Justice Center
Recent
"Immigrants, Refugees and Asylees over the Last Century" (2008).
"Non-Citizens in the Alaska Correctional System" (2008).
Articles
Alaska Justice Forum
"Current Guest Worker Programs" (2007).
"Deportation Cases Involving Criminal Convictions" (2003).
"Description of an Asylum Case" (2003).
"Immigrants, Refugees and Asylees over the Last Century" (2008).
"Immigration and Naturalization Operations in Alaska" (2003).
"Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions by Robin Bronen (2003).
"Immigration Court in Alaska: An Overview " by Antonia Moras (1999).
"International Students in Alaska" (2003).
"Immigration Court in Alaska 1993-2002 " (2003).
"A Look at Immigration Numbers" by Antonia Moras (2006).
"Non-Citizens Among Anchorage Arrestees" by Brad Myrstol (2003).
"Noncitizens in Alaska" (1997).
"Non-Citizens in the Alaska Correctional System" (2008).
"Noncitizens in the Federal Criminal Justice System (A BJS Report)" by Bureau of Justice Statistics (1997).
"Pro Bono Programs in Alaska" (2010).
"Reorganization of INS" (2003).
"Visa Protections for Immigrant Victims of Crime" by Robin Bronen (2003).
National
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
In 2003, the functions and missions of the former Immmigration and Naturalization Service (INS) were split, renamed, and divided among different bureaus of the new Department of Homeland Security.
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Administers immigration and naturalization.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Investigates and enforces federal immigration, customs, and air security laws; responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the security of the nation’s border, economic, transportation and infrastructure.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Responsible for border protection and customs at U.S. ports of entry. CBP integrates the functions of customs inspection, immigration inspection, and agriculture inspection formerly conducted by separate agencies.
- Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS). Responsible for developing, analyzing, and disseminating statistical information needed to assess the effects of immigration in the United States, including data on immigration and citizenship and comparative statistics on immigrants, refugees, and asylees.
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR). Administers and interprets Federal immigration laws and regulations through the conduct of immigration court proceedings, appellate reviews, and administrative hearings in individual cases.
- Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (DOJ Civil Rights Division). Investigates and prosecutes employers charged with national origin and citizenship status discrimination, as well as document abuse and retaliation under the antidiscrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
- Office of Immigration Litigation (DOJ Civil Division). Has jurisdiction over all civil immigration litigation, and is responsible for the nationwide coordination of immigration matters before the federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals.
Publications & statistics
- Bureau of Justice Statistics: Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Publications on noncitizens and the criminal justice system.
- Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS). Department of Homeland Security. Responsible for developing, analyzing, and disseminating statistical information needed to assess the effects of immigration in the United States, including data on immigration and citizenship and comparative statistics on immigrants, refugees, and asylees.
