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Anti-Immigrant Hate Doesn’t Care If You’re Undocumented Or Not
*Why you should read this: Because incidents like this have been on the rise since Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president. Because eaqch and every incident like this needs […]
America Beyond Detention: Even the birds and animals are free
*This is the first of a three-part series of reports that “examines alternatives to the nation’s burgeoning immigrant detention system. Part I explores the human and financial cost of detention. […]
Crossing Over
*This is a great lunch break read, only 16 minutes. It’s about how the U.S.-Mexico border is nothing but an inconvenience for the people of a small Texas border town. […]
Advocates Say Court Decision Will Hurt Immigrants
*Very good summary of the Supreme Court’s immigration stalemate. It’s by our partners at Public News Service. VL By Mark Richardson, Public News Service (1.5 minute read) AUSTIN, Texas — […]
Wave Of Immigration Bills In Arizona Sparks Threats Of Renewed Boycott
*It’s on, again, if things don’t change in Arizona. VL By Jude Joffe-Block, Fronteras (6 minute read) A pro-immigrant coalition of organizations is threatening to revive an Arizona boycott if pending immigration-related […]
Complaint: Border Patrol Confiscates Deportee IDs, Money
*It’s a bi-national complaint. Activists from Mexico and the U.S. have joined to call attention to this issue. Belongings are gathered, put in storage and it’s up to the detainee […]
U.S. Ninth Circuit Decrees that DACA Recipients are Entitled to Arizona Driver’s Licenses
*The story is that public safety and a bootstrapping attitude trump fear based laws every time. nd I mean bootstrapping to call attention to the resourcefulness of DACA workers and students how […]
Texas Sheriffs, Jails on Immigration Front Line
*For all the talk about securing the border and being strong on immigration enforcement, it’s not the politicians who bear the brunt of it, it’s local, county law enforcement that’s […]
Judge: No “Emergency” to License Detention Centers
*A 1997 lawsuit settlement requires that undocumented children be held in places that protect their overall well-being. The state of Texas asked for emergency licenses for two private centers that […]
Hutto Hunger Strike Reportedly Growing Despite ICE Denials
*This story is way off the mainstream media radar. The families of the women detained in the Hutto detention center say the hunger strike has been ongoing for two weeks, […]