Month: July 2017

Massachusetts’ Top Court Nixes Immigration ‘Holds’

Posted: July 25, 2017

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The top Massachusetts court has ruled that police and court officers do not have authority to detain undocumented immigrants until federal law enforcement officials can take them into custody, a controversial practice called a “hold” that is debated… Read More

Category: Cases, Immigration

Tags: Border Kids, civil deportation, detainees, ICE, illegal immigrants, Massachusetts courts, undocumented immigrants

In Texas, That ‘Other’ Supreme Court Immigration Ruling Looms Large

Posted: July 18, 2017

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The recent Supreme Court decision upholding parts of President Trump’s travel ban earned most of the national media’s attention, but another ruling on border issues may also have huge impact. Newsweek magazine explains that “…. the ruling in… Read More

Category: Cases, Events, Immigration

Tags: Border Kids, Immigration advocates, Travel bans, Trump Administration, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals