LITERATURE AND MATERIALS

• NJCRDC Publications
• Detention and Deportation Guidance
• Detention and Deportation Background
• Rights of Immigrants
• Indictment of Bush et al.
• Other web sites

NJCRDC Publications Voices of the Disappeared An Investigative Report on New Jersey Immigrant Detentions A Major NJCRDC Report NJCRDC Equal Rights Newsletters Volume 2, No. 2, May/June 2006 - End to Passaic County Detentions. Volume 2, No. 1, October 2005 - Monmouth and Passaic County Jails. Volume 1, No. 2, July 2004 - Passaic County Jail and attack dogs. Volume 1, No. 1, March 2004 - We Must Not Give in to Fear. The Silent Crisis at Home: The War of Terror on Immigrant Communities by Jeannette Gabriel. This is a 2006 view of what the immigrants are facing written by a founding member of NJCRDC.

Detention and Deportation Guidance Immigration Detention and Removal: A Guide for Detainees and Their Families by Bryan Lonegan, in PDF format. National Lawyers Guild Know Your Rights Card In Liberty's Shadow: U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers in the Era of Homeland Security by Human Rights First, in PDF format. Detention Operations Manual by U. S. Department of Homeland Security, in PDF format.

Detention and Deportation Background A March 2008 United Nations report on the status of the human rights of migrants living in the United States including recommendations written by Jorge Bustamante of the UN Human Rights Council. He notes that "xenophobia and racism towards migrants in the United States has worsened since 9/11" and states that "the United States has failed to adhere to its international obligations to make the human rights of the 37.5 million migrants living in the country a national priority." In English, Español, Arabic, Chinese, Russian. 1996 Was a Very Bad Year by Bryan Lonegan, in PDF format. This discusses two acts passed by Congress in 1996 which dramatically changed the immigration consequences of criminal convictions for lawful permanent residents or green card holders. Deportation case focuses on definition of torture by Nina Bernstein of the New York Times. This is the case of a 28 year old Haitian who has not been back to Haiti since the age of 11. He has completed his prison time for a cocaine conviction, but now the United States wants to deport him. Zadvydas v. Davis et al. This 2001 Supreme Court case found that an alien whom the United States wishes to deport cannot be held in detention indefinitely if the deportation is not likely to take place in the foreseeable future because no country can be found to take the person. Lopez v. Gonzales In an 8-to-1 decision on December 5th 2006 the Supreme Court rejected the government's interpretation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. An immigrant is not subject to automatic deportation for a drug crime misdemeanor under federal law, despite this being a felony under the state's law. Read the Linda Greenhouse story in the New York Times. Or the AP article in the International Herald Tribune. Read the books: The Politics of Immigration by Jane Guskin and David L. Wilson, Monthly Review Press, 2007. In addition to providing an extensive background on the topic of immigration and the handling of immigrants, chapter 11 "Why do we jail and deport immigrants?" discusses the imprisonment—including prison conditions at the Paterson prison—as well as the deportation of immigrants. Chapter 4 discusses numerous United States laws passed relevant to immigrants. Enemy Aliens by David Cole, The New Press, 2003. David Cole works for the Center for Constitutional Rights (see below) and writes for The Nation magazine. His book discusses numerous interesting cases of detention and deportation.

Rights of Immigrants National Lawyers Guild Know Your Rights Card The Rights of Immigrants in New Jersey, written by the ACLU of NJ

Indictment of Bush et al. Indictment of George W. Bush et al. by Eric Lerner Relevance of the Bill of Rights by Eric Lerner

Other web sites ACLU Immigrant Rights The ACLU has been one of the nation's leading advocates for the rights of immigrants, refugees and non-citizens, challenging unconstitutional laws and practices, countering the myths upon which many of these laws are based. American Friends Service Committee Provides some nice general information about immigration issues. Amnesty International The Forum is dedicated to embracing and upholding America’s tradition as a nation of immigrants. The Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and are fair to and supportive of newcomers to our country. We are unique in that we do not have a specific constituency–we speak for immigration in the national interest. Bill of Rights Defense Committee BORDC’s mission is to organize and support an effective, national grassroots movement to restore civil liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. We provide organizing strategies and technical assistance people can use in their communities to join in a broad, national, nonpartisan debate about the need to protect the civil liberties of U.S. citizens and non-citizens. Center for Constitutional Rights The Center for Constitutional Rights is a non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. CCR uses litigation proactively to advance the law in a positive direction, to empower poor communities and communities of color, to guarantee the rights of those with the fewest protections and least access to legal resources, to train the next generation of constitutional and human rights attorneys, and to strengthen the broader movement for constitutional and human rights. Families for Freedom Founded in September 2002, Families for Freedom is a New York-based multi-ethnic defense network by and for immigrants facing and fighting deportation. We are immigrant prisoners (detainees), former immigrant prisoners, their loved ones, or individuals at risk of deportation. Their page The Facts... is worthwhile to read. Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project The Florence Project is a nonprofit legal service organization that provides free legal services to men, women and children detained by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), formerly known as the INS. Immigrant Defense Project The Immigrant Defense Project provides immigration law backup support and counseling to New York defense lawyers and others who represent or assist immigrants in criminal justice and immigration systems, as well as to immigrants themselves. The Project also conducts training programs and produces written resource materials on interrelated criminal/immigration law issues. Immigration Equality Immigration Equality is a national grass roots organization that works to end discrimination in U.S. immigration law against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive people, and to help obtain asylum for those persecuted in their home country based on their sexual orientation, transgender identity or HIV-status. Legal Aid Society The Legal Aid Society is the nation’s oldest and largest provider of legal services to the indigent. Founded in 1876, the Society provides a full range of civil legal services, as well as criminal defense work, and juvenile representation in Family Court, ensuring that poverty is not a barrier to accessing the justice system. Our core service is to provide free legal assistance to New Yorkers who live at or below the poverty level and cannot afford to hire a lawyer when confronted with a legal problem. National Immigration Forum The Forum is dedicated to embracing and upholding America’s tradition as a nation of immigrants. The Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and are fair to and supportive of newcomers to our country. We are unique in that we do not have a specific constituency–we speak for immigration in the national interest. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund MALDEF's mission is to foster sound public policies, laws and programs to safeguard the civil rights of the 40 million Latinos living in the United States and to empower the Latino community to fully participate in our society. New York Times page on Immigration Detention in the U.S. The New York Times has important news stories of interest to us. In particular Nina Bernstein has written numerous articles on local New Jersey prison conditions. Also see the important page on Deaths in Detention. Proyecto VOS Proyecto VOS brings survivors of state-directed violence and other violations of human rigths to speak at colleges, and universities throughout the United States. Through the impact of their presentation and their ability to raise money for social action projects at home, survivors are empowered. Equally important, the survivors' presence enriches the academic community, providing opportunities to become involved in efforts to end violations of human rights. Rights Working Group The Rights Working Group is a coalition of civil rights, civil liberties, human rights and immigrant rights advocates who seek to develop a coordinated response to policies and attitudes leading to the deterioration of civil and human rights in the aftermath of 9/11. The working group seeks to build a framework that facilitates effective collaboration of communities who, to be effective now and into the future, must be able to understand both the domestic and international implications of their work.