protesters who turned out nationwide in 2006. More »

    • National News - Immigrant rights activists join protests nationwide

      Comcast  |  May 1, 08

      Thousands of immigrant rights activists gathered for protests around the U.S. on Thursday, May 1, 2008

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Protesters attend an immigrant rights protest in Washington on Thursday May 1, 2008.   (Associated Press)
Children of people attending an immigration reform rally and protest lean at the Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago.   (Associated Press)
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