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Elise Foley

No Conviction, No Freedom: Immigration Authorities Locked 13,000 In Limbo

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 03.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On a single day this past fall, the United States government held 13,185 people in immigration detention who had not been convicted of a...

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Review Of 300,000 Deportation Cases Begins

Posted 11.17.2011

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Today, the Department of Homeland Security will begin its review of the 300,000 pending deportation cases, distinguishing between "high priority" and ...

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Cristina Costantini

DREAM Act Poster Child Spared Deportation

HuffingtonPost.com | Cristina Costantini | Posted 01.06.2012

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Benita Veliz, a poster child for the DREAM Act, was spared deportation earlier this week under deportation guidelines established by the Morton Memo o...

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Elise Foley

Undocumented Immigrant Forced To Return To Detention After Surgery, Family Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Balal Parveez, a 22-year-old born in Pakistan, underwent a chest surgery on Thursday. No family members were there to comfort him afterw...

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