By Sarah Betancourt, Commonwealth Magazine Attorney General Maura Healey and two other state AGs joined the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in its first major watchdog action under the Bi...
Not Enough Water, Toilets Full Of Human Excrement, No Showers: ICE Detainees In Texas Described The Storm’s Misery
By Adolfo Flores and Hamed Aleaziz, BuzzFeed As millions across Texas endured freezing temperatures without running water or electricity this week, immigrants detained by ICE said they have endured th...
Bergen lawmaker’s bill would bar new immigrant detention contracts with ICE
ICE Protest outside Bergen County Jail – “Free Them All” Banner on the fence outside Bergen County Jail. – Hackensack, New Jersey, USA – November 27th, 2020 (Shutterstock...
DHS names new ombudsman for immigration detention to receive and investigate allegations of misconduct and abuse
By Nick Miroff, MSN The Department of Homeland Security named its first ombudsman for immigration detention Tuesday, setting up a new designated office to field complaints and allegations of mistreatm...