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“No good choices”: HHS Is cutting safety corners to move migrant kids out of overcrowded facilities

From the Wire April 15, 2021

After ignoring signs that shelters were filling quickly, agencies are scrambling to get thousands of kids out of Border Patrol jails. But new “emergency” facilities skirt safety standards, while facilities accused of abuse are still getting…

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Small Signs: A Protest In Flagstaff, Arizona

Last summer there were over 50 marches, actions, and demonstrations in Flagstaff, Arizona sparked as elsewhere in the country by the death last summer of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Documentarian Levi Stallings spent hours taking and compiling video from the Flagstaff actions and sit down conversations with residents from all walks of life. Read more, see the video here…

“Years of Repair”: video

The film— entitled "Message from the Future II: The Years of Repair"— is a sequel to last year's "A Message from the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" and runs with the idea that the year 2020 became an "historic turning point" for the world, one in which "the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and global uprisings against racism drive us to build back a better society in which no one is sacrificed, and everyone is essential." (Image: The Leap/The Intercept/Illustration by Moll Crabapple)
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Protesters urge Sen. Kelly to support bill to protect sacred Oak Flat
From the Wire 2021-12-03
  [caption id="attachment_53364" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Demonstrators gather outside of the Phoenix offices of Sen. Mark Kelly to urge him to...
‘Victory of global significance’: Modi to repeal laws that sparked year-long farmers’ revolt
From the Wire 2021-11-20
"After a year of strikes—and having faced brutal repression that claimed some 700 lives—India's farmers are victorious in their struggle."...
The celebrity-backed green “Fintech” company that isn’t as green as it seems
From the Wire 2021-11-17
Aspiration is among a group of companies that provide banking and financial services, and promise to help the environment. But...
Indigenous leaders hail Biden’s proposed Chaco Canyon drilling ban as ‘Important first step’
From the Wire 2021-11-16
"We are most hopeful that this action is a turning point where the United States natural resource management planning philosophy...
Manchin leads charge against Biden’s electric vehicle tax credit
From the Wire 2021-11-15
"Manchin thinks being pro-labor is un-American." by Julia Colney, Common Dreams  Monday, November 15, 2021  [caption id="attachment_52070" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Right-wing...
A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms
From the Wire 2021-10-26
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="450"] Climate jargon can feel overwhelming.  Illustration by Dennis Lan/USC, CC BY-ND[/caption] by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC...

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Postcard from Thermal: surviving the climate gap in Eastern Coachella Valley
From the Wire 2021-08-19
In the climate crisis, it’s possible to live in the same place but inhabit different worlds. by Elizabeth Weil and...
America’s drinking water is surprisingly easy to poison
From the Wire 2021-03-17
The cyberbreach at a plant in Oldsmar, Florida, which could have resulted in a mass poisoning, was a reminder of...
‘It’s like nobody cares’: After two weeks without running water, Jackson, Miss. pleads for help
From the Wire 2021-03-02
"Water is a basic necessity and it just brought a lot of frustration, anger, and disappointment," said one of the...
Getting the lead out
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by Wade Rathke September 29, 2020 New Orleans   We have to take progress where we can get it in...
New report details flooding/contamination risks at uranium mine near Grand Canyon
Meteor Staff 2020-05-01
April 28, 2020 Flagstaff, Ariz.    The Grand Canyon Trust reports serious problems at the Canyon Mine uranium mine south of...
Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes
From the Wire 2020-04-30
Harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie, Sept. 4, 2009. NOAA/Flickr by  Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI and Joseph D. Ortiz, Kent State...

