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News & Commentary about Immigrants' Rights and Detention

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A Customs and Border Protection officer questions immigrants in Rio Grande Valley sector of the Texas border on Aug. 20, 2019.

Dec 9, 2020

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties

Biden Must Remove Border Patrol from Border Communities to Restore Civil Rights and Liberties
Immigrant detainees walk down a hall escorted by heavily armed CBP officers.

Dec 2, 2020

Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.

Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.
Detainees walk past a map of the world in a hallway of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.

Nov 30, 2020

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — About ICE Detention

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — About ICE Detention
Urooj Alavi with her two children.

Oct 16, 2020

ICE is Trying to Deport My Husband While I Treat COVID Patients

ICE is Trying to Deport My Husband While I Treat COVID Patients
Abortion activists hold signs at rally that read" Keep Abortion Legal" and "Abortion Access for All."

Sep 30, 2020

Victory: After Three Years of Battling in Court, the Trump Administration Abandons its Policy of Banning Abortion for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

Victory: After Three Years of Battling in Court, the Trump Administration Abandons its Policy of Banning Abortion for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
A migrant detainee stands facing away from bunks.

Sep 29, 2020

Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself

Immigration Detention and Coerced Sterilization: History Tragically Repeats Itself
A detainee sits on a bunk in a women's area at an immigration detention center.

Sep 23, 2020

Reproductive Abuse is Rampant in the Immigration Detention System

Reproductive Abuse is Rampant in the Immigration Detention System
A close up of a police officer wears a "Police" label beside a U.S. ICE (standing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement) badge on his vest.

Sep 3, 2020

For Black Immigrants, Police and ICE Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

For Black Immigrants, Police and ICE Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
Collage of seven immigrants who share their experiences of being detained during the COVID-19 crisis.

Aug 24, 2020

What's it Like to be in Immigration Lockup During a Pandemic?

What's it Like to be in Immigration Lockup During a Pandemic?
A detainee lays on a bunk in a pod at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga. As of November 2019, 1,625 male detainees were said to be held at the center by ICE.

Jun 29, 2020

DHS Watchdog Confirms: ICE is Failing to Protect Detained People From COVID

DHS Watchdog Confirms: ICE is Failing to Protect Detained People From COVID