On the Docket

On the Docket

Enforcing Immigration Laws

Nearly 38 million immigrants (legal and illegal) reside in the United States, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that about 12 million of them are illegal — that’s nearly one in three.The dilemma for local law enforcement across the country is whether or to what extent they should enforce federal immigration laws. > Read more stories

Worth Noting

Worth Noting

John Jay College of Criminal Justice presented the 2009 John Jay Justice Awards to Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland; BJ Bernstein, a prominent Atlanta-based attorney; and the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law on April 14. Read more.