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AILA Resources on Interior Enforcement and Due Process
America is a nation of values, founded on the idea that all people are created equal and that all people have rights, no matter what they look like or where they came from. The way we enforce our immigration laws should reflect our commitment to these values. Both our laws and our enforcement policies should be grounded in civil and human rights and ensure due process, equal treatment, and fairness.
AILA Press Statements & Correspondence
AILA Statement for Senate Judiciary Hearing on “Building an Immigration System Worthy of American Values” (Posted 3/20/13) AILA Doc. No. 13032053.)
AILA Urges Congress to Create an Immigration System that Lives Up to American Values (3/20/2013)
(AILA Doc. No. 13032051.)
AILA Statement for House Appropriations Oversight Hearing on Immigration Enforcement
(3/13/2013) (AILA Doc. No. 13031354.)
A 12/20/12 sign-on letter AILA joined, with 289 other organizations, to President Obama outlining recommendations for policy reforms in immigration enforcement and detention. (AILA Doc. No. 12122058.)
Resources
“Two Systems of Justice: How the Immigration System Falls Short of American Ideals of Justice,” a report from the Immigration Policy Center. (3/19/2013)
“A Decade of Rising Immigration Enforcement,” a report from the Immigration Policy Center. (01/08/2013)
Judge Grussendorf’s testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: “Building an Immigration System Worthy of American Values.” (3/20/13) (AILA Doc. No. 13031447.)
TRAC Report on Immigration Referrals & Spike in Criminal Prosecutions showing 15,313 federal criminal prosecutions in December 2012. (2/28/2013) (AILA Doc. No. 13022843.)
Congressional Action
On 03/26/13 AILA held a briefing on “Restoring Discretion and Fairness to the Immigration System” (AILA Doc. No. 13032547)
Dear Colleague Letter on Importance of Due Process, Equal Treatment and Fairness in Immigration Law signed by Senators Leahy (D-VT), Coons (D-DE), Blumenthal (D-CT) and Hirono (D-HI). (2/05/2013) (AILA Doc. No. 13020557.)
On 03/20/13 the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled: "Building an Immigration System Worthy of American Values.” (3/20/2013) (AILA Doc. No. 13031447.)
House Homeland Subcommittee Holds Oversight Hearing on Immigration Enforcement (3/14/13) (AILA Doc. No. 13031142.)
