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Trump Administration Considered Jailing Migrants Near Toxic Military Dump
A jail was almost built at Fort Bliss, Texas, which has at least 80 sites regulated under a hazardous waste program.
On Universal Children’s Day, It’s Time to Stop Imprisoning Kids Everywhere
Let's use the momentum against migrant child detention to end U.S. complicity in locking up kids everywhere.
Trump Administration Detained Record-Breaking 70,000 Children in 2019
The number of children held by the U.S. in 2019 exceeded that of any other country.
ACLU Is Suing Trump Officials on Behalf of Traumatized Separated Families
Trump's administration separated thousands more children from their parents than was previously known.
Migrant Families Sue Over Extraordinary Harms of Family Separation
The suit seeks damages to help the families with the cost of therapy and other treatment for the trauma they endured.
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies Target Children, Cancer Patients, Servicemembers
The new anti-immigration policies were enacted as border wall construction began on federally protected lands this week.
Sen. Merkley Condemns Trump’s Decision to Indefinitely Jail Migrant Kids
The Trump administration aims to indefinitely detain migrant children and their families, reversing decades of policy.
Trump’s Reinstatement of Indefinite Family Detention Could Kill People
At least 26 people have died after being held in immigration custody since Trump took office, including six children.
Former Staffer Details Abuse Inside Chicago Child Detention Center
"The intervention of state agencies and social service agencies functions as a legalized kidnapping,” the staffer says.
Resistance to Private Prisons Comes Amid Debate Over Immigrant Detention Policy
Controversy over immigration policy is shining an unwelcome spotlight on the private prison industry.