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News & Commentary about Immigrants' Rights

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The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status.
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Handcuffed hands through prison bars

Apr 6, 2016

Immigrants Shouldn’t Be Locked Up for Being Poor

Immigrants Shouldn’t Be Locked Up for Being Poor
Texas State Trooper Car

Mar 21, 2016

The Texas Border Surge Is Backfiring

The Texas Border Surge Is Backfiring
File with "Wrongful Death" printed on it and judge's gavel

Feb 25, 2016

When Immigration Detention Becomes a Death Sentence

When Immigration Detention Becomes a Death Sentence
No Entry

Dec 18, 2015

Looking Forward to International Visits from Friends and Family in 2016? Better Hope They’re Not Dual Nationals of Certain Countries.

Looking Forward to International Visits from Friends and Family in 2016? Better Hope They’re Not Dual Nationals of Certain Countries.
Crumpled Constitution

Nov 18, 2015

Governors’ Threats to Exclude Syrian Refugees Are Not Only Fear Mongering — They're Unconstitutional

Governors’ Threats to Exclude Syrian Refugees Are Not Only Fear Mongering — They're Unconstitutional
Prison Cells

Nov 5, 2015

Judges Say No to Obama’s Lock-’Em-Up-With-No-Questions-Asked Immigration Detention Policy

Judges Say No to Obama’s Lock-’Em-Up-With-No-Questions-Asked Immigration Detention Policy
Child in Detention

Oct 21, 2015

President Obama and Texas Are Colluding to Detain Refugee Children in Private Prisons

President Obama and Texas Are Colluding to Detain Refugee Children in Private Prisons
Border Patrol stops school bus at a checkpoint.

Oct 15, 2015

Welcome to the Border Region Where the Border Patrol Has Implemented Its Own Southwest ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy

Welcome to the Border Region Where the Border Patrol Has Implemented Its Own Southwest ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy
CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske

Aug 31, 2015

A Federal Judge Denounced the ‘Egregious Conditions’ of Border Patrol Holding Cells: Will Anything Change?

A Federal Judge Denounced the ‘Egregious Conditions’ of Border Patrol Holding Cells: Will Anything Change?
CBP Border Patrol agent conducts a pat down of a female Mexican being placed in a holding facility.

Aug 10, 2015

President Obama Wants to Continue Imprisoning Immigrant Families

President Obama Wants to Continue Imprisoning Immigrant Families