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Immigrant Defense Project
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Report on Electronic Ankle Bracelets as Alternative to Detention – webinar today
Freedom for Immigrants, the Immigrant Defense Project, and the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic at Cardozo School of Law today released a new report, Immigration Cyber Prisons: Ending the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From The Bookshelves: My Mom Melts ICE by Hamid Yazdan Panah
My Mom Melts ICE is a children's book, written by Hamid Yazdan Panah and illustrated by Jackie Gonzalez. It's published by Immigrant Defense Advocates (IDA) and is "tribute to all…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: “Sovereign Resistance to Federal Immigration Enforcement in State Courthouses” by Sarah Hill Rogerson
"Sovereign Resistance to Federal Immigration Enforcement in State Courthouses" by Sarah Hill Rogerson, Geo. Immigr. L. J., ForthcomingAbstractThe federal government has maintained its supremacy over the enactment of immigration laws for…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Acting AG Matthew G. Whitaker Lacks Authority to Decide Immigration Case, Say Immigration Groups
The American Immigration Council Asista Immigration Assistance, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, Her Justice, Immigrant Defense Project, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed a legal brief…
ImmigrationProf Blog
THE IMMIGRANT CLEMENCY PROJECT
The Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) today launched “The Immigrant Clemency Project,” a new initiative that will help immigrants apply for gubernatorial pardons that can protect them from the risk of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
IDP Unveils New Statistics & Trends Detailing Statewide ICE Courthouse Arrests in 2017
The Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) released new statistics & trends detailing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests and attempted arrests in courthouses across New York State from January 2017 to date. IDP…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Indefensible, an Immigrant Defense Project Podcast
Episode 1: Land of the Free, but Only for SomePodcasts are the rage. I find them addicting indeed. And here is one for you immigration geeks.Indefensible is a podcast series…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Harvard Law Report Highlights How Local Criminal Justice Policies Undercut the Promise of “Sanctuary” Cities
Local criminal justice policies, such as vagrancy laws and cash bail requirements, endanger vulnerable immigrant populations and undercut the promise of “sanctuary” cities, according to a report released today…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Manuel D. Vargas, Senior Counsel at the Immigrant Defense Project, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) has presented Manuel D. Vargas, senior counsel at the Immigrant Defense Project, with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented by…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Opinion analysis: Court rejects retroactive application of 1996 immigration law amendment
Here is my analysis on SCOTUSBlog of the Supreme Court's decision last week in Vartelas v. Holder.UPDATE (April 5, 9): The Legal Action Center, the Immigrant Defense Project, and the…