I was advocating and litigating from inside ICE detention for over 6 years, and I have since been deported Photo Credit: Tina Shull Before I begin my rendition I respectfully request you to not include my name because of the very sensitive nature of my situation. I fear repercussions from
To the United States President, Donald Trump, You Must represent ALL the citizens and residents of this Great Country, even the ones that did not vote for you. You promised that you were going to “Make This Country Great Again.” In your first 100 days in power, We have seen
by Tina Shull CIVIC’s weekly spotlight on crimes committed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This week’s crime: Lying May 10, 2007, the day my life split in two.In one life, I put on my cap and gown and went to my NYU graduation in Washington Square
by Ana Maria Fores Tamayo Originally published in the blog Adjunct Justice Photo credit: “Migration Is Not A Crime“ by Flickr used in conjunction with creativecommons For May Day, I will take part in one of the many marches against what trump is doing to immigration (I don’t capitalize
As the death toll rises in detention, immigrant rights groups demand accountability and transparency #ShutDownAdelanto action honoring those who have died at the Adelanto Detention Facility, August 20, 2016. Photo credit: Tina Shull Washington, DC — Immigrant rights organizations Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC), Detention Watch Network (DWN)
Tentative route. Follow and support the caravan at pueblosinfronteras.org *From *[*Pueblo Sin Fronteras*](http://www.pueblosinfronteras.org/actions-.html)*:* On Sunday, April 9th, a caravan of Central American refugees set foot from the Guatemala-Mexico border and began to make their way north to request asylum in the United States.
Osmar Epifanio Gonzalez-Gadba is the fifth person to die in immigration detention in 2017 Photo credit: Tina Shull CIVIC is calling for an independent investigation after a Nicaraguan man, Osmar Epifanio Gonzalez-Gadba, 32, died while in U.S. immigration detention after months of incarceration at a privately-run detention center that
#ShutDownAdelanto demonstration at Adelanto Detention Facility, August 20, 2016. Photo credit: Paula Kahