Immigrants dying for citizenship in the military, injustice in the New Mexico school system and a San Diego Minuteman is forced to pay $135,000 for defamation. All in today's Monday Immigration Brief.
Today is Memorial Day in the United States, a day to remember the immigrants who have given the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. [Immigration Impact, Gabacha]
Former scribe and talented investigator Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez has done yeoman's work documenting the case of Cynthia Banuelos, a high school senior in New Mexico who was prohibited from graduating with her class despite passing all her classes and earning a full-tuition scholarship to University of New Mexico. Now it looks like "Hispano" principal Janelle Taylor Garcia likely violated school policy with such a move. [Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Official Blog]
A San Diego Minutemen leader has been ordered to pay $135,000 for defaming a Korean woman, calling her the "Korean anorexic ACLU slut," the "Korean Kommie Kunt," and "Joanne Yoon ACLU Goon." [SPLC]
The Senate Judiciary Committee announced this week that they will be holding an immigration hearing titled "The Uniting American Families Act: Addressing Inequality in Federal Immigration Law" on June 3rd. [U.S. Senate]
The Weekly Immigration Wire explores the plight of immigrant women. [The Sanctuary]