Dream Act Moves to the Top of the List

In what can only be called a major win for youth activists, Democrats may finally be moving to pull the Dream Act away from comprehensive immigration reform. Yesterday, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss the possibility of moving the Dream Act as a standalone bill. In so doing, Reid proved he's not been deaf to the cries coming from outside--and occasionally inside--his office to pass the Dream Act this year. Yesterday Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's been...

Media Advisory: As Portions of SB1070 Are Blocked, SDIRC Members Head to Arizona to Observe

Contact: Ricardo Favela Strategic Communications Coordinator Email: Communicate@immigrantsandiego.org Phone: (760) 468-4519 Elizabeth Maldonado SDIRC Chair (619) 417-8197 Pedro Rios SDIRC Faith Representative (619) 370-5908 Statement on behalf of the San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium: "U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton's decision to block the implementation of the most vicious provisions of the new Arizona immigration law represents a step forward in the protection of con...

Fremont, Nebraska Suspends Tough Immigration Law, Forcing Trial

FREMONT, Neb. — A Nebraska city suspended its voter-approved ban on hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants, but opponents still want a federal judge to block the ordinance until all legal fights are resolved. Groups challenging the ordinance are expected in court Wednesday, a day after the Fremont City Council voted to suspended the ban. City officials said delaying the ordinance would save the city money as it fights lawsuits filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Neb...

Federal Judge Blocks Portions of SB 1070: Read the Ruling

U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton issued a ruling today, just hours before SB 1070 is set to go into effect tomorrow, blocking the most stringent portions of the new Arizona law. As passed, SB 1070 makes it a state crime to be undocumented in Arizona and empowers police officers to stop and question anyone they have reasonable suspicion may be in the state without papers. The law also requires law enforcement to question the legal status of anyone they stop while they're enforcing st...

Judge nixes key parts of Arizona law

By JOSH GERSTEIN A federal judge is blocking key provisions of an Arizona law targeting illegal immigrants from taking effect on Thursday as scheduled, citing the likelihood that the controversial state law will interfere with the federal government’s authority to set immigration policy. In 36-page ruling issued Wednesday, Judge Susan Bolton granted much of the Justice Department request for a preliminary injunction against the Arizona legislation. Bolton said the most widely pub...

In Arizona, Feds Are Fighting a Monster They Built

President Obama's lawyer has argued more than a hundred cases before the Supreme Court. Last Thursday in Arizona, he got served. Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler came to challenge SB 1070, the controversial law that would make police arrest and prosecute people suspected of not having papers. It's set to go into effect on Thursday, July 29. The Justice Department has argued the law oversteps constitutional bounds by creating a parallel immigration system that threatens the federal o...