In an opinion released late on Jan. 7, Attorney General Michael Mukasey wrote that “neither the Constitution nor any statutory or regulatory provision entitles an alien to a do-over if his initial removal proceeding is prejudiced by the mistakes of… Read moreAttorney General limits immigration appeals
Immigrant communities in South Florida held protests following abusive pre-Christmas raids on “fugitives” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Meanwhile, ICE carried out more raids in Texas.
Corrections Corporation of America officials placed Arizona’s Eloy Detention Center on lockdown following an uprising by immigration detainees over the New Year holiday.
Israeli troops and Hamas gunmen exchanged fire in northern Gaza early Sunday—hours after Israel declared a “unilateral cease-fire.” Hamas says it will continue resistance as long as Israeli troops remain.
Amnesty International is calling for urgent action in the case of Rubén Valencia Núñez, an activist with the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO), who survived an assassination attempt last week.
Tarahumara communities in Chihuahua and the Zapatista rebels in Chiapas are both mobilizing to protect traditional lands from mega-scale tourism development projects.
The UN General Assembly demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an Arab summit in Qatar called for regional states to break diplomatic ties with Israel, as the death toll in the three-week offensive reached 1,170.
Islamist protesters in Indonesia rallied outside the country’s only synagogue, demanding its closure and expulsion of the Jewish community in response to Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Pakistani interior minister chief Rehman Malik boasted at an Islamabad press conference that authorities have arrested more than 120 in a crackdown on groups allegedly linked to the Mumbai attacks.
Brazil agreed to provide helicopters and other assistance to Bolivia to combat drug trafficking, taking up slack following the ouster of the US DEA from the Andean country last year.
Mexican officials denied claims in a US Joint Operations Command report that country is in danger of becoming a “failed state”—while Barry McCaffrey, Newt Gingrich and others called for beefing up military aid to fight Mexico’s cartels.
Israeli strikes set a UN aid compound, media buildings and a hospital ablaze as tanks rolled deep into Gaza City and diplomats struggled to find a way to halt the offensive that has now killed 1,075.
