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Crime and Justice News
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Court Voids Law Making It a Crime to Encourage Illegal Immigration
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down a federal law that made it a crime to encourage illegal immigration. A...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 9, 20221 min read
Biden Pays More Heed to Border Patrol Amid 'All-Time Low' in Morale
A strained U.S. Border Patrol is getting increased attention from the Biden administration after tense meetings between senior officials...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Immigration Court Backlog At Its Highest, No Indication of Slowing
For years, under presidents of both parties, the immigration court system has been something of a mess, struggling with a huge backlog of...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 7, 20222 min read
'Remain in Mexico' Much More Modest Under Biden
Immigration courts In El Paso, Tx., were jampacked in 2019 when the Trump administration ramped up its “Remain in Mexico” program. On an...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 31, 20221 min read
Wait In Mexico Policy Returns Under Court Order For Asylum Seekers
A Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. courts is reviled by immigration advocates and repudiated...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 27, 20222 min read
Is TX Governor's Handling Of Border Issues Imperiling His Re-election?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s crusade on the southern border is under fire. This month, a state judge ruled in favor of an undocumented...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Panel Views Immigration Courts' 1.6M Cases, Possible DOJ Removal
A House Judiciary Committee subcommittee heard testimony Thursday about making immigration courts independent of the Department of...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 13, 20222 min read
DOJ Says Families Separated at Border Don't Deserve Compensation
Two months after President Biden said migrant families separated at the border under the Trump administration deserve compensation,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 12, 20221 min read
TX Sheriff Accused of Telling Deputies to Steal From Migrants
A sheriff in Texas is accused of regularly ordering his deputies to seize cash and vehicles from undocumented immigrants during traffic...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 5, 20222 min read
Liberals, Conservatives Both Attack Biden Over Compensating Migrants
At least 19 lawsuits and hundreds of administrative complaints have been filed against the federal government by migrants who say their...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 4, 20221 min read
Remain in Mexico Policy Expands As Biden Seeks To End It
The Biden administration brought 36 migrants back to the U.S. for court hearings on Monday under the reimposed Remain in Mexico program...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 31, 20212 min read
Gang Violence Pushes More Mexican Migrants to U.S.
As Mexican drug cartels' wealth and weaponry have grown, and the country's government has backed away from a failed military crackdown,...
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