| Florida: Jurors Denounce Arrest Four jurors who acquitted an Egyptian college student of federal explosives charges criticized immigration authorities for trying to deport him, saying it was a “blatant disregard” of their verdict. nytimes.com |
California: Immigrant Proposal Advances San Francisco supervisors moved closer to instituting a proposal that would require under-age illegal immigrants arrested by the police to be convicted of a crime before they are turned over to immigration authorities. nytimes.com |
A Fatal Ending for a Family Forced Apart by Immigration Law In the fight to bring Segundo Encalada back from Ecuador, his wife and children struggled with personal and financial hardship, and a murky bureaucracy. nytimes.com |
Dutch Voters Split, and Right Surges A day after parliamentary elections, Dutch voters were surprised Thursday by the surge in popularity of an anti-immigrant party. nytimes.com |
Reports Say Deadline Hinders Asylum Seekers Since a one-year deadline for filing for asylum went into effect in 1998, about 21,000 refugees who would very likely have won asylum in the United States were rejected because they did not meet it. nytimes.com |