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Private Prison Companies Are Raking in Profits From Increased Deportations
“This is, to us, an unprecedented opportunity,” the executive chairman of GEO Group said shortly after the election.
ICE Admits They Didn’t Have a Warrant When They Abducted Mahmoud Khalil
“ICE has admitted it detained Mahmoud illegally ... to justify it, they are now flat out lying,” said a legal advocate.
Rights Groups Detail “Authoritarian” Reality of US Surveillance in Report to UN
Trump is weaponizing a high-tech surveillance state in violation of international human rights law, experts say.
The Kafkaesque Case of Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez Is a Warning to Us All
In a clear case of racial profiling, immigration police in Florida unlawfully arrested and held a US-born citizen.
Connecticut AG Warns Airline: Deportation Flights Jeopardize Its Tax Breaks
Democratic lawmakers are also working to expand the state’s sanctuary law to penalize companies for working with ICE.
Tlaib: CBP Has Detained 200 in Michigan Where People Took Wrong Turn to Canada
Tlaib said the detentions, which occurred over the course of just two months, are “outrageously cruel and inhumane.”
Trump Cuts Leave Thousands of Kids to Face Immigration Court Alone
The Trump administration is forcing kids — some just toddlers — to represent themselves in deportation proceedings.
US Citizen Detained for 10 Days After He Asked Border Patrol Officer for Help
Border agents forced the 19-year-old, who cannot read, to sign a transcript of his arrest he says was false.
“We Cannot Give Everyone a Trial” Trump Says in Post Blasting the Supreme Court
Critics decried Trump's desire to end due process rights, with one saying Trump aims to bring the “dark ages” to the US.
Mahmoud Khalil’s Wife Gives Birth After ICE Denies His Request to Be Present
"I will continue to fight every day for Mahmoud to come home to us,” Noor Abdalla said, shortly after giving birth.