News & Commentary about Immigrants' Rights and Detention

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Jul 15, 2015

LGBT Detainees Remain in Harm’s Way Despite Government Guidance

Jun 18, 2015

In Violation of the Constitution, Obama Is Deporting Asylum-Seekers Without Oversight From The Courts

CBP Processing Unaccompanied Children. Photo: US Customs and Border Patrol

Jun 10, 2015

ACLU and Partners File Suit Against US Border Patrol for Savage Treatment in Detention Facilities

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Jun 3, 2015

33 Senators Join Chorus of Voices Condemning Obama’s Family Detention Policies

Satsuki Ina as a toddler with her mother and brother.

May 27, 2015

I Know an American 'Internment' Camp When I See One

Manzanar Detention Center Barracks - Japanese-American interment camp during WW2

May 21, 2015

The 'South Texas Family Residential Center' Is No Haven: It’s an Internment Camp.

May 15, 2015

UN Issues Scathing Assessment of US Human Rights Record

Apr 13, 2015

Asylum Seekers Shouldn’t Have to Worry About Posting Bond When They Flee Their Homes

Mar 20, 2015

DHS Sends Troublingly Mixed Messages on Secure Communities Reform

Mar 18, 2015

Big Government v. Traumatized Defenseless Children = Justice?