Immigrant Detainee Dies, And a Life Is Buried, Too
Investigative report on immigrant detainee Ahmad Tanveer's death at Monmouth County Correctional Institute in Freehold, NJ; absence of details in case illustrates how death can fall between cracks in immigration detention--rapidly growing patchwork of over 500 county jails, profit-making prisons and federal detention centers where half million noncitizens await deportation; report underscores secrecy and lack of legal accountability that continue to shield system from independent oversight, des... nytimes.com |
Report Critical of Scope and Cost of Immigration Detention
The study released Tuesday by the Obama administration describes an inappropriately penal system that is growing without tools for management and monitoring. nytimes.com |
Upholding a Tradition of Tolerance
The guiding principle of Indian political life -- a concept of state indifference rather than hostility to religion -- is more benign (and tolerant) than European-style secularism. nytimes.com |
Border Shooting Strains Tensions With Mexico
Mexican authorities expressed fury at the shooting death of a Mexican teenager by a Border Patrol agent, while American officials said the agent had been under attack by rock-throwing migrants. nytimes.com |
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Tens of thousands of people every year are granted a Green Card under the Diversity Visa Lottery. If you have always dreamed of living and working in the United States, it may be worth submitting your details for the 2012 Diversity Visa Lottery (otherwise known as the Green Card Lottery).... workpermit.com |