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Migrant Children
Pressure Mounts to Shut Down Immigrant Family Detention Centers
Immigrant rights advocates have increased pressure to end the punitive policy of holding in prison-like conditions mothers and children fleeing danger.
For Those Who’ve Considered Drowning
Over a century after the transatlantic slave trade ended, we are still faced with the pervasiveness of the drowning Black body.
Mothers Sue Over Alleged Retaliation at Karnes Immigrant Family Jail
Asylum-seeking mothers detained at an immigrant family jail in Texas alleged retaliation after their hunger strike.
Mexican Migrant Children Forgotten at the Border
Mexican children rarely get an opportunity to tell their story before an immigration judge.
“Biden Plan” for Central America Continues the Crackdown on Kids
The “Biden Plan” for Central America treats refugee children as a national security threat.
Private Prison Companies Foresee Increased Profits as Ruling Limits Immigrant Detentions
A recent court ruling may not slow private prison companies expansion of immigrant family jails.
Central America “Aid” Won’t Slow Migration
The US government's new aid plan will only deepen crises.
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US Looks to Detain More Mother, Child Migrants, Sometimes for Months
Some in Congress have proposed measures that might mean more women and children are held or held longer.
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The LGBTQ Issue Where the President Must Still Evolve
President Obama has evolved on LGBTQ issues, but on immigration, is he still enforcing exclusion?
Advocates Say Asylum Cases Rushed at New Immigrant Family Jail in Texas
Corrections Corporation of America's new immigrant family jail in Texas is found to have few due process protections.