US immigration must stop mass immigrant court hearings

12/04/09
1:30pm

This short news article is about Operation Streamline and the way in which it is violating migrants right to “be made aware of their rights and understand details of what a guilty plea involves”. This “Zero tolerance” program is used in Tucson, Arizona. Instead of directing them through civil deportation proceedings, Operation Streamline forces undocumented migrants through the federal criminal justice system and into U.S. Prisons. According to the article, three Judges from San Francisco identified that this Operation that immigration authorities go by goes against the rules and recognized that immigrants are not given the opportunity to defend themselves properly.

I chose this article because this operation has prosecuted many undocumented migrants and have not been given a chance to defend themselves. I knew about this policy nut I had not heard or read anything about it for a while. I am aware that humanitarian Aid organizations along the U.S.-Mexico border are working to point out the flaws of the program. I Felt It was important to communicate that now Judges are recognizing the flaws as well and it gives me wonder if this is the first step in trying to find a change to it and do things the fair way.

http://www.globalvisas.com/news/us_immigration_must_stop_mass_immigrant_court_hearings1876.html