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	<title>Thomas Esparza Jr. - Austin Immigration Lawyer</title>
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	<description>Immigration and Nationality Law Specialist in Austin, TX</description>
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		<title>Undocumented immigrants in jail: Who gets deported?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While federal policy focuses on serious offenders, data show hundreds flagged for deportation for minor infractions ByDave Harmon AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Updated: 1:18 a.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012 Published: 9:02 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012 Despite repeated statements from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that its main deportation targets are undocumented immigrants considered threats to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 CFR § 287.7 Detainer provisions under section 287(d)(3) of the Act.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[8 CFR § 287.7 Detainer provisions under section 287(d)(3) of the Act. ( ) (a) Detainers in general. Detainers are issued pursuant to sections 236 and 287 of the Act and this chapter 1. Any authorized immigration officer may at any time issue a Form I-247, Immigration Detainer-Notice of Action, to any other Federal, State, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Civil Disobedience, Sheriff Greg Hamilton and the Rule of Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 2, 2012 On Civil Disobedience, Sheriff Greg Hamilton and the Rule of Law The term ‘civil disobedience’ was coined by Henry David Thoreau to describe his refusal to pay a tax implemented by the American government to fight a war in Mexico and enforce the Fugitive Slave Law. The Sheriff has lately been reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Secure Community?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a list of memos about secure communities and mandatory detention by uncoverthetruth.org Demonstrating that Secure Communities is not Mandatory Click here to read a summary and explanation of the memo. States that Mandatory Detention is Not Mandatory Click here to read the ICE “Voluntary Memo.” Contemplate that Mandatory detention will be Mandatory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travis County Leads the Nation in Deportations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While some may claim that Secure Communities is an improvement over other federal-local partnerships—such as the 287(g) program, which deputizes state and local police officers to enforce immigration laws through agreements with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)DD DD—the Secure Communities program still faces many of the same criticisms. A Task Force appointed by DHS to make recommendations regarding the program concluded that Secure Communities is fundamentally flawed.DD DD While roughly half of the Task Force members favored a suspension or termination of the program and half believed the program must be continued while reforms are being made, all Task Force members agreed that the program must be reformed.]]></description>
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		<title>Jury in inmate death trial calls for improvements at Travis County jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Steven Kreytak &#124; Friday, January 27, 2012, 12:40 PM A federal jury in Austin ruled today that neither the actions of Travis County officials nor of a former jail psychiatrist caused the death of a mentally ill woman found dead in her cell in 2008. But in an extraordinary move, the jury issued a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cristo Vive Christian Social Services, Inc. Defendant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Court finds by clear and convincing evidence that Cristo Vive, Jorge Sanchez and its agents violated the Permanent Injunction dated January 18, 1995.  Dated April 8, 2011.  ]]></description>
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		<title>LRS Joins with Univision for a Single LegalLine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<title>Letter to City of Austin May 18th, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Council Members, We write today, unanimously as your Commission on Immigrant Affairs. As you are likely aware, House Bill 12, nicknamed the &#8216;Sanctuary Cities Bill&#8217; would prohibit local government entity policies that create &#8216;sanctuary cities&#8217;. This bill has already passed the State House and is set for a committee hearing in the Senate Transportation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Western Hemisphere Priority Dates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Esparza</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many visa applicants may have access to a way to expedite the immigration process without even knowing that the shortcut exists. If an applicant has a Western Hemisphere Priority Date, that applicant may be able to jump ahead in line and immigrate to the United States sooner. This article details who may have Western Hemisphere [...]]]></description>
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