by Laura Dravenstott Source: MindOut Conference The blue-uniformed Chinese girl haunts me. She came to my English-as-a-Second-Language class at the detention center and sat at the table, studying her hands as the other women entered. When I began my introduction to the class in both English and Spanish, she stopped
CIVIC files civil rights complaint alleging visitation denials and restrictions at 14 immigration detention facilities; Over 400 organizations and individuals sign letter urging ICE to ensure public access Today, Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) has filed a [federal complaint](http://www.endisolation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/
Meet the people working tirelessly in Tijuana to bring sustenance, support, and hope to migrants Hugo Castro, Border Angels Director in Mexico, stands in front of a migrant shelter in Playas Tijuana in view of the border wall. He is currently renovating the shelter to become a co-op and café
Accompanied by hundreds, NYC’s New Sanctuary Coalition leader Ravi Ragbir walks free after his ICE check-in on March 9th. *Ravi Ragbir walking arm and arm with New York City Council members Jumaane Williams and Ydanis Rodriguez. Source: *Andrew Joyce/Mic Ravi Ragbir attended an annual check-in with Immigration and
by Set Hernandez Rongkilyo I am #undocumented, but to be quite honest, I am NOT #unafraid. There are so many things I fear right now, not just necessarily for myself but for the people I love. If anything, I am #uneasy. I am #uncertain. I am #unnverved. I am #unsettled.
Restaurants and businesses close; Resistance takes to the streets Photo Credit: NM Dream Team on Twitter In response to Trump’s executive orders on immigration and recent raids in which nearly 700 undocumented people have been arrested, immigrants and allies go on strike today for #ADayWithoutImmigrants. From Bustle, Rewire, Fusion,
The immigration detention system thrives on a culture of secrecy. Efforts to limit people in immigration detention’s access to the outside world are part and parcel of punitive models of incarceration. *(Setting aside the fact that immigration detention and deportation are considered civil, non-punitive, proceedings.)* But many advocates argue
by Carl A. Braxton Photo Credit: Eileen Pace / TPR News I recently visited a man in immigration detention at the Theo Lacy Facility in the city of Orange, CA. I am a student in Professor Katie Dingeman-Cerda’s Sociology class “Deportation Nation” at Cal State Los Angeles. My visit was
CCA is Violating the Trademark Rights of CIVIC with the company’s new name CoreCivic Photo Credit: Christina Fialho CIVIC, which stands for Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement, is a national non-profit with a mission to end U.S. immigration detention, particularly privately-run detention facilities. In October, Corrections
