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Surge of Refugees Expected at the Border Following the End of Title 42

Sofía AguilarMay 9, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMay 9, 202302601

For decades now, thousands of migrants have traveled from all over Latin America to reach the U.S. and seek refuge, resources, and tools to build a new life for themselves and their families. Since the beginning of Former President Donald...

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At Least 39 Dead in Fire at a Migrant Center in Ciudad Juarez

Ashley MercadoMarch 29, 2023March 30, 2023

by Ashley MercadoMarch 29, 2023March 30, 202302873

The journey migrants face trying to enter the U.S. is known to be hazardous and full of dangers and recently that was tragically apparent after a fire broke out at a migrant center. Mexican officials confirmed the deaths of at...

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Border Patrol Holding 15,500 Unaccompanied Migrant Minors

Virginia IsaadMarch 23, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 23, 202108002

President Joe Biden assumed office with the promise of making sweeping changes to the border crisis and about two months into his presidency little has changed. While this is undoubtedly a lengthy process the fact that it seems the situation...

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17 Immigrants Have Died in ICE Custody This Year

Virginia IsaadAugust 11, 2020August 11, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 11, 2020August 11, 202003309

The 17th person has died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody making this year the deadliest since 2006 when 19 immigrants died. A total of eight people died in custody in 2019 so this year had been twice as...

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Video Shows Border Patrol Neglected Guatemalan Teen Who Died in Their Custody

Virginia IsaadDecember 6, 2019July 7, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 6, 2019July 7, 202002024

When 16-year-old Guatemalan immigrant Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez was diagnosed with the flu at the Border Patrol processing center in McAllen, Texas, he should have been properly cared for but instead, he was sent to a holding cell in nearby...

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ICE Shuts Down Immigrant Hotline Featured on ‘OITNB’

Virginia IsaadAugust 23, 2019July 31, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 23, 2019July 31, 202002528

The final season of Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black highlighted the country’s current immigration detention issue and told the stories of character’s in detainment, fighting to be reunited with their children, and the real-life retaliation that detainees in detention...

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7 Real Ways To Help In The Effort To Reunite Immigrant Families

Priscilla BlossomOctober 16, 2018September 22, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomOctober 16, 2018September 22, 202003898

Immigrant families in the U.S. have always suffered in numerous ways. The simple act of having to flee your home and homeland, of starting over in a new country where you might not even speak the common language, is hard...