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Activists say a county proposal to prohibit police cooperation with federal immigration agencies in most circumstances doesn't go far enough. The proposed
ACLU of Virginia hires Mary Bauer as new executive director Published Wednesday, May. 5, 2021, 7:54 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Mary Bauer. Photo courtesy ACLU of Virginia. The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia announced today that it has hired Mary Bauer to succeed Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, who announced her retirement in October after nine years with the organization. “We are thrilled to have...
Immigrants who have re-entered the U.S. after a prior deportation can secure asylum with proof of persecution, but federal law has conflicting rules on detaining these individuals. Immigrants seeking asylum walk at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center, in Dilley, Texas, in 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) WASHINGTON (CN) — Immigration attorneys voiced cautious optimism Monday after the Trump administration’s deportation procedures drew sharp questioning at Supreme Court oral arguments. “A number of the justices seemed concerned with adopting an interpretation of the statutes tha...