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The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold part of Arizona’s immigrant law puts immigrant families in Arizona and other states at greater risk of abuse from local authorities. The rul…Continue Reading

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When it comes to its immigration courts, the United States needs to invest in protecting human rights.

When it comes to its immigration courts, the United States needs to invest in protecting hu…Continue Reading

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Legislative proposals that seek to give the Department of Homeland Security expanded powers to indefinitely detain immigrants violate constitutional guarantees of due process and US obligations under international…Continue Reading

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When President Obama made a renewed call for immigration reform, he rightly noted that the system is “broken.” But the inaction of Congress does not absolve the president from his responsibility to take steps with…Continue Reading

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Written statement submitted by Human Rights Watch to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, for the hearing entitled “Improving Efficiency and Ensuring Justice in the Immigration Court System.”

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Human Rights Watch submits these comments to the Department of Justice in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking of February 3, 2011 regarding its Proposed Rule for National Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape ("PREA st…Continue Reading

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In: Disability Rights, Domestic Policy, Health, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Mental Health, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy

A lawsuit filed on August 2, 2010, underscores the need for the federal government to provide lawyers and additional safeguards to people with mental disabilities in immigration courts

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