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ICE Again Bungles Alternatives to Detention Data, Claims Contractor is Charging $550,000 Per Day
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(31 May 2023) ICE again released data on the number of immigrants monitored by the agency’s Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program that is inaccurate and misleading, which continues a pattern of sloppy data releases that the agency appears unable or unwilling to resolve. ICE data, posted on their website on May 26, 2023, claims that 235,890 immigrants are in ATD—a plausible number based on the fact that the prior data from early in May showed 242,418 immigrants in the program. See more...
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Immigrant Detention Numbers Down at End of Title 42
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(22 May 2023) The most recent data released to the public by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) show that the number of immigrants in detention facilities and those in ICE's electronic monitoring program known as Alternatives to Detention (ATD) are down as Title 42 came to a close on May 11. Title 42 was a pandemic-era policy first put in place by the Trump administration and extended by the Biden administration which allowed border officers to turn all migrants back at the border. See more...
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Immigration Processing Delays Prompt Record Number of Mandamus Lawsuits in Federal Court
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(15 May 2023) The federal government is facing a flurry of immigration-related civil lawsuits in court. In February 2023 alone, the federal civil courts recorded 943 immigration-related lawsuits, the highest immigration-related lawsuits for any single month on record. So far in FY 2023, from October to February, the courts recorded 4,175 total civil immigration filings. At this rate, the total number of filings for the year is estimated to exceed 10,000, a new record. See more...
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Despite Efforts to Provide Pro Bono Representation, Growth Is Failing To Meet Exploding Needs
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(12 May 2023) The availability of pro bono legal representation has grown for noncitizens with cases before the Immigration Court. It is, in part, a remarkable story of the increase of volunteer efforts across this country given the importance of legal representation to immigration outcomes. But despite this growth, volunteer efforts have not been able to meet the needs of immigrants as the number and pace of Court hearings accelerate. See more...
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Federal Drug Enforcement Cracks Down on Meth and Fentanyl
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(10 May 2023) Federal drug prosecutions have begun to slowly rise after falling for decades. The latest available case-by-case records from all 94 U.S. Attorney offices show that 2,231 defendants were convicted of federal drug offenses in March 2023, the largest recorded monthly total since March of 2016. See more...
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