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| Immigration Policy Program |
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| Publications and Resources |
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| Assembly Line Injustice: Blueprint to Reform America's Immigration Court System |
| June 2009 |
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| The result of 15 months of research and analysis, including more than 100 interviews with experts in the field, this report documents numerous problems with the immigration court system. To redress these issues, Appleseed lays out a slate of practical recommendations to promote accuracy, legitimacy and efficiency in the courts. These proposals, both large and small, will help ensure that all immigrants receive a fair and impartial hearing, as well as an accurate ruling. |
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Forcing Our Blues Into Gray Areas: Local Police and Federal Immigration Enforcement
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| May 2008 |
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| Asking state and local law enforcement to don a second hat as federal immigration officers is poor public policy, according to a recently-revised Appleseed report. “Forcing Our Blues Into Gray Areas: Local Police and Federal Immigration Enforcement” contains legal and practical guidelines to combat local anti-immigrant ordinances. It also describes troubling legal and political efforts to involve local police in federal immigration matters. |
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