Commentary: Legal Violence Against Immigrants and Their Families
A new report argues that immigration enforcement is a kind of legal violence inflicted upon immigrants and their families. Erwin de Leon says it hurts the nation as a whole.
Tag: prosecutorial discretion
Commentary: Discretion Policy on Deportations of Gay Immigrant Spouses Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Columnist Erwin de Leon argues that a recent letter from DHS Secretary Napolitano isn’t the welcome news that many gay immigrant advocates believe it to be.
The Morton Memo In Action, Deportation Reprieves Granted, But Immigrants Remain in Limbo
Deportation proceedings against two New Jersey brothers have been suspended, but they face an uncertain future under the Obama administration’s policy of prosecutorial discretion.