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Don't put juveniles in jail for life
CNN InternationalMarch 19, 2012

By Laurence Steinberg, Special to CNN (CNN) -- There are more than 2500 people serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed when they were juveniles. Some were as young as 13 when they were sent to prison.more »

Final Determination, So-Called Central Band Of Cherokee Are Not Indians
WDXEMarch 27, 2012

Echo Hawk's final determination found the Lawrenceburg, Tennessee group did not meet the mandatory criteria for acknowledgment under the Code of Federal Regulations according to a Department of the Interior press release.more »

Immigration Law News and Stories

Citizenship
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Controversial immigration law moving through Miss. legislature
WMC-TVMarch 1, 2012

HERNANDO, MS- (WMC-TV) - The same day that Mississippi's governor made harsh, new comments about illegal immigrants, priests came out against a proposed immigration law in the state. Critics say Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is targeting Latinos with ...more »

Political Asylum & Refugees
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Ottawa Citizen reporter Don Butler receives National Newspaper Award nomination
Open File (blog)March 8, 2012

Senior Ottawa Citizen writer Don Butler has been nominated for a 2011 National Newspaper Award in political reporting for his work on how Canada grants asylum to refugees. Ottawa Citizen writer Don Butler is the paper's only nominee for a 2011 National ...more »

Deportation
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ICE surge in Aurora nets twelve immigrants subject to deportation
Westword (blog)March 9, 2012

9 2012 at 12:58 PM ​ A federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge conducted in Aurora over seven days last week and early this week resulted in the identification of twelve immigrants subject to deportation, ICE spokesman Carl Rusnok says.more »

Undocumented Workers
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South Carolina Immigration Law Exempts Sitters, Housekeepers, Farmworkers
Fox NewsMarch 19, 2012

COLUMBIA, SC – Immigration laws fuel fear in many immigrant communities, but in South Carolina, some undocumented immigrants have no need to worry about the state's tough new law. The law, which seeks to crack down undocumented workers by requiring ...more »

Complex immigration laws create headaches, costs for foreigners
Kyiv PostMarch 1, 2012

Receiving a business visa, work permit or temporary resident status is no easy task for foreigners. To navigate through Ukraine's knotty legal system, hiring out a lawyer for a few hundred dollars may be the simplest solution.more »

Green Card & Naturalization
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Valedictorian's deportation more politics than policy
Stockton RecordMarch 16, 2012

Here's my thinking: While having good grades is swell, it isn't the same as having a green card. Why should class valedictorians be given preferential treatment by immigration officials when student body presidents, star athletes and homecoming queens ...more »

Waivers & Special Cases
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Wrentham man faces child pornography charges
Wicked LocalMarch 7, 2012

By Anonymous A 48-year-old Wrentham resident was arrested last week as part of a Child Pornography Internet Crimes Against Children investigation, Wrentham police said. On Feb. 29, Edward Bourget was arrested at his Wrentham as several Wrentham Police ...more »

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