Secret Immigration Courts

A member of the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition and CRLN's board of directors, Mary Naftzger is quoted in a compelling article by Jacqueline Stevens in The Nation on the secret immigration courts in the U.S.  The first paragraph of the story is: 

You don't need to go to Iran or North Korea to find secret courts. They're alive and well right here in the United States. On March 26, 2009, I was denied access to immigration courts in Eloy and Florence, Arizona, even though a federal regulation states, "All hearings, other than exclusion hearings, shall be open to the public" with a narrow range of exceptions--none of which were cited as a reason for excluding me.

To read the full story, follow this link http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090629/stevens

 

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