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ICE arrests gay Mexican immigrant applying for U.S. citizenship
An undocumented immigrant who was living in the Philly area and was married to an American is fighting deportation.
TLDEF Responds to New Guidance Impacting Transgender Immigrants
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund responded to news that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had issued new guidance on the treatment of transgender immigrants who are held in its detention centers.
Binational Couple: ICE Refuses to Stop Deportation Despite New DHS Immigration Policy
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Philadelphia has refused to stop the deportation that would separate Anton Tanumihardja, an Indonesian citizen, from his American husband, Brian Andersen, despite new guidelines issued by the Obama administration that are intended to set aside all low-priority deportation cases and keep all families together – including gay and lesbian couples.
Immigration Releases Transgender Woman Under the Convention Against Torture
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently released a Salvadorian Transgender Woman known as “Karla” after she was granted Deferral of Removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) by a San Diego Immigration Judge (IJ.) Karla’s release and legalized status in the US constitutes the culmination of a two and a half year long struggle with ICE.