Archive for the ‘ACLU’ Category
Monday, November 9th, 2009
An operation conducted last November, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Arizona to look for immigrant fugitives and criminals resulted primarily in the arrests of immigrants who were neither criminals nor fugitives, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona (ACLU) has found. The Arizona Republic reports that the operation ...
Posted in ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Arizona, DHS, Enforcement, ICE, ICE Arrests More Incidentals than Criminals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU) has claimed that Cobb County officers have misused the authority granted to them under the section 287(g) agreement and engaged in racial profiling, resulting in the propagation of widespread fear and mistrust towards law enforcement within immigrant communities in Cobb County. The foreign-born ...
Posted in ACLU, ACLU of Georgia, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Racial Profiling, Related News, Section 287(g), Terror and Isolation in Cobb County | No Comments »
Friday, September 18th, 2009
In a major relief to immigrants detained in a short-term processing center in the basement of a Los Angeles federal building, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities have agreed by way of a settlement announced recently that detainees will no longer be held for weeks without access to drinking water, ...
Posted in ACLU, ACLUs Lawsuit, DHS, Humane Conditions for Immigration Detainees, ICE, Los Angeles Times, National Immigration Law Center, Paul Hastings Law Firm, Related News | No Comments »
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Invoking Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a request before the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeking records regarding its authority to search the laptops and other electronic devices of travelers without suspicion of wrongdoing. In July 2008, CBP issued its “Policy Regarding ...
Posted in ACLU, Border Search, CBP, Compliance, Constitutional Rights, First Amendment, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, Freedom of Speech | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
The immigration arrest of Youssef Megahed after his acquittal by a federal jury has evoked widespread furor with activists protesting the arrest. The new entrant American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has taken up the cause of Megahed by writing to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano calling for his release. While ...
Posted in ACLU, civil liberties, immigration arrest, megahed, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Friday, February 27th, 2009
In a bid to inform US citizens regarding their rights with Border Patrol Agents (BPA), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) launched a campaign by installing signs entitled, “YOUR RIGHTS” on buses. The campaign is expected to begin early next week, with an aim of curbing the expansion of Border ...
Posted in ACLU, Border Patrol Agents, Compliance | No Comments »
