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Trump Mulls Lower Refugee Cap of 40,000 With Most Space for White South Africans
The vast number of people allowed in the US next year under this plan would belong to a group not facing persecution.
Indigenous Communities From Southern Mexico Refuse to Bow to ICE in California
Increasingly targeted in immigration raids, Mixteco and Triqui communities hold festivals of resistance.
Masked ICE Agents Kidnap Teenager Who Was Walking His Dog
Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero Cruz had just turned 18 and was about to start his senior year.
Immigration Detention Has Become a Booming Business for Private Prison Giants
Private prison giants now hold 90 percent of detained immigrants and aim to triple capacity for $1.5 billion in revenue.
Children, Pregnant Women Mistreated in Immigration Detention, Sen. Ossoff Says
One woman bled for days before she was taken to a hospital, where she miscarried alone in a room.
Immigrants Detained for Days Without Beds, Showers, Medication in NYC, Suit Says
One person reported that he lost more than 20 pounds during his detention.
Appeals Court Blocks Contempt Proceedings in El Salvador Disappearances Case
“The rule of law depends on obedience to judicial orders,” DC Circuit Judge Cornelia Pillard wrote in her dissent.
Activist Released Without Charges After Violent Arrest While Documenting ICE
Masked agents pinned Amanda Trebach on the pavement then forced her into an unmarked van.
FEMA Tells Staff to Work for ICE or Risk Getting Fired
Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether.
Georgia Expanding Deadly Private Prison Into the Largest ICE Facility in the US
An inspection said Folkston immigration jail is “unsanitary and dilapidated.” Activists have called for it its closure.