News & Commentary about Abuse of Immigration Detention

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Nov 23, 2022

20 Years Later, It’s Time to Overhaul the Department of Homeland Security

A young child holds on to her mother legs as they wait with other families to request political asylum in the United States, across the border in Tijuana, Mexico.
20 Years Later, It’s Time to Overhaul the Department of Homeland Security

Sep 29, 2022

Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum

The U.S.-Mexico border.
Five Things to Know About the Right to Seek Asylum

Aug 31, 2022

UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program

Delegates converse while in attendace at the United Nations General Assembly on October 26, 2022 in New York City.
UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program

Jun 22, 2022

Without Access to Counsel, Detained Immigrants Face Increased Risks of Prolonged Detention and Unlawful Deportation

Two detainees seen waiting through a window behind closed doors.
Without Access to Counsel, Detained Immigrants Face Increased Risks of Prolonged Detention and Unlawful Deportation

Mar 2, 2022

Llegamos en Busca de Asilo, Pero Lo Que Encontramos Fue Peligro

Migrants in line to seek asylum in Matamoros, Mexico.
Llegamos en Busca de Asilo, Pero Lo Que Encontramos Fue Peligro

Jan 27, 2022

Why Is America So Keen on Separating Families?

Why Is America So Keen on Separating Families?

Jan 12, 2022

Two-Thirds of Voters Want to Stop the Expansion of For-Profit Immigrant Detention

GEO and ICE grievance boxes at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.
Two-Thirds of Voters Want to Stop the Expansion of For-Profit Immigrant Detention

Jan 7, 2022

The Biden Administration is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case

A group of signs on the ground protesting harmful immigration policies, some of which read “No Human Is Illegal,” and “Help Not Death.”
The Biden Administration is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case

Nov 12, 2021

ICE’s Detention Oversight System Needs an Overhaul

Immigration detainees leave the cafeteria under the watch of guards during a media tour at the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La., in this Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 file photo.
ICE’s Detention Oversight System Needs an Overhaul

Oct 5, 2021

More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration

Empty cell at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.
More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration