The Palm Beach Post reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has finalized a settlement with the Palm Beach County School District over discipline and enrollment practices.
Continue reading...In a press release, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Henry County School District have entered into a settlement agreement to ensure that all students in the district are able to enroll in school, regardless of national origin or immigration status.
Continue reading...As reported on CNN.com, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has denied a request by the state of Alabama for a new hearing on the state’s controversial immigration law, HB 56.
Continue reading...The New York Times reports that a U.S. District Court in Arizona has rejected a request by a coalition of civil rights groups that the court strike down a provision in the state’s immigration law requiring authorities to verify the status of people who they suspect are in the country illegally.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled that Section 28 of Alabama’s immigration law requiring public schools to verify, and collect data on, the citizenship and immigration status of enrolling students violates the Equal Protection Clause, reversing a district court’s denial of HICA’s motion for a preliminary injunction to bar enforcement of that provision.
Continue reading...After the June 25, 2012 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down three provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law on the basis of federal preemption, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is now in a position to rule on a similar Alabama law which contains provisions that would significantly impact school districts in that state.
Continue reading...MSNBC.com reports that the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-3 split, has struck down three key parts of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigrant law, but upheld the provision of the law that requires police officers stopping someone to make efforts to verify the person’s immigration status with the federal government.
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