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No One Knows How Many Immigrant Kids Have Disappeared in US Custody
For six years, a North Carolina family has tried to find out what the U.S. government did with its children.
Impunity for Torturers Made Trump’s Invulnerability Possible
If one administration can get away with torture, another can go unpunished for putting migrant children in cages.
How the Border Patrol’s Unchecked Powers and Carelessness Separated a Family
Under Trump, Border Patrol agents' unchecked power and seemingly random decisions can cleave migrant families apart.
There’s Nothing “Pro-Life” About Trump’s Opposition to Abortion Rights
To beat back Trump's attacks, activists nationwide are organizing teach-ins and a “Mass Strike for Reproductive Rights.”
I’ve Seen Firsthand the Heartbreak of ICE Detention. This Must End.
No one should be forced to spend a holiday -- or any other day -- jailed in a detention center, away from their family.
The US Is Waging a Stealth War at the Mexico Border
Author John Carlos Frey explores increased militarization at the border and the profitable business of fear.
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.