Tag: ICE
Cuban asylum seeker describes vicious pepper spray attack on hunger strikers at ICE detention facility
More than 2,000 migrants and refugees in U.S. detention facilities have contracted Covid-19 as advocates demand their release. by Julia Conley, staff writer Saturday, July 4 A Cuban asylum-seeker on Thursday described a “shocking” pepper spray…
Judge orders release of children held by ICE
Advocates are calling on the agency to also immediately release parents. by Eoin Higgins, staff writer Saturday, June 27 A federal judge ruled Friday evening that immigrant children held in ICE detention must be released by…
Advocates sue Trump Administration over mass border expulsions
The suit, which draws on ProPublica’s story illuminating the secretive policy, seeks to stop a 16-year-old boy from being expelled to Honduras and to reunite him with his father who’s already living in the U.S. by…
Defending assault on peaceful protesters in DC, William Barr falsely claims pepper spray ‘not a chemical irritant’
“Barr is lying. Pepper balls contain chemical irritants. They are paint balls stuffed with oleoresin capsicum. Pepper spray is also a chemical irritant.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Sunday, June 7 In an interview on CBS…
AOC, Pressley join probe into Trump use of predator drones to surveil protesters
“This administration has undermined the First Amendment freedoms of Americans of all races who are rightfully protesting George Floyd’s killing.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Sunday, June 7 Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, including Reps….
The Trump Administration is rushing deportations of migrant children during coronavirus
Their father was missing. Their mother was miles away. Two sisters, ages 8 and 11, were survivors of sexual assault and at risk of deportation. With the nation focused on COVID-19, the U.S. government is rushing…
Outbreak at private immigration detention center near Abilene
The outbreak at the Bluebonnet Detention Center in rural West Texas is the second-largest among the nation’s 49 immigration detention centers that have seen positive cases. by Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune May 23, 2020,…
‘If the virus makes it here, this place is a ticking time bomb’, a play and graphic short story
‘If the virus makes it here, this place is a ticking time bomb’ By Laura C. Morel, Thi Bui, Sarah Mirk and Amanda Pike / May 18, 2020 This story was originally published by Reveal from…
The Final Frontiers? A Call to Protect the Biodiversity on the Borders
President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife. by John R. Platt April 30, 2020 Conservation experts have long warned that President Donald Trump’s pet border-wall project between the United…
Families are standing by to take in migrant kids, but the government won’t let them out
By Aura Bogado / May 14, 2020 While the surrounding world has been transformed by the coronavirus, relatively little has changed inside the government-sponsored shelter for migrant children in Fairfield, California. Staffers at the facility,…
COVID-19 Cases at one Texas immigration detention center soared in a matter of days. Now, town leaders want answers.
Coronavirus infections continue to rise at migrant detention facilities in towns with limited resources. Some local governments want details on what’s being done to safeguard the public. by Perla Trevizo May 11, 10 AM MST It…
This ICE detainee caught Coronavirus after asking to be released. A judge says he still shouldn’t be let go.
Sirous Asgari was shuttled across the country by ICE in mid-March, then held in a Louisiana prison with dozens of other men. All along, he pleaded to be released. by Yeganeh Torbati Friday, May 1, 11:31…
ICE Has Access to DACA Recipients’ Personal Information Despite Promises Suggesting Otherwise, Internal Emails Show
Trump promised that information from DACA applications would not be sent to deportation agents. But internal emails show that ICE can access databases where that information is kept — and DHS decided not to tell Congress….
La Palma cases increase after ICE assured judge of no suspected cases
By Jude Joffe-Block and Valeria Fernández April 16, 2020 PHOENIX – Three days after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials claimed in court filings that there were no longer any active or suspected COVID-19 cases…
Tensions skyrocket as COVID-19 fears grip Arizona detention center
Advocacy groups, attorneys and medical experts are putting pressure on federal immigration officials to release detainees because of fears of COVID-19. On Friday, hundreds of protesters drove around the La Palma Correctional Center and the nearby…
Federal judge orders ICE to release detained immigrants at heightened risk for COVID-19
“It is unfortunate we had to resort to the courts for this relief; ICE should be doing this on its own,” said the San Francisco public defender. by Jessica Corbett, staff writer In a ruling celebrated…
Inside ICE lockdown: Face masks made of socks, no hand sanitizer and growing tensions
During his shifts in the kitchen, he and other detainees would speak about the supervisor who kept coughing. Between meals, it’s Iglesias’ job to wipe down the tables where detainees eat. He wished he had disinfectant…
As coronavirus infections spread, so have clashes between ICE detainees and guards
At ICE detention camps across the country, unrest is growing as detainees warn that dirty conditions and a disturbing lack of soap and other supplies could allow coronavirus to run rampant. by Julián Aguilar, The Texas…
Coronavirus turning ICE detention into ‘death camps,’ groups rallying to free families, held around country
“ICE is making the pandemic more dangerous for everyone.” by Eoin Higgins, staff writer As legal advocates filed an emergency suit on behalf of families and children detained by ICE, activists around the U.S. demonstrated against…
ICE has repeatedly failed to contain contagious diseases
Our Analysis Shows. It’s a Danger to the Public. ProPublica reviewed more than 70 reports detailing deaths in ICE detention over the last decade and found staff often break strict rules for testing contagious diseases. At…
How federal agencies put immigrants and immigration workers at risk amid coronavirus
By Patrick Michels, Laura C. Morel and Aura Bogado / March 17, 2020 This story was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization based in the San Francisco Bay…
Scathing new government report on Trump family separation policy
“This report shows that high-level officials chose to ignore the warnings about the harms of family separation. It also raises serious questions about whether the lack of interagency communication has still not been fixed. Thousands of…
‘This is a nightmare’: Trump accused of weaponizing DOJ with new task force focused on stripping US Citizenship
“Of all the dystopian shit—a department of denaturalization at DOJ might take the biscuit.” by Eoin Higgins, staff writer CommonDreams Feb 27, 2020 Rights advocates expressed outrage and severe concerns after the U.S. Department of Justice…
Students raise $10,000 to get classmate released from Immigrant Detention Center
Students from Crystal Lake Central High school decided to take matters into their own hands when one of their own was facing deportation. Together, the students and staff of Crystal Lake Central High School raised over…
