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Illegally Deported U.S. Citizen Pedro Guzman Found After Nearly Three Months in Mexico (08/07/2007)
LOS ANGELES – Pedro Guzman, the U.S. citizen illegally deported from a Los Angeles County jail on May 11, was reunited with his family today at a Lancaster courthouse after nearly three months lost in Mexico. It ends a harrowing three-month search by the family while the ACLU of Southern California and the law firm of Van Der Hout, Brigagliano and Nightingale sought in vain for assistance from the U.S. government.

Judge Finds Widespread Abuses in Immigration Detention (07/31/2007)
LOS ANGELES - In a nationwide review of legal rights for immigrants in federal detention, a federal judge has found serious violations of the government's own standards relating to detention conditions.

Se Sostiene Mandato Judicial: Juez Encuentra Extensos Maltratos y Abusos En Los Centros de Detención de Inmigración (07/31/2007)
LOS ÁNGELES - En una evaluación nacional sobre los derechos legales de los inmigrantes en centros de detención, una juez federal halló graves violaciones de los estándares decretados por el propio gobierno.

Tribunal Federal Rechaza Ley Anti-Inmigrante Discriminatoria, de Hazleton, Pennsylvania (07/26/2007)
HAZLETON, PA -- En lo que es el primer fallo en un juicio de este tipo, un tribunal federal ha declarado como anti-constitucional una ordenanza local que pretendía castigar a los caseros y patrones que tuvieran tratos comerciales con los inmigrantes indocumentados. El fallo sin precedente, respecto a la impugnación de la ordenanza anti-inmigrante de Hazleton, sostuvo que la ordenanza no se puede aplicar.

Federal Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Anti-Immigrant Law in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (07/26/2007)
HAZLETON, PA – In the first trial decision of its kind, a federal court has declared unconstitutional a local ordinance that sought to punish landlords and employers for doing business with undocumented immigrants. The landmark decision in the closely-watched challenge to Hazleton's anti-immigrant ordinance held that the ordinance cannot be enforced.

Tribunal Federal Rechaza Ley Anti-Inmigrante Discriminatoria, de Hazleton, Pennsylvania (07/26/2007)
HAZLETON, PA -- En lo que es el primer fallo en un juicio de este tipo, un tribunal federal ha declarado como anti-constitucional una ordenanza local que pretendía castigar a los caseros y patrones que tuvieran tratos comerciales con los inmigrantes indocumentados. El fallo sin precedente, respecto a la impugnación de la ordenanza anti-inmigrante de Hazleton, sostuvo que la ordenanza no se puede aplicar.

ACLU of New Jersey Challenges Arbitrary Police Fees for March (07/09/2007)
NEWARK - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and the Farmworkers' Support Committee today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the city of Bridgeton for charging a fee of more than $1,500 for an immigrant rights March held on May 1.

ACLU of Virginia Urges County Officials to Reject Anti-Immigrant Ordinance (07/09/2007)
RICHMOND, VA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia today asked members of the Prince William Board of Supervisors not to approve a proposed anti-immigrant ordinance that could lead to increased discrimination based on national origin and to the denial of essential, legally required services to undocumented immigrants. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on the controversial ordinance at its meeting tomorrow afternoon.

ACLU of New Jersey Challenges Arbitrary Police Fees for March (07/09/2007)
NEWARK - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and the Farmworkers' Support Committee today filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the city of Bridgeton for charging a fee of more than $1,500 for an immigrant rights March held on May 1.

ACLU Urges Congress to Create Real Immigration Reform, Not Reliance on Unworkable Real ID Poison Pill (06/28/2007)
Washington, DC - The American Civil Liberties Union Washington Legislative Office today responded to the defeat of the Senate immigration bill by saying the legislation was unworkable and reduced every U.S. resident’s due process, judicial review and privacy rights. The bill was stalled last night when an amendment on Real ID passed, shooting down the so-called “clay pigeon” package of amendments and throwing a wrench in the entire bill. Senators voted against advancing the legislation this morning, which effectively killed the bill.

ACLU Calls on Immigration Officials to Release Information About Immigrant Detention Deaths (06/27/2007)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today to obtain information about the nature of 62 deaths of people in immigration detention since 2004. According to a New York Times article published yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported 62 detainee deaths since 2004, but ICE refused to provide any details about the nature or causes of the deaths.