From a newsletter originally published as a fundraiser for Friends of Miami-Dade Detainees by Wendy KingOn Monday, July 18, seven activists shut down Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida. Using a disabled vehicle, bike locks and other materials, they blocked every gate to the facility for over six hours,
by Conner MartinezAn unannounced visit to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center by federal inspectors has found nooses present in various cells, unfair segregation policies, and that those in detention have been receiving inadequate medical care. The nooses were braided bed sheets hanging from the vents, and were found in a
This is Stephany Gissell Pacheco Herrera’s story, as told to me in series of translated emails. Stephany, whose baby is due next week, urgently needs to raise funds for her husband’s bail. Please visit her GoFundMe page and contribute what you can!https://www.gofundme.com/fianza-de-inmigranteMy baby
On October 10, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Nielsen v. Preap. At the heart of the case is whether certain individuals are subject to mandatory detention without a bond hearing.The individuals who will be affected by this case are those noncitizens (such as legal permanent residents) with past
While visiting Friendship Park in Tijuana in August, I saw a man on a cell phone looking bewildered. When I approached him, he asked me for the name of the park. He was talking to his wife in San Diego, trying to describe where he was.Running the length of
Editor’s note: Carline’s (not her real name) story spans two decades, 1998 to the present day. A mother, an asylum seeker, a woman who was severely beaten and hospitalized in detention, her story is a stark reminder that our country’s history of abuse and discrimination against immigrants
The sketches that appear here were collected from Helegner Tijera Moreno, a former Venezuelan army officer, who fled his country to seek asylum in the U.S. Instead, he has been detained for nearly two years at the Otero County Detention Center in New Mexico and denied parole.Helegner arrived
From the Border to Your Local County Detention CenterA 5-part photo essay series by Peg HunterPart 5: WEST COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY— RICHMOND, CALocal Sheriffs’ departments have financial incentives to contract with ICE to house immigrant detainees in County Detention Centers.The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity has been holding monthly
My name is Cornelia S. Stark. I was born in Eschenbach, Germany. I came over to the States in 1973, at the age of three years old. I was brought over here by my mother. I’ve spent 45 years here.In 1989, when I was 18, I bounced bad
