For Migrant Families, COVID-19 Made Precarious Housing Much Worse
Insufficient, crowded residencies have long plagued undocumented households. But COVID-19 has made a bad situation even worse.
ICE Retaliates Against Immigrant Rights Activists By Suspending Visitation Program In Alabama
Immigration and detention officials canceled visits at the Etowah County Detention Center following a protest calling for the facility’s closure and the abolition of immigration detention. Freedom For Immigrants (FFI), a nonprofit immigrant rights group, has organized visitation projects with over 4,500 volunteers from local groups like the Etowah Visitation
ICE Shackles Terminally Ill Patients, Uses Therapy Sessions Against Children During Immigration Hearings
When a man in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who had metastatic cancer, was brought to a hospital in Houston, a doctor was not able to conduct a proper examination. ICE would not let the doctor remove restraints that ran across his body, and he died after a
Border Patrol Museum Demonstrators Targeted In Crackdown On Immigrant Rights Protests
Four activists turned themselves in to El Paso police on May 13 after the police issued warrants for their arrest related to a nonviolent demonstration inside a United States Border Patrol museum.
Appeals Court Decision Upholds First Amendment Rights Of Undocumented Immigrants
In a victory for undocumented immigrants who engage in activism, a federal appeals court found activist Ravi Ragbir had a valid claim against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which attempted to deport him in retaliation for his political speech.
Immigrant Rights Activist Detained In Arizona As ICE Retaliates Against Political Opponents
After a mandatory check-in, ICE in Arizona detained Alejandra Pablos, a field coordinator for the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health.
First Amendment Lawsuit: ICE Targets Immigrant Rights Groups And Activists For Political Speech
Immigrant rights groups file a first amendment lawsuit against ICE over targeting immigrant rights activists with repression.
Trump Administration Transforms ICE Into Tool For Political Repression
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be escalating its targeting of immigrant rights activists for deportation.
Facing Repercussions, High School Students Defy Administrators And Walk Out For Immigrant Rights
The fallout from last week’s “Day Without Immigrants,” which saw restaurant and daycare employees strike across the United States, started immediately, with at least 100 people fired from their jobs. High school students faced the prospect of similar repercussions, but nonetheless, they recognized the power of protest and participated in
Undocumented Immigrant Rights Activist Labeled ‘Public Safety Concern’ For Protesting, Sues Government
An undocumented immigrant rights activists was labeled a “public safety concern” by the US government, and now fears she may be deported for protesting.