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Who Is Banned from the U.S. this Week?
Update: Grandparents are no longer banned. Reuters has published a leaked State Department cable outlining who cannot get a visa to the U.S. under the new Muslim ban. In particular, refugee admission from the six countries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Read More …
Keynote Speech at Hampshire College: “Crimmigration – We Are All Criminals”
For a primer background, see “But We Are Criminals: Countering the Anti-Racial Justice Framework of Immigration Reform” I received a call from my friend Farzana yesterday. Farzana has been in the country since she was 5 years old. She is Read More …
How the Senate Immigration Bill Overturns Matter of Wang, Clarifies the Child Status Protection Act and Should Put an End to the Government’s Appeal In De Osorio
One of the good parts of the Senate immigration bill, dissected here, is that it should put an end to the litigation concerning aging out of children under immigration laws. If you are new to this, Congress passed the Child Status Protection Read More …
My Email to the Homophobic Health Minister, Ghulam Azad
I think I just got banned from India too. Note of caution: Homophobia in India is mostly a relic of British colonial rule. We wrote the Kama Sutra, which is full of queer portrayals of sex. Hijras — what is Read More …
To Attack Day Laborers, Herndon City Council Even Bans Cheerleader Fundraisers
Victory! Under pressure from Latino and immigrant advocates, the Herndon City Council has done away with the discriminatory measure. Once upon a time, Herndon, a small town in Virginia, could no longer tolerate the sight of Latino men soliciting jobs Read More …