Los Estados Unidos. Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) has been targeting U.S. los ciudadanos’ foreign spouses when they apply for legal immigration status. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Maryland put a halt to this practice. For the past few years, couples attending interviews about their marriages sometimes faced a terrible surprise: DHS officers were waiting […] The post Judge Stops DHS From Arresting US Citizens’ Foreign Spouses During Marriage Interviews in Maryland appeared first on Immigration Impact. [...]

A federal court found on Wednesday that U.S. Border Patrol may not detain migrants held in its facilities in Arizona’s Tucson Sector longer than 48 hours without providing for their “basic human needs.” This includes providing beds, blankets, food, agua, personal hygiene, and medical care. Federal Judge Bury determined the current conditions in these Border […] The post How Will Conditions in Border Patrol Facilities Change Now That a Judge Has Ruled Them Unconstitutional? apareció por primera vez el impacto de Inmigración. [...]

NOS. Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (HIELO) plans to destroy thousands of records documenting horrific treatment of immigrants in the agency’s custody. The records contain vital details about people’s experience in immigration detention. They include information about deaths in detention, investigations into sexual and physical abuse, and medical and civil rights complaints. In response to ICE’s […] The post The Fight to Stop ICE From Destroying Records About Deaths and Abuse in Its Custody appeared first on Immigration Impact. [...]

The Trump administration is continuing to wage an escalating war on so-called sanctuary jurisdictions across the country. This is part of an ongoing campaign to coerce state and local governments into enforcing federal immigration law. Many states, counties, and cities have adopted a variety of policies intended to serve and protect all of their residents, […] The post The Trump Administration Is Sending SWAT Teams Into So-Called Sanctuary Jurisdictions appeared first on Immigration Impact. [...]

NOS. Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP)—the largest law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security, with tens of thousands of officers charged with policing our borders—is becoming more secretive. In fact, according to recent reporting, the agency is skittish when it comes to revealing the names of its officers through the Freedom of Information […] The post Customs and Border Protection Officials Are Allowed Full Anonymity Under FOIA—and That’s a Blow to Government Transparency appeared first on Immigration Impact. [...]