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Last Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced important changes to its detention policies. At the heart of the announcement were two key policy shifts: (1) the creation of a new "hotline" that detainees may call "if they believe they may be U.S. citizens or victims of a crime;" and (2) the alteration of the detainer so that it may only become effective upon an alien's conviction of a crime. 
A week before 2011 came to a close, a federal judge enjoined major portions of South Carolina's new immigration enforcement law, Act 69. South Carolina passed Act 69 last June in an attempt to fight illegal immigration within the state. In October, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued South Carolina to strike down the major provisions of the law set to go into effect January 1, 2012 claiming they are preempted by federal law.
This week, the Pew Hispanic Center released a new poll conducted of Hispanics that showed Hispanics place a relatively low importance on immigration in terms of national priorities. According to the Pew poll, when Hispanic registered voters were asked which issue was "extremely important" to them, 50 percent responded jobs, 49 percent responded education, 45 percent responded health care, 34 percent responded taxes, 34 percent responded reducing the deficit, and 33 percent responded immigration.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
ICE Quietly Changes Detention Policies before New Year
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