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Eighty (80) Gitmo Defense Lawyers Endorse Obama

January 29, 2008 By cannoneo 11 Comments

"When we were walking the halls of the Capitol trying to win over enough Senators to beat back the Administration's bill, Senator Obama made his key staffers and even his offices available to help us," they wrote. "Senator Obama worked with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clinton, democratic, detainees, edwards, foreign-policy, guantanamo, obama, primary

New Bedford Detainee’s suit dismissed by US Court of Appeals for the First District

December 1, 2007 By AmberPaw 4 Comments

On the other hand, the whole concept of a "contemporary conscience" kind of bothers me.  I guess the more callous and desensitized the so-called "contemporary conscience" becomes, the less over sight over a government action that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 5th-amendment-due-process, detainees, ice, immigration, new-bedford

“Fighting Harry” Spence, COMES OUT SWINGING AT FEDERAL AGENCY

March 13, 2007 By AmberPaw 4 Comments

As many of you know, I have my issues with DSS and its Commissioner, Harry Spence.  However, I have a new name for him now, "Fighting Harry" after the way he came out swinging at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Goons.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: detainees, dss, harry-spence, ice, immigrantion, immigration-and-customs-enforcement, new-bedford

Texas papers report 30 caregivers to US citizen children have been detained

March 11, 2007 By AmberPaw 8 Comments

The Harlingen, Texas papers report 10 sole caregiver parents in one location, 20 in another, and a child on a feeding tube back in Massachusetts.  But you don't have to take my word for it!He said they identified 10 such parents at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: caregiver, deportation, detainees, feeding-tube, infant, michael-bianco

First-hand account of Bianco raid detainees

March 11, 2007 By AmberPaw 35 Comments

The corrections employees at the detention center where these folks are being held were courteous, helpful, and a pleasure to work with.The situation itself, the selective enforcement and draconian treatment of economic refugees is a waste … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: detainees, immigration, michael-bianco, raid

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