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Haitians Fear the “Death Sentence” of Deportation

Meredith Hoffman, New America Media. February 22, 2011.

More cholera is imminent with the rainy season’s approach. “It’s a disaster area -- you don’t deport people in there, you try to get them out!”

U.S. Resumes Deportations to Haiti

Erin Marcus, New America Media. February 14, 2011.

Our government is sending people back to Haiti, despite a cholera epidemic and dangerous levels of political unrest.

Immigration Judges Dismissing Faulty Deportation Requests In Record Numbers

Marian Wang, ProPublica. November 15, 2010.

According to TRAC, judges have rejected removal orders for more than a quarter of a million individuals in the past five years.

Commentary: On May 1, It's Mayday for Arizona

Aarti Shahani, New America Media. May 1, 2010.

It’s been May Day in Arizona for a long time. We are finally catching up to Phoenix

Arizona: ICE, Tea Parties Panic Immigrants

Valeria Fernandez, New America Media. April 16, 2010.

What immigration authorities called the nation’s single largest operation to fight human smuggling spread fear and panic among residents in Phoenix and Tucson neighborhoods.

Stop the Deportation of Immigrant Military Veterans

Alex DiBranco, Change.org. March 14, 2010.

They put their lives on the line in the service of the United States of America, and ended up being booted out of the country they fought for.

Weekly Diaspora: Immigration Opponents Take a Turn for the Worse

Erin Rosa, The Media Consortium. March 13, 2010.

As grassroots support for the pro-immigration reform March for America grows, anti-immigration groups and their allies are trying to use racial tension to stop the momentum.