JURIST
APRIL 19, 2024
The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 4156 on Thursday by a vote of 77-20, which proposes the creation of the criminal act of impermissible occupation, targeting individuals who willfully enter and remain in Oklahoma without legal authorization to be in the United States. Iowa also passed a similar law in March.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Ranchers have been empowered to call hundred-person selection jury trials for simple misdemeanor trespassing charges against migrants crossing into their property. Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe has sought to deputize militias to patrol the border and outwardly supports the ones currently in operation despite their murky legal standing.
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The Crime Report
MARCH 18, 2022
New legal filings in Texas describe an ongoing and consistent pattern of men being illegally detained for a month or more as their cases stagnate in overwhelmed courts, reports Click2Houston.com.
The Crime Report
JANUARY 6, 2023
People walk dangerous routes when the government eliminates or fails to provide legal avenues that are safe, permanent and predictable whether it’s across the street or across an international border. Code made it a crime to cross the border without authorization, with a specific intent to target Mexican immigrants. Thompson that U.S.
The Crime Report
MAY 28, 2021
immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. Jailhouse screening” was supposed to speed up immigration processes and identify undocumented immigrants who posed a threat to public safety.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Using a ten years’ study period, the research team compared the outcomes for Bronx defendants who were provided traditional public defender representation by the New York Legal Aid Society against those experienced by another group, represented by Bronx Defenders lawyers who were funded and organized to operate on a “holistic” model.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
The Stop the Violence in the Sex Trades Act, introduced by Senator Julia Salazar, would decriminalize consensual sex between adults in exchange for a fee, which is currently a class B misdemeanor. The bill would make selling sex legal but still prosecute patrons and pimps.
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