A Tweet Raises Questions About Immigrant Safety During Coronavirus Pandemic
As COVID-19 spreads, ICE detained a Central American immigrant in a hospital, causing confusion and raising concerns.
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Lexi McMenamin
ICE Protester to Face Trial in ‘Build the Wall’ Sheriff’s Massachusetts County
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, who once offered prisoners at his jails as laborers to build the border wall, is one of many sheriffs who partners with the agency.
Immigrant DNA Collection And The Fear Of ‘Population Surveillance’
An enormous database of DNA samples could pave the way for increasingly exclusionary anti-immigrant policies
Chicago’s Gang Database Can Have ‘Devastating’ Consequences, But There’s No Way To Be Removed From It.
Social media posts, tattoos, or the unvetted word of an officer can lead to inclusion on the list, which is overwhelmingly composed of people of color.
ICE’s Fake University Seemed To Be More About Creating Fear Than Addressing Fraud
Rather than target fraudulent universities, ICE created its own to go after foreign students.
The Mississippi Raids And What Awaits Those Detained
Nearly 380 people remain in custody after ICE raids in Mississippi Wednesday. They are likely to be held in immigration detention in Louisiana, far from their families and access to legal counsel.
Targeting A Group That ‘Lends Legitimacy’ To Human Caging
The American Correctional Association has granted accreditation to includes detention centers, prisons, and jails where people are held in horrific conditions.
Spotlight: The Citizenship Question, the Supreme Court, and Who Deserves a Do-Over
What if Justice Roberts gave criminal defendants do-overs like he did for the Trump administration?
ICE Wanted To Deport Him to Jamaica. But He Was Born In The U.S.
A Philadelphia-born man was detained by ICE and nearly deported. The agency’s mistake was caught, but the case exposes a new collaborative program that encourages jails to hold immigrants for ICE.
Migrants Say They Pay For Inclusion On ‘La Lista’ To Make Border Crossing
Migrants near Brownsville, Texas say that if they don’t bribe Mexican officials they’re stuck at the bottom of a list of people seeking refuge in the U.S. via international bridges.