
El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to undocumented immigrants as it pushes for immigration reform
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The Homeland Security secretary said legislative efforts to streamline the immigration system will begin early next year.

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights "The Obama administration will insist on measures to give legal status to an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in legislation to overhaul the immigration system that it will begin to push early next year."
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The Homeland Security secretary said legislative efforts to streamline the immigration system will begin early next year.

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge, recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, has won a third delay of his trial, over a prosecutor’s objections.
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Ex-Chicago cop with cancer wins trial delay Jon Burge faces trial on perjury, obstruction charges in torture investigation - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights White House announces regulations formally ending the 22-year ban on travel & immigration by HIV-positive individuals.
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President Obama announced regulations formally ending the 22-year ban on travel and immigration by HIV-positive individuals.

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Postville Meatpacking plant pledges new start
Postville meatpacking plant owner pledges new start | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Registe
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The new leader of the former Agriprocessors meatpacking plant is promising a different way of doing business than his controversial predecessors practiced.

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights MCHR member NE Appleseed in the news for their work in meatpacking rights http://bit.ly/L6TVW
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Nebraska, October 13 -Credit Nebraska Appleseed for perseverance in its effort to improve working conditions in the state's meatpacking plants.

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Immigrants fired by two Chicago businesses are testing an IL law that sets the US' toughest limits on verifying eligibility for employment.
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Former Red Roof Inn housekeeper María Cervantes and her attorney, Christopher Williams, file her complaint at the Illinois Department of Labor. (Chip Mitchell/WBEZ)

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Oct. 6 - The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement published this report on Immigration Detention and Recommendations
Immigration Detention Overview and Recommendations: Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforc
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This Report provides a comprehensive review and evaluation of the U.S. Immigration andCustom Enforcement (ICE) system of Immigration Detention. It relies on information gathered

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Lifting of HIV Ban Leaves Many Immigrants In Limbo -
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For decades, people infected with HIV have not been allowed to immigrate or become permanent U.S. residents. Congress has removed the statute, and the Department of Health and Human Services is working on a more lenient immigration rule. ...

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights John Morton, the assistant secretary for ICE, says the detention system must change
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The way this country detains illegal immigrants is about to change dramatically — at least if the Obama administration follows through on a proposed overhaul unveiled this week. The man responsible ...

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On October 7th, surrounded by families facing separation and local leaders of Familias Unidas and the Reform Immigration For America campaign, Alderman Danny Solis with over a half dozen supporting Aldermen ...

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"The Speed Kills You" - The Voice of Nebraska's Meatpacking Workers
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest releases a major study of meatpacking worker health and safety. The report surveyed 455 workers in five communities across Nebraska - one of the country's largest meat producers - to assess work c...onditions from the perspective of the workers who live it every day. http://neappleseed.org/docs/the_speed_ki lls_you_ne_appleseed_100709.pdfLlegeix-ne més
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest releases a major study of meatpacking worker health and safety. The report surveyed 455 workers in five communities across Nebraska - one of the country's largest meat producers - to assess work c...onditions from the perspective of the workers who live it every day. http://neappleseed.org/docs/the_speed_ki
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From MCHR Member, NIJC: "The National Immigrant Justice Center appreciates the Department of Homeland Security’s latest recommendations to reform the immigration detention system, but calls on the U.S. government to reexamine immigration enforcement policies that are contributing to a rapid expansion of the detention p...opulation. Failing to address an immigration enforcement system that unnecessarily jails thousands of non-criminal men, women, and children threatens to undermine the government’s stated goal of achieving a “truly civil” immigration detention system." http://www.immigrantjustice.org/press/de tention/government-plan-includes-positiv e-steps-but-must-reexamine-immigration-e nforcement-approach-to-achieve-truly-civ il-reform.htmlLlegeix-ne més
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National Immigrant Justice Center

El Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Wrongfully Convicted Chicago Man Sues Jon Burge: "...under the regime of Jon Burge and his colleagues, they were just more interested in getting somebody & getting a conviction without regard to actual innocence."
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