San Diego, CA / USA – November 3, 2019: Sign for privately owned Core Civic Detention Center in Otay Mesa, where San Diego County’s illegal immigrants are held as they go through the legal...
This Is Pretty Simple, Mr. President: Don’t Restart Family Detention
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JUNE 30, 2018: An activist in Detroit holds a protest sign that says “Stop Separating Families.” (Shutterstock) By Dara Lind, Immigration Impact The Biden adminis...
Investigation Confirms Immigrant Women Held by ICE Underwent Illegal Medical Procedures at Georgia Facility
By Linda Nwoke, A Journal Exclusive In September 2020, the news broke on a class-action lawsuit filed by former detainees at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, against several parti...
Immigrant Bail Bond Industry Is ‘Wild West,’ State Lawmakers Say
Members of Black Lives Matter protest outside Federal Building to denounce the segregationist immigration policies of the Biden administration, Tuesday, Step. 21, 2021 in Los Angeles. (Shutterstock) B...
COVID-19 Rates in ICE Detention are at Record Highs. Advocates are Demanding an Investigation.
New York City – July 12, 2019: People taking part in the “Lights4Liberty” protests against President Trump’s planned ICE raids against immigrants and the detention centers alon...
U.S. Citizen Sues After Month-Long Immigration Detention
By AP An American man filed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. government Monday held him for more than a month in immigration detention even though he was a U.S. citizen. Brian Bukle, 61, sued in federal co...
US Citizen Sues After Month-Long Immigration Detention
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An American man filed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. government Monday held him for more than a month in immigration detention even though he was a U.S. citizen. Brian Bukle, 61, sue...
Detained Immigrants Transferred Over 350 Miles to Batavia
By Massarah Mikati, Times Union BATAVIA — After a New Jersey county ended contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 15 detained immigrants were transferred to the ICE detention center...
Groups Call for Transparency Regarding Abuse and Mistreatment of Black Immigrants in Detention
By Tsion Gurmu, Legal Manager and Staff Attorney at the Black Alliance for Just Immigration and Emily Creighton, Legal Director of Transparency The public watched in horror this September as U.S. Bord...
ICE Makes It Impossible for Immigrants in Detention to Contact Lawyers
By Emma Winger “Ben G.” is a 35-year-old veterinarian from Nicaragua who fled to the United States after he was beaten and tortured by police. When he crossed the border into the United States, he...