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Jan 14, 2020

The Trump Administration Weakens Standards for ICE Detention Facilities

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials stand at a border crossing facility on the U.S.-Canadian border

Jan 8, 2020

Iranian Americans Have Rights, Too 鈥� No Matter What's Happening Abroad

Immigrant detainees walk with their hands clasped behind their backs along a line painted on a walkway

Jan 7, 2020

It Is Time for a New Way Forward

Dec 18, 2019

A Secret CBP Team is Targeting and Detaining Innocent Travelers. We鈥檙e Suing.

Dec 18, 2019

We鈥檙e Suing to Make Sure that CBP Can鈥檛 Keep Asylum Seekers from Their Lawyers

Dec 9, 2019

Immigrants have been Denied Due Process for Years. In New England, that鈥檚 about to Change.

Nov 27, 2019

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Nov 25, 2019

In Nicaragua, She Dodged Bullets. Now She's Stuck at the Border.

Police officer viewing multiple monitors

Nov 25, 2019

The Trump Administration is Unlawfully Detaining a U.S. Resident Without Charge

Nov 1, 2019

Immigrants鈥� Rights are at Stake in Local Colorado Elections

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News & Commentary about Immigrants' Rights and Detention