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Deporting veterans betrays America’s promise

ICE does not report the veteran status of deported people, but organizations estimate hundreds of veterans have been deported over the years

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VIDEO: Utah man unexpectedly taken into ICE custody during misdemeanor hearing, worrying judge

A man appeared in Ogden Justice Court last week, expecting a brief arraignment on misdemeanor charges. ICE officers were waiting for him.

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As Possible ICE Raids Loom Again, Here Are Your Rights

As Possible ICE Raids Loom Again, Here Are Your Rights

Last month, Donald Trump instilled fear in thousands after announcing mass Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and round-ups of undocumented Americans.

Then in a classic reality show-style bait and switch to appear bi-partisan, he abruptly canceled them, claiming:

“At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if…

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2018 caddying summer

Golfer I'm caddying for: So where are you from?

Me, an illegal immigrant raised in the Windy City who occasionally has an accent: Chicago

Them: Do yOu mEan cHIck-Ah-gO? Oh, you really aren't from around here, are you :(?

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Research Tells Us That Immigration Does Not Lead to Higher Crime Rates

Conservatives see Mollie Tibbetts' murder as proof of a need for more stringent immigration policies. Here's why they're wrong.

A 2018 study published in Criminology analyzed population-level crime rates from all 50 states from 1990 to 2014 and found that the relationship between immigration and crime is "generally negative." "Increases in the undocumented immigrant population within states are associated with significant decreases in the prevalence of violence," study author Michael Light writes.

A 2015 study found that, in the same period, the immigration population more than tripled in the United States; from 1990 to 2013, the violent crime rate decreased by 48 percent, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation data.

A 2018 study from the Cato Institute found that immigrants have far lower arrest and criminal conviction rates than native-born Americans—a pattern that study author Alex Nowrasteh says holds for all crimes. Homicide conviction rates were 16 percent lower for immigrants than for native-born Americans in Texas in 2015, and criminal convictions overall were 50 percent lower for immigrants.

Another Cato Institute study looked at prison data, finding that the incarceration rate for native-born Americas was 1.53 percent, compared to 0.85 percent for illegal immigrants and 0.47 percent for legal immigrants.

A 2014 study of juvenile offenders in the Journal of Youth and Justice found recent immigrants have "significantly lower" rates of violent or property crime, although second-generation immigrants commit crimes at a level more similar to their native-born peers.

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Meet the millennial Mexican-American Jewish woman running for office on the southern border

(JTA) — Less than one day after Alma Hernandez began a Jewish fundraiser for migrants on the southern border, she had an SUV full of food, diapers and hygienic products ready to donate. Hernandez loaded the vehicle with goods bought with donations on Wednesday afternoon. The following day she would drive them all down to...

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4chan tried to lure immigrants into deportation traps. It didn’t work.

Users of the notorious message board 4chan reportedly tried to have undocumented immigrants deported by offering them free iced coffee.

As first reported by BuzzFeed News, users of 4chan’s /pol subforum, a space for “politically incorrect” discussion, hatched a plan to promote “Dreamer Day,” a fictitious event at which Starbucks would offer free drinks to undocumented immigrants. 

When they arrived as Starbucks, agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be waiting, having been alerted by 4chan users.

An ICE official told Mic that the agency was in no way involved in the plan and didn’t approve of it. 

“We certainly would not participate in any kind of scheme like this. This kind of thing is irresponsible and potentially dangerous and it’s not something we would be a part of,” the agent said. Read more (8/7/17)