15 December 2011 Last updated at 23:51 GMT Joe Arpaio is said to have helped shape the US debate over illegal immigration A lawman known for his tough stance on immigration has routinely discriminated against Hispanics, according to a federal investigation. A US Department of Justice report found Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office had flouted [...]
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December 16, 2011
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December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011
Terror suspect defence law passes
15 December 2011 Last updated at 02:26 GMT FBI Director Robert Mueller said it was not clear how the provision would impact law enforcement agencies The US House of Representatives has passed a defence bill likely to change the way the US detains terror suspects. The bill passed after the White House lifted a veto [...]
December 15, 2011
House of Representatives passes $662bn defence bill
The House of Representatives has passed a $662bn defence bill after the White House dropped a veto threat over provisions regarding the handling of terror suspects. The vote on Wednesday evening was 283 to 136. In a closed-door meeting, conservative Republicans had expressed some concerns over the provisions, fearing an expanded role for the military [...]
December 14, 2011
Human Rights Watch accuses Alabama of violating constitution
Alabama is systematically violating US and international conventions by depriving undocumented immigrants of equal protection under the law, according to Human Rights Watch. HB56, the controversial immigration law that came into effect in Alabama in September, has driven a wedge between Latino residents who lack authorisation papers and the courts that are supposed to afford [...]
December 14, 2011
Alabama immigration law on mobile homes blocked by judge
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a part of Alabama‘s tough new immigration law that requires residents to show proof of citizenship when registering mobile homes with the state. US district judge Myron Thompson of the Middle District of Alabama wrote in a 108-page opinion that the law leaves illegal immigrants “between a rock and [...]
December 14, 2011
Wisconsin faces lawsuit as civil rights groups cry foul over new voting rules
A tough new law in the state of Wisconsin requiring voters to carry a photo ID card before they can cast their vote is being challenged in a federal lawsuit that claims thousands of poor, black and elderly people could be disenfranchised. The legal action, lodged in the federal court for the eastern district of [...]
December 13, 2011
Supreme Court to look at Arizona immigration law
December 13, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Supreme Court to look at Arizona immigration law 12 Dec 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arizona’s immigration law, Senate Bill 1070. Its ruling could impact immigration laws nationwide and push the immigration debate into the spotlight during the final [...]
December 13, 2011
How terrorist ‘entrapment’ ensnares us all | Karen Greenberg
Two weeks ago, Jose Pimentel was arrested as an alleged terrorist bomb-maker as a result of an NYPD sting. Within hours of the arrest, his attorney raised the prospect of a possible entrapment defense. Last month, when Mansour Arbabsiar was indicted for trying to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States on behalf of [...]
December 13, 2011
Canada bans veils at citizen oath
12 December 2011 Last updated at 23:38 GMT Canada is considering a wider ban on veils in government offices, schools and hospitals Canada’s government has introduced a ban on the wearing of veils while swearing the oath of citizenship. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney told a news conference in Montreal anyone wanting to [...]
December 13, 2011
Top court to rule on Arizona law
12 December 2011 Last updated at 22:38 GMT The Obama administration is challenging immigration laws in a handful of US states The US Supreme Court has said it will rule on the legality of Arizona’s tough immigration law. It requires police to demand proof of citizenship if they suspect anyone they stop is in the [...]
December 12, 2011
Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front
December 12, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front –The previously unreported use of its drones to assist local, state and federal law enforcement has occurred without any public acknowledgment or debate. 10 Dec 2011 (ND) Local police say they have used two unarmed Predators based at Grand Forks [...]
December 11, 2011
New York smokers seek roll-your-own refuge
9 December 2011 Last updated at 02:03 GMT By Anna Bressanin New York Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The high taxes on mass-produced cigarettes have prompted some smokers to roll their own A new “roll-your-own” tobacco company in New York sells cigarettes for one-third of the normal price and claims its [...]