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Consumers shop in a Target store on September 28, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
As executives hike prices, US corporations rake in biggest profits since 1950
2021-11-30
"Prices are high," said Sen. Sherrod Brown, "because corporations are raising them—so they can keep paying themselves with ever-larger executive bonuses and stock buybacks." by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams November 30, 2021 [caption id="attachment_53335" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Consumers shop in a Target store on September 28, 2021...
A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms
2021-10-26
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="450"] Climate jargon can feel overwhelming.  Illustration by Dennis Lan/USC, CC BY-ND[/caption] by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences October 26, 2021 As a major U.N. climate conference gets underway on Oct. 31, 2021, you’ll be hearing a...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a vote on May 18, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
‘We had a deal’: Warren joins Sanders and house progressives in fight for Biden’s agenda
2021-09-29
"The agreement from the beginning was that all the pieces would move together," said the Massachusetts Democrat. "I don't want to see that deal broken." by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Wednesday, September 29, 2021 [caption id="attachment_44751" align="alignright" width="353"] Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) arrives at the U.S....
Lake Mead, the nation’s largest freshwater reservoir, has been losing water because of epochal drought since 2000. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
40 million people rely on the Colorado River. It’s drying up fast.
2021-08-27
One of the country’s most important sources of fresh water is in peril, the latest victim of the accelerating climate crisis. by Abrahm Lustgarten Friday, August 27, 2021 [caption id="attachment_37584" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Lake Mead, the nation’s largest freshwater reservoir, has been losing water because of epochal...
‘Keystone XL Is Dead!’: After 10-year battle, Climate Movement victory is complete
2021-06-10
"Keystone XL is now the most famous fossil fuel project killed by the climate movement,' said one veteran campaigner, "but it won't be the last." by Jon Queally, staff writer June 9, 2021 [caption id="attachment_31454" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaking at the southern...
Demonstrators attend a protest demanding climate action on November 18, 2020. (Photo: Getty Images)
2021-2030: The Renewal Decade
2021-06-06
Protecting and regenerating the viability of our blue-green home is the essential work of the next few years. Everyone is needed and we each have a role to play. by Diana Donlon June 5, 2021 [caption id="attachment_31417" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Demonstrators attend a protest demanding climate action...
Ending food insecurity in Native communities means restoring land rights, handing back control
2021-05-30
Since the 1980s, an influx of fast food restaurants and convenience stores and an exodus of supermarkets in poorer neighborhoods across the U.S. have led to chronic disease disparities in low-income communities and racial minorities. This is especially true among the U.S.‘s Native population. by Valarie...
Arizona’s current historic drought may be ‘baseline for the future’
2021-05-27
by Alyssa Marksz, Cronkite News May 27, 2021 [caption id="attachment_31317" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Soybeans show the affect of a 2013 drought in Texas, near Navasota, in this USDA file photo. Officials say Western states remain locked in the grip of a historically severe drought, with the past year...
Engine No. 1’s big win over Exxon shows activist hedge funds joining fight against climate change
2021-05-27
by Mark DesJardine, Penn State and Tima Bansal, Western University One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in how hedge funds and other investors view sustainability. Exxon Mobil Corp. has been fending off a so-called proxy fight...
Climate activists on Wednesday celebrated a Dutch court's ruling that Royal Dutch Shell must cut its carbon emissions 45% by 2030. (Photo: Friends of the Earth Europe/Twitter)
Court Rules Shell must cut CO2 emissions 45% by 2030
2021-05-26
'Landslide Victory for Climate Justice' "This is a turning point in history," said an attorney who noted that the ruling "may also have major consequences for other big polluters." by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Wednesday, May 26, 2021 [caption id="attachment_31311" align="aligncenter" width="955"] Climate activists on Wednesday...

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5 things to know about plastic pollution and how to stop it
2020-12-06
Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide. by Tara Lohan, The Revelator December 3, 2020   [caption id="attachment_27986" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Plastic pollution lines a Singapore beach. Photo: Vaidehi Shah, (CC BY...

