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Border Patrol Holding 15,500 Unaccompanied Migrant Minors

Virginia IsaadMarch 23, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 23, 202107062

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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At least 19 Mostly WOC Allege Medical Abuse at Georgia ICE Detention Center

Virginia IsaadOctober 26, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 26, 202003637

Following the September report from whistleblower Dawn Wooten about medical misconduct at the Irwin county detention center in Georgia, at least 19 women have come forward saying they were subject to forced surgeries and medical abuse according to a new...

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RAICES ‘Kids in Cages’ Installation is Reminder of Border Crisis

Virginia IsaadFebruary 3, 2020July 21, 2020

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 3, 2020July 21, 202002447

In light of the ongoing border crisis, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) put up more than a dozen chain-link cages in the city (with dolls that represent children) as caucus-goers in Iowa choose their...

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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, 202002400

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, 202006350

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...