April 2014 – GAIN

Good News for U.S. Immigration Courts: Deportations Drop Nationwide

Good News for U.S. Immigration Courts: Deportations Drop Nationwide Good news in grand scheme of U.S. immigration courts: (1) the number of cases immigration courts have taken has dropped, down to 26% fewer in 2013 than 2009 and (2) of those cases heard by the courts, the rulings against deportations [...]

Good News for U.S. Immigration Courts: Deportations Drop NationwideKate McNeely2018-09-17T01:16:23+00:00

Immigrant Children Need Representation

Children are becoming an increasingly large percentage of the cases seen in immigration courts, and most do not have a lawyer to represent them. Right now, juvenile cases take up about 12% of the New York Immigration Court's docket, and most all do not have a court appointed attorney. This [...]

Immigrant Children Need RepresentationKate McNeely2018-09-17T01:16:23+00:00

New Urban Institute Study on Trafficking in U.S. Released

The Urban Institute just published an extensive study on the human trafficking industry in the U.S., covering multiple years and 8 cities who are known to have the most prevalent trafficked populations. Atlanta was one of the cities studied, and the findings are very telling of the strong connections between [...]

New Urban Institute Study on Trafficking in U.S. ReleasedKate McNeely2018-09-17T01:16:23+00:00