Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
Reporter at Verite
Reporting on immigration for @veritenewsnola | Formerly @ Gulf States Newsroom & @typeinvestigate Ida B. Wells fellow | She/They
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1 month ago |
shorturl.at | Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
Under a bill moving toward passage in the Louisiana State Legislature, sheriffs’ deputies and other local law enforcement agents could face jail or prison time and heavy fines for failing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. On Monday (May 12), the Louisiana State Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve Senate Bill 15, which, if passed, would authorize prison sentences of up to 10 years for local officials who do not fully and proactively assist with immigration enforcement.
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2 months ago |
veritenews.org | Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
U.S. Rep Troy Carter, a New Orleans Democrat, accused the Trump administration of violating the rights of immigrants, including Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Öztürk, both arrested by immigration agents over political speech and shipped to immigration lockups in rural Louisiana.
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2 months ago |
chronicle-tribune.com | Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pushing forward with her efforts to force Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to drop a longtime policy that generally prohibits deputies from directly engaging in federal immigration enforcement within the city’s jail.
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2 months ago |
legalnews.com | Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
By Bobbi-Jeanne MisickVerite News Verite NewsLouisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pushing forward with her efforts to force Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to drop a longtime policy that generally prohibits deputies from directly engaging in federal immigration enforcement within the city’s jail.
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2 months ago |
sfgate.com | Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
The sheriff’s policy stems from a 2013 federal court settlement in a civil rights case involving two New Orleans construction workers picked up on minor charges in 2009 and 2010. Mario Cacho and Antonio Ocampo sued after they were allegedly illegally held in the city’s jail past the completion of their sentences. The two were held at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Great working with @kstromquist at Gulf States Newsroom on this.
Amid calls from President Donald Trump for a nationwide immigration crackdown and an end to so-called “sanctuary” policies, at least two Louisiana law enforcement agencies have recently joined forces with federal immigration authorities. https://t.co/NrCXlnT9ke
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