Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown signs bill to prohibit detention of some undocumented arrestees

Gov. Jerry Brown this morning announced he has signed a bill laying down guidelines that dictate when local law enforcement must detain arrested undocumented immigrants. He also signed a measure, AB 1024 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, that will allow undocumented immigrants to be licensed as attorneys in California. In a prepared…

Officials Still Targeting Non-Violent Immigrants, Despite New Obama Guidelines | Fox News Latino

Obama administration guidelines issued in December calling for immigration detainers to be reserved for the most dangerous foreign nationals are going largely ignored, according to a new analysis of federal data. Fewer than 10 percent of detainers actually targeted people who are considered a threat to public safety and national security, contrary…

Hispanos culparán a ambos partidos si fracasa la reforma – laopinion.com

Si la reforma migratoria fracasa en el Congreso los hispanos culparán a ambos partidos. Expertos en opinión pública latina insisten en que una propuesta migratoria liderada por los demócratas podría tener un efecto político, click pero enfatizan en que no los librará de toda la responsabilidad. Mientras en el Capitolio los demócratas se reúnen a puerta c…