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Dreamer Who Spoke Out About Deportation Efforts To Be Released From Detention
*Why you should read this: Because we’ve been following this story for a week and it’s emblematic of the difference between what Trump says he going to do and what […]
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. […]
Federal Suit Against Border Patrol Detention Practices Moves Forward
*This is an update to a story that originated in June when a group of detained immigrants sued in Federal Court. The gist of their allegations is that by detaining […]
Experts urge Texas not to license immigration lockups as “child care” centers
*Federal officials plan to open three shelters in Texas and California. There’s been a surge in unaccompanied child crossings compared to last year, more than double the number from October […]
A Judge’s Rebuke of Immigration Detention
*President Obama has until tomorrow to address a federal judge’s order to make drastic changes to the way immigrant children are detained. Detention centers in South Texas are in the […]
Family Detention — It’s Time to Do the Right Thing
*There’s an alternative to detaining immigrant women and children. The frustrating thing is that there has always been an alternative. VL By Michelle Brané, New America Media A court ruling […]
Hundreds March in Dilley Protesting Family Detentions
*The Dilley family detention Center, in South Texas, is the largest of its knd, operated by a for-profit company. At $300 per day per detainee, it’s lucrative for the corporation, […]
Residents of Karnes City Immigration Detention Facility Sue Over Conditions
*First they led 80 detained women in a hunger strike to protest the conditions inside a Homeland Security immigration detention center, now three women have filed suit alleging retaliation by […]
The Unnecessary Expense of Immigrant Detention
* By Cindy Casares, Texas Observer Over the past decade and a half, the federal governmenthas created a cash cow for private prison companies by detaining record numbers of undocumented […]
Media Gets First Look At Children Inside Nogales Detention Facility
*An update, but little in the way of reporting on the conditions in which the children are living. They have showers, uniforms and an area to play. If you read […]