AltWeeklies Wire
Questions Remain As Davidson County's Controversial Deportation Program Endsnew
After nearly five years of controversies, bad headlines and a sustained cry of protest from Nashville's immigrant community, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall held a press conference Tuesday morning announcing that his office will no longer participate in the unpopular Immigration and Customs Enforcement program known as 287(g).
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
08-27-2012 |
Immigration
Tags: 287(g), immigration
Trouble For Controversial Immigration Program?new
Will an arcane legal challenge bring down Nashville's controversial 287(g) program?
Nashville Scene |
Brantley Hargrove |
01-14-2011 |
Immigration
Former Immigration Official Sentenced to Prisonnew
Bedri Kulla, a former immigration services official, tried to woo a 23-year-old undocumented immigrant from El Salvador. And when she ignored his advances, he attempted to have her deported.
Now he is going to jail.
INDY Week |
Rebekah L. Cowell |
10-01-2010 |
Immigration
What Happens When Undocumented Immigrants Become Crime Victims?new
A former immigration officer blackmailed an undocumented immigrant to have a sex with him. Victims confront a dilemma: Do they report the incidents to police and risk deportation? Or do they continue to be victimized?
INDY Week |
Rebekah L. Cowell |
09-24-2010 |
Immigration
Janet Napolitano Pulls a Switcheroo on the Pro-Immigrant Crowdnew
You'd have to mine Davy Jones' locker to discover the true depth of Napolitano's duplicity over the federal government's 287(g) program, the new rules for which were announced with great fanfare by the Department of Homeland Security two weeks ago.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
07-28-2009 |
Immigration
