(October 2010) — On the first anniversary of the Obama administration’s pledge to overhaul the immigration detention system, including improving human rights conditions for detained immigrants, a report card by a coalition of rights groups shows no significant improvements for
Limited Access to Legal Counsel in Immigration Detention Facilities Jeopardizes a Fair Day in Court (September 2010) — U.S. law requires that individuals in immigration proceedings receive a “reasonable opportunity” to present their case in court.
A survey of U.S. immigration detention facilities by Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) shows that as the Obama administration detains more immigrants than ever before, many lack access to affordable legal services…
(May 2010) — NIJC researched successful alternatives to detention employed in the Australian immigration detention system to develop concrete lessons and feasible recommendations that policymakers could apply to the detention system in the United States.
(Winter 2009) — Workers’ lack of knowledge about the legality of their “working papers” has raised questions about the federal convictions that led to their deportation.
(Spring 2009) — One year after the Postville raid and just over 100 days after President Barack Obama took office, this policy brief examines how the Obama administration has addressed human rights and due process concerns for immigrants in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security.
(Fall 2008) — The first edition of a new quarterly policy brief produced by Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center focuses on due process violations during the May 2008 immigration raid in Postville, Iowa.
(June 2008) – Federal data shows a steady increase in the number of immigrants in administrative detention who have signed deportation orders waiving their right to see a judge.
