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Immigration Detention
July 18, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Greg Abbott Promises to Keep Using Migrants as Political Pawn at RNC
The Texas governor announced he intends to continue busing migrants to other states.
March 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Justice Warns Texas Will “Sow Chaos” With Latest Ruling
In a damning dissent, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned about the dangers to come with Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s controversial immigration law.
March 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Supreme Court Gives Abbott Free Rein on Controversial Immigration Law
The Supreme Court has let S.B. 4 go back into effect, giving even more power to Texas law enforcement when it comes to the border.
December 6, 2021
María Inés Taracena
Haitian Asylum-Seekers Are Being Mistreated in ICE Detention
As the media moves on from the horrors of Del Rio, Haitian asylum-seekers allege brutal conditions in an ICE facility in New Mexico.
August 27, 2021
Jordan Levy
Why ICE Is Leaving New Jersey County Jails
Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill banning new contracts with ICE, but advocates want detained immigrants released, not just moved out of state.
May 14, 2020
Laura Weiss
Trump’s Deportation Flights Are Inflaming the Pandemic
After baselessly accusing migrants of bringing coronavirus to the U.S., the administration is endangering the lives of infected detainees.
March 19, 2020
Anonymous
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Felipe De La Hoz
My Life in ICE Detention During the Coronavirus Outbreak
“If I’m going to get the coronavirus, I’m going to get it from an officer before I get it from an inmate.”
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