FBI Intervenes In Sexual Abuse Investigation At Texas Immigrant Detention Center
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into allegations of detainee sexual abuse by guards at a for-profit immigrant detention center in Texas. At a press conference on December 4, advocates with Grassroots Leadership, an Austin-based immigrant rights organization, announced the FBI had taken over the investigation at the T.
Saving 1,400 Iraqi Nationals From ‘Grisly Fate,’ Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Deportations
A federal court in Detroit temporarily blocked the deportation of over 1,400 Iraqi nationals, who say they face a “grisly fate” if they are deported back to Iraq.
ICE Raids Against Iraqi Catholics Present Existential Problem For Refugees
To the sound of chilling screams, dozens of Chaldeans and other Iraqis were detained by immigration agents on June 11 in Michigan.
Interview With Azadeh Shahshahani: Georgia Immigrant Detention and the U.S. Deportation Machine
Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola welcome Azadeh Shahshahani, who is a legal and advocacy director for Project South. She joins the show to talk about a report she worked on called “Imprisoned Justice: Inside Two Georgia Immigrant Detention Centers.” Shahshahani addresses how asylum seekers and immigrants are denied due
Immigrants In Georgia Detention Centers Put In Solitary For Hunger Strikes, Demanding Medical Treatment
Georgia immigrant detention centers frequently put asylum seekers and other migrants into solitary confinement as punishment for going on hunger strike.
Family Of Man Suffering From Traumatic Brain Injury Sues ICE After Violent Raid
The family of a Chicago resident with a traumatic brain injury and paralysis has sued ICE and the city of Chicago after he was detained on March 27.
Teachers Protest Deportations, Detention Of Refugee Students At First Clinton And Obama Rally
Teachers and students were there to protest Obama’s record on deportations, and demand Clinton and Obama release refugee youth.
After Hunger Strike, Detention Center Plans To Punish Stateless Palestinian With Solitary
Yasin has been held without release or deportation for more than eight months, and was detained after he used his uncle’s address on his visa application.
DHS Says ‘Focus On The Family’ With Latest Deportation Action
When will the U.S. accept that deportation, detention and messaging campaigns mean little to people immersed in danger and suffering at home?
ICE Claims There Is No Hunger Strike At Hutto Amid Escalating Retaliation
ICE continues to deny there is an inmate demonstration taking place at T. Don Hutto as hunger striker claim retaliation against them is intensifying.