Humanizing Immigration : How to Transform Our Racist and Unjust System
- xiv, 265 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to the racial injustice of immigration law -- The inhumane treatment of detained children -- Deporting aggravated felons -- Deporting Antonio Sanchez : the failure of prosecutorial discretion and cancellation of removal -- Giving the benefit of the doubt to asylum seekers -- Dysfunctional immigration courts -- On disruption -- Historical overview : the racism of US immigration laws and enforcement -- Disruptive racial justice courtroom strategies.
"First book to argue that immigrant and refugee rights are part of the fight for racial justice; offers a humanitarian approach to reform and abolition"--
9780807008027
2023013085
Emigration and immigration law--United States. Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States. Deportation--United States. Immigration courts--United States. Race discrimination--Law and legislation--United States.