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America’s food safety system failed to stop a Salmonella epidemic. It’s still making people sick.
From the Wire
For years, a dangerous salmonella strain has sickened thousands and continues to spread through the chicken industry. The USDA knows...
“The Liberty Way”: How Liberty University discourages and dismisses students’ reports of sexual assaults
From the Wire
The school founded by evangelist Jerry Falwell ignored reports of rape and threatened to punish accusers for breaking its moral...
The U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Arizona. Credit: Ariana Drehsler/AFP via Getty Images
A secretive counterterrorism team interrogated dozens of citizens at the border
From the Wire
Government Report A report by a federal watchdog shows how the Trump administration flagged at least 51 citizens for interrogation...
Kurt Thigpen was met with vitriol shortly after he became a school board member in Washoe County, Nevada. Credit: David Calvert, special to ProPublica
We’re losing our humanity, and the pandemic is to blame
From the Wire
“What the hell is happening? I feel like we are living on another planet. I don’t recognize anyone anymore.”  by...
Lisa Larson-Walker/ProPublica. Photos: Elon Musk (Tristar Media/Getty Images), Jeff Bezos (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images), Michael Bloomberg (Joshua Lott/AFP via Getty Images), Warren Buffett (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
The Secret IRS files: Trove of never-before-seen records reveal how the wealthiest avoid income tax
From the Wire
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett...
Lawyers were stopped while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and questioned by counterterrorism agents. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Documents Show Trump Officials Used Secret Terrorism Unit to Question Lawyers at the Border
From the Wire
In newly disclosed records, Trump officials cited conspiracies about Antifa to justify interrogating immigration lawyers with a special terrorism unit....
In exclusive jailhouse letter, Capitol Riot defendant explains motives, remains boastful
From the Wire
[caption id="attachment_31168" align="alignright" width="414"] An excerpt of a letter penned by Guy Reffitt, sent to ProPublica from jail.[/caption] The material...
Photo illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica, source images: Shaun Griswold and Marjorie Childress/New Mexico in Depth, Ewingdo via Wikimedia Commons and Nathan Gibbs via Flickr
The Two Hospitals Have Similar Infant Death Rates — Until You Look at Extremely Premature Babies
From the Wire
Lax state oversight leaves unanswered questions about the deaths of extremely preterm babies at Albuquerque’s Lovelace Women’s Hospital, which markets...
How to file your state and federal taxes for free in 2021
From the Wire
by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica, Justin Elliott and Karim Doumar The ProPublica Free Tax Guide Free, Fact-Checked Tax Information. That's...
America’s drinking water is surprisingly easy to poison
From the Wire
The cyberbreach at a plant in Oldsmar, Florida, which could have resulted in a mass poisoning, was a reminder of...
National Guard soldiers patrol the Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., on March 6. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
6 Questions officials still haven’t answered after weeks of hearings on the Capitol attack
From the Wire
More than 15 hours of testimony failed to answer fundamental questions about the Capitol attack. Among them: Why national security...
After a wave of violent threats against election workers, Georgia sees few arrests
From the Wire
For nearly a year, election administrators across the country weathered the pandemic while facing attacks and threats — leading many...
Savannah and Sam Peyton, who were without power for days last week, huddle in multiple layers under a sleeping bag at their home in Austin, Texas, on Thursday night, Feb. 18, 2021. Temperatures plummeted to the teens and single digits across Texas, and at least 58 have died in storm-affected areas across the country from causes including carbon monoxide poisoning, car crashes, drownings, house fires and hypothermia. Credit: Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux
“Power companies get exactly what they want”: How Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather
From the Wire
Texas regulators and lawmakers knew about the grid’s vulnerabilities for years, but time and again they furthered the interests of...
“I don’t trust the people above me”: Riot squad cops open up about disastrous response to Capitol insurrection
From the Wire
Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at...
