NPR

Why Florida’s new immigration law is troubling businesses and workers alike – NPR

By Vanessa Romo This provision was among the most hotly contested and will likely face strong legal challenges because it’s so poorly written, attorney Evelyn Wiese told NPR. “As someone who has practiced immigration law for many years, I’m not exactly sure what the law means by ‘inspected,’” she said. Wiese noted that the Republican lawmakers failed to define the …

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Biden Warned Of Psychological Dangers Of Detaining Families – Law360

By Micah Danney  Law360 (March 9, 2023, 8:05 PM EST) — Days after reports began to break that the Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families that enter the U.S. unlawfully, immigration attorney Shalyn Fluharty recalled a 14-year-old girl she represented who she said tried to hang herself in detention.Speaking at a video press conference with other immigration advocates on Thursday, Fluharty, who heads Americans for …

DeSantis Signs Migrant Relocation Program Into Law – Law360

By Micah Danney  “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill devoting $10 million to a program that expands the state’s transporting of migrants to other states, a move critics promptly decried.The law funds and authorizes the relocation of migrants to other parts of the country and establishes a category of people called “inspected unauthorized alien” who will be subject …

Activists call for Baker County jail to be shut down over alleged mistreatment of immigrant detainees – News4Jax

By Jenese Harris “Civil rights activists, attorneys and supporters of detainees gathered Friday on the footsteps of the federal courthouse in Jacksonville, calling for the Baker County Detention Center to be shut down over the alleged mistreatment of immigrants detained at the jail. Andrea Jacoski, with Americans for Immigrant Justice, represents people detained in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody …

Miami Herald

In midst of historic wave of migration to U.S., deportation flights to Cuba will resume – Miami Herald

By Syra Ortiz-Blanes and Michael Wilner “Shalyn Fluharty, the executive director of Americans for Immigrant Justice, told the Herald that the resumption of deportations to Cuba was “not a surprise” after the recent detentions in South Florida. ‘They rounded up people with no criminal history, who have work permits, family in the United States, who have complied with every single …

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Legal organizations sue ICE, say agency prevents communication with Krome detainees – Miami Herald

by Syra Ortiz-Blanes “Legal service groups that represent detained migrants have sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging the agency prevents lawyers and their clients in Miami’s Krome Detention Center and three other detention facilities from speaking regularly and confidentially. ‘Defendants have systematically failed to ensure compliance with constitutional requirements, federal law, and ICE’s own policies regarding access to counsel,’ …

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U.S. immigration agency blocks lawyer access to detainees, groups say – Reuters

By Daniel Wiessner “Groups that provide legal services to immigrants seeking asylum have filed a lawsuit accusing the U.S. agency that operates detention facilities of violating the U.S. Constitution by making it difficult for lawyers to meet with detainees. The five nonprofit groups, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, claim U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has prevented regular …