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A Ninth Circuit panel has ruled that the government needs to abide by its 1997 agreement to grant immigrant children bond hearings—for instance, the nine-year-old who was held in detention for 18 mon…
By Cody Wofsy, ACLU June 26, 2017 After the Supreme Court ruled today that it would hear arguments on the Muslim ban that a number of lower courts have ruled against, the president claimed “clear vic…
“We are unable to prevent Magana Ortiz’s removal, yet it is contrary to the values of this nation and its legal system. Indeed, the government’s decision to remove Magana Ortiz diminishes not only ou…
On May 23 the Trump administration unveiled a more detailed version of its budget proposal. The New York Times noted that in addition to increasing funding for the detention and deportation of undoc…
“I thought that entering this country, which had always been my dream, was always going to be an unforgettable day.... It was. But it was the saddest and ugliest day I could have imagined.” By Sharon…
"Bad hombres"? CBP detained Colombian sisters for 36 hours, won't say why Another example of the Border Patrol out of control . Two Colombian sisters—Laura Gómez, 11, and Dayana Gómez, …
The following three reports make it hard to believe the Trump administration is sincerely interested in protecting U.S. citizens. Trump claims ICE will just be deporting “the bad ones,” on the q…
Hundreds of thousands of people have now seen the video of Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez being detained by ICE agents as his 13-year-old daughter cries. Trump claims he’s just deporting “bad hombres,” but …
By Caitlin Dickerson, New York Times January 16, 2017 When Donald J. Trump announced he was running for president in a 2015 speech calling Mexican immigrants criminals and rapists, Rachel McCormick d…
By Rebecca Schneider, CounterPunch January 4, 2017 “You have reached the voicemail box of…” “You have reached the voicemail box of…” “You have reached the voicemail box of…” Panic set in. I was supp…
Horrific conditions in the Northern Triangle led to a major policy crisis for the Obama administration. A new wave of refugees could do the same for Trump. By Emily Gogolak, The Nation December 26, 2…
Karen Lucas, MoveOn.org April 15, 2016 Dear friends, After more than 10 weeks of detention, an immigration judge finally granted Kimberly her freedom. Kimberly has been separated from her Atlanta fam…
By Tom Jawetz, Center for American Progress March 28, 2016 On April 18, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit, United States v. Texas, brought by more than two dozen state…
ICE is increasingly targeting young people: This high school student was detained on her way to school By Katie Levingston, Salon March 7, 2016 In her homeland of Honduras, Kimberly Pineda Chavez and…
By Meleiza Figueroa, Truthdig February 19, 2016 At first glance, Thursday seemed like a banner day for Hillary Clinton’s “minority firewall.” Several respected leaders of Latinx organizations offered…
Global Voices February 13, 2016 On the night of Thursday February 11, 2016, the administration of Durham Public Schools in North Carolina unanimously passed a resolution condemning the arrests and in…
We know how to help children fleeing violence in Central America. Instead, we’re raiding communities and deporting families. By Elizabeth Holtzman, The Nation February 11, 2016 As the coauthor, with …
By Garance Burke, Associated Press January 25, 2016 LOS ANGELES (AP) — As tens of thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America crossed the border in search of safe harbor, overwhelmed U.…
By Nancy Hiemstra, Huffington Post January 8, 2016 At the end of December, The Washington Post reported that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would being rounding up Central American immi…
By Nigel Duara and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times January 3, 2016 The detentions of at least 11 families across the country marked the first day of an effort by the government to find and de…