Evidence used by prosecutors in Steven Carrillo’s case included a patch of the Boogaloo flag on a ballistic vest found in a vehicle registered to him. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California)
The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government.
From the Wire
ProPublica and FRONTLINE have identified more than twenty members with ties to the armed forces. by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and...
ProPublica and The Pudding offer scholarships to help pay for your journalism expenses in 2021.
From the Wire
25 scholarships to help you attend a journalism conference and/or to support your work. by Adriana Gallardo, Ash Ngu and...
How Operation Warp Speed created vaccination chaos
From the Wire
States are struggling to plan their vaccination programs with just one week’s notice for how many doses they’ll receive from...
Over 500 videos, inside the Capitol Riot: what the Parler videos reveal
From the Wire
The trove of more than 500 videos recovered from a largely pro-Trump social platform provides a uniquely immersive account of...
Memphis-area residents without internet must wait days for vaccination appointments, while others go to the front of the line
From the Wire
The county’s decision to prioritize vaccinations for internet users — and its failure to set aside any appointments for callers...
Members of several well-known hate groups identified at Capitol riot
From the Wire
A ProPublica-FRONTLINE review of the insurrection found several noted hardcore nativists and white nationalists who also participated in the 2017...
Tucson police officers respond to an officer-involved shooting in which a 61-year-old wheelchair-bound man was shot nine times in the back and side after allegedly shoplifting a toolbox from a Lowe's home improvement store on November 29, 2021. (Photo: Tucson Police Department)
Man in wheelchair fatally shot in the back by Tucson police officer
From the Wire
'Indefensible' Richard Lee Richards was shot nine times in the back and side by a Tucson officer, who has since...
Oak Flat, known to the Apache as Chi’Chil’Ba’Goteel, was federally protected until it became part of a land swap approved by federal officials in 2014. The Save Oak Flat Act would nullify that swap. (Photo by Kevin Hurley/Cronkite News)
Protesters urge Sen. Kelly to support bill to protect sacred Oak Flat
From the Wire
  [caption id="attachment_53364" align="aligncenter" width="2560"] Demonstrators gather outside of the Phoenix offices of Sen. Mark Kelly to urge him to...
A temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside Salt Lake City
Utah makes welfare so hard to get, some feel they must join the LDS church to get aid
From the Wire
Utah’s safety net for the poor is so intertwined with the LDS Church that individual bishops often decide who receives...
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) walk in the U.S. Capitol hallway on November 16, 2021. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Sinema digs in on Filibuster defense amid GOP’s assault on voting rights
From the Wire
Republicans and a pair of Senate Democrats are "using the filibuster to destroy and undermine the life of this democracy...
Kimberly Guilfoyle at a campaign event for then-President Donald Trump at Xtreme Manufacturing in Henderson, Nevada, on Sept. 13, 2020 Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Texts show Kimberly Guilfoyle bragged about raising millions for rally that fueled Capitol riot
From the Wire
Text messages reviewed by ProPublica represent the strongest indication yet that members of the Trump family inner circle were involved...
Deb Haaland—then a Democratic congresswoman representing New Mexico's First District but now U.S. interior secretary—visits Chaco Canyon in 2019. (Photo: Monica Sanchez/Natural Resources Democrats/Flickr/cc)
Indigenous leaders hail Biden’s proposed Chaco Canyon drilling ban as ‘Important first step’
From the Wire
"We are most hopeful that this action is a turning point where the United States natural resource management planning philosophy...
Right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has expressed opposition to a provision in the Build Back Better Act that would incentivize both fair working conditions at auto plants and the manufacturing and purchase of electric vehicles. (Photo: Joshua Roberts-Pool/Getty Images)
Manchin leads charge against Biden’s electric vehicle tax credit
From the Wire
"Manchin thinks being pro-labor is un-American." by Julia Colney, Common Dreams  Monday, November 15, 2021  [caption id="attachment_52070" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Right-wing...
Ross, a resident of the Castaway Inn in downtown Reno, was forced to move out after the motel was bought by the developer Jeffrey Jacobs. Jacobs plans to demolish the Castaway.
