Sentences with phrase «immigration court reform»
Together, the Council and its social justice collaboration partner, the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, oversee program committees working on Criminal Justice Reform, Access to Justice, Child Support and Family Law Reform, and Immigration Court Reform.
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«DA Gonzalez has a real track record of implementing criminal justice reforms as reflected in his bail policy, his immigration policy, his summons warrant adjudication policy, his Young Adult Court Bureau and more.»
Over 100 immigration reform advocates, many from uptown communities, gathered outside a Lower Manhattan court building this past Fri., Oct. 25th, for a candlelight vigil commemorating families affected by deportations.
To be fair, the right - roots has had some successes, among them derailing Harriet Miers's nomination to the Supreme Court and battling immigration reform.
The main reason sources say the prospects for the legislation are dim is because Senate Democratic leaders have decided to try to put immigration reform first on the agenda, and after that there likely won't be an appetite for another politically divisive issue before November's election — especially with a Supreme Court nomination ahead and a desire to stay focused on the politically potent issue of jobs.
The Court's ruling was criticized by multiple top city officials, as well as leading local immigration reform groups.
Filling Supreme Court vacancies with jurists who believe in our Constitution, repealing and replacing ObamaCare, reforming the politicized IRS, DOJ, and FBI, immigration issues, and fixing the VA and incomprehensible tax code are all high on every list.
The main reason sources say the prospects for the legislation are dim is because Senate Democratic leaders have decided to try to put immigration reform first on the agenda, and after that there likely won't be an appetite for another politically divisive issue before November's election — especially with a Supreme Court nomination ahead and a desire to stay focused on the politically potent issue of jobs.
The Times noted that this shift will likely have wide - ranging ramifications when the courts decide cases before them regarding health care, climate change, immigration reform, gay marriage, and other divisive issues.
He said the Conservative's reform to immigration law are «going to fail in court.»
Third, the Court's rigid constitutional rule could inadvertently head off more promising ways of addressing the underlying problem — such as statutory or administrative reforms requiring trial judges to inform a defendant on the record that a guilty plea may carry adverse immigration consequences.