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All of President Biden’s Immigration-Related Actions So Far

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 28, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJanuary 28, 202102726

President Joe Biden made a lot of promises about immigration reform during his campaign including a pledge to create a task force to reunite families that were separated at the border during former president Donald Trump’s administration “on his first...

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The ICE Doctor Accused of Performing Unnecessary Hysterectomies Isn’t Even Board Certified

Virginia IsaadSeptember 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 24, 202003575

The ICE doctor who has allegedly been performing unwanted hysterectomies on women detained at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia is not a board certified OB-GYN, The Daily Beast reports. Dr. Mahendra Amin is at the center of the...

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ICE Whistleblower Says Doctor Forcibly Sterilized Detainees Without Consent

Virginia IsaadSeptember 15, 2020September 16, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 15, 2020September 16, 202005223

The atrocities at detention centers continue to make headlines with little to no changes and now a whistleblower is exposing inhumane treatment that exceeds what’s been reported in the past. Dawn Wooten was employed as a nurse at the Irwin...

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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, 202001946

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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Coronavirus Crisis: 85% of ICE Detainees Tested are Positive for Covid-19

Virginia IsaadApril 29, 2020July 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadApril 29, 2020July 24, 202001613

ICE recently announced that it has tested 995 of its 30,737 detainees as of April 21 and of those, 449 have tested positive. Of the 1.38 percent of the detainees that have been tested, about 85 percent were positive, with...

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ICE Is Bringing Kids to NYC Despite Coronavirus Outbreak

Araceli CruzMarch 16, 2020August 3, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 16, 2020August 3, 202001508

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to increase, especially in New York and Washington state, officials are instructing people not to travel and to stay indoors. Despite these restrictions, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is still transporting undocumented...

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ICE Is Using Private Therapy Notes Against Detained Children

Araceli CruzFebruary 19, 2020July 23, 2020

by Araceli CruzFebruary 19, 2020July 23, 20200867

The first session with a therapist always begins the same. The therapist informs the patient that everything that is expressed is confidential, except if the patient discloses intent to self-harm or harm others. Everything else remains private. That is the...

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Virgin Mary in Cuffs Art is Testament to Inhumane Treatment at the Border

Virginia IsaadDecember 13, 2019

by Virginia IsaadDecember 13, 201901397

Katie Jo Suddaby took 22 days to create a sand painting depicting La Virgen being taken into custody by ICE agents and two years later it still resonates with people. The Philadelphia Inquirer spoke with the artist about the enduring...

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ICE Refuses to Release Honduran Mom with Deteriorating Health

Virginia IsaadOctober 31, 2019July 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 31, 2019July 27, 20200925

Cristian Padilla Romero is an undocumented doctoral student at Yale University and like many young undocumented folks growing up, his path to the Ivy League school was paved by the hard work of his mother. Now, she’s fighting for her...

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California Bans For-Profit Prisons and Immigrant Detention Centers

Virginia IsaadOctober 14, 2019July 26, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 14, 2019July 26, 202002972

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that bans for-profit, private prisons including immigrant detention centers by 2028, becoming the first state to do so. Starting on Jan. 2020, the state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will not...

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‘Trump Can Deport You’ Threatens Teacher to Latinx Student

Virginia IsaadSeptember 6, 2019July 27, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 6, 2019July 27, 20200694

In yet another instance of the threat of deportation being used against the Latinx community, a 14-year-old boy was threatened by a Texas teacher who said Trump could have him deported. The incident happened over a dress code violation. The student...

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ICE Has Yet to Release Mom Who Is Desperate to Breastfeed Her Baby

Araceli CruzAugust 20, 2019July 31, 2020

by Araceli CruzAugust 20, 2019July 31, 20200475

In the wake of the ICE raid on a poultry facility in Mississippi two weeks ago, the families that had their lives uprooted continue to endure trauma. One of those affected by the raid, which caused the detainment of 680...