Reno developer plans to demolish motel that serves as housing lifeline
From the Wire
Jeffrey Jacobs has been buying and demolishing Reno motels for years. He promises the low-income tenants who live there he’ll...
Illustration by Leland Foster, special to ProPublica
St. Jude hoards billions while patient families drain their savings
From the Wire
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital promises not to bill families. But the cost of having a child at the hospital...
Members of the advocacy group D.C. Marijuana Justice hold a 51-foot blow-up joint on the National Mall on April 28, 2021. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Senate Democrats call on Biden to pardon all Federal nonviolent marijuana offenders
From the Wire
"Our country's cannabis policies must be completely overhauled, but you have the power to act now." by Jessica Corbett, Common...
Alex Bandoni/ProPublica. Source Images: Getty Images Education The Federal Government Gave Billions to America’s Schools for COVID-19 Relief. Where Did the Money Go? The Education Department’s limited tracking of $190 billion in pandemic support funds sent to schools has left officials in the dark about how effective the aid has been in helping students.
The Federal Government gave billions to America’s schools for COVID-19 relief. Where did the money go?
From the Wire
The Education Department’s limited tracking of $190 billion in pandemic support funds sent to schools has left officials in the...
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) attends a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on May 12, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)
Republican Paul Gosar shares edited video of him killing AOC
From the Wire
'He Should Be Expelled' "This man should not serve in Congress," said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). "Fantasizing about violently attacking...
A boy with his teddy bear sits on the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in the Sheikh Ridvan neighborhood in Gaza City on May 19, 2021. (Photo: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
US coalition calls on Biden to denounce Israel’s crackdown on Palestinian Rights groups
From the Wire
"A threat against the Palestinian human rights movement is a threat against movements for social justice everywhere," nearly 300 U.S.-based...
America’s food safety system failed to stop a Salmonella epidemic. It’s still making people sick.
From the Wire
For years, a dangerous salmonella strain has sickened thousands and continues to spread through the chicken industry. The USDA knows...
West Virginia constituents decry ‘Immorality’ of Joe Manchin
From the Wire
"West Virginia has been locked into an economy that forces workers into low-wage jobs with no hope for advancement, and...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) talks with reporters after the Senate Democratic policy luncheon in the Capitol on July 13, 2021. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
‘Bottom Line,’ says Bernie Sanders, deal must include Medicare expansion, lower drug prices
From the Wire
"That's what the American people want." by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Tuesday, October 26, 2021 [caption id="attachment_50097" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Sen....
A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms
From the Wire
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="450"] Climate jargon can feel overwhelming.  Illustration by Dennis Lan/USC, CC BY-ND[/caption] by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC...
Scammers are using fake job ads to steal people’s identities
From the Wire
From Facebook to LinkedIn to Indeed, ads are popping up that promise well-paying jobs — if applicants provide their Social...
A right-wing mob, fueled by then-President Donald Trump's lies about voter fraud, violently rioted at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to prevent lawmakers from certifying the 2020 presidential election results in a joint session of the 117th Congress on January 6, 2021. (Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Any lawmaker involved in planning Jan. 6 insurrection ‘Must be expelled,’ says AOC
From the Wire
Organizers of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol say that several congressional Republicans and White House officials helped plan...
A woman looks at wildfires tearing through a forest in the region of Chefchaouen in northern Morocco on August 15, 2021. (Photo: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images)
WMO says atmospheric carbon at level unseen in 3 million years
From the Wire
The new report has "a stark, scientific message for climate change negotiators at COP 26," said the head of the...

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Stories about ICE

Despite Biden moratorium, ICE and CBP deport hundreds
2021-02-02
'Get These Agencies Under Control Immediately' "Don't. Look. Away. We can't trust ICE and CBP, even if their boss is...
Biden ban on new private prison contracts will not reach ICE detainees
2021-02-02
[caption id="attachment_29871" align="alignright" width="651"] President Joe Biden on Tuesday signs a memorandum strengthening nation-to-nation relationships and directing federal agencies to...
‘Know who didn’t get a F***ing Break? The children’: Outrage over Melania Trump’s recorded comments on imprisoned kids
2020-10-02
The first lady accused parents and children of lying about the violence they faced in their home countries and claimed...
Trump plan for pre-election ICE raids condemned as xenophobic and cruel ‘publicity stunt’
2020-09-30
"President Donald Trump, in need of another dose of fear to keep his sputtering reelection bid afloat, is now, officially,...
Activists help ICE detainee avoid deportation following alleged sterilization procedure at Georgia facility
2020-09-16
Pauline Binam, a Cameroonian who has lived in the U.S. since the age of two, was detained at an ICE...
Lawmakers demand probe into ‘horrifying’ allegations of neglect, mass hysterectomies at ICE Detention Center
2020-09-16
"These allegations are part of a larger pattern of reproductive injustices conducted by ICE officials." by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer...
ICE deported a woman who accused guards of sexual assault while the Feds were still investigating the incident
2020-09-16
The DHS and DOJ inspectors general are investigating allegations that ICE guards assaulted detainees in camera blind spots. DHS instructed...
Rights groups condemn ICE amid whistleblower’s allegations of unwarranted hysterectomies
2020-09-15
'Forced Sterilization Is Genocide' The complaint alleges numerous health and safety violations in regards to Covid-19 in addition a disturbing...
‘We sent 500 tests. They don’t answer calls’: Inside ICE’s coronavirus testing disaster
2020-09-11
Internal emails show ICE rebuffed New Mexico public health officials offering to help contain COVID-19. by Patrick Michels and Laura...
ICE guards “systematically” sexually assault detainees in an El Paso detention center, lawyers say
2020-08-14
Allegations include guards attacking victims in camera “blind spots” and telling them that “no one would believe” them in ICE...

Stories about the Border Wall

Despite Biden moratorium, ICE and CBP deport hundreds
2021-02-02
'Get These Agencies Under Control Immediately' "Don't. Look. Away. We can't trust ICE and CBP, even if their boss is...
Biden ban on new private prison contracts will not reach ICE detainees
2021-02-02
[caption id="attachment_29871" align="alignright" width="651"] President Joe Biden on Tuesday signs a memorandum strengthening nation-to-nation relationships and directing federal agencies to...
Biden’s path to citizenship for immigrants could face an uphill battle
2021-01-21
  by Ryan Knappenberger, Cronkite News Thursday, January 21 [caption id="attachment_29461" align="alignright" width="270"] President Joe Biden, shown here in a campaign...
New IG report, says ACLU, shows just how far Trump team ‘was willing to go to destroy’ immigrant families
2021-01-15
"Just when you think the Trump administration can't sink any lower, it does." by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Friday, January...
US detained migrant children for far longer than previously known
2020-11-29
Newly obtained data show that the U.S. government has detained nearly 1,000 migrant children for longer than one year since...
Trump races to weaken environmental and worker protections, and implement other last-minute policies, before Jan. 20
2020-11-27
The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of eleventh-hour policy changes. Among them: The Justice Department is fast-tracking a...
Lawyers can’t locate parents of 666 seized migrant children—121 more than previously believed
2020-11-10
[su_pullquote align="right"]This is an update from a previous story identifying 545 un-reunitable children.[/su_pullquote].    The children were separated from their families...
Trump got what he wanted at the border. Would Biden undo it?
2020-10-28
Democrats agree that Trump’s caused asylum-seekers unacceptable misery. But the goal of deterring people from migrating to the U.S. —...
‘Cruelty was always the plan’: pressed on mass family separations in final debate, Trump smears victims as ‘bad people’
2020-10-23
"The Trump immigration agenda is defined by cruelty: it's responsible for six children dying in cages, forced women into unnecessary...
Native American man shot protesting Trump border wall, others tear gassed, arrested by US agents on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
2020-10-13
"It's obscene and offensive to us that local and state governments move to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day while the federal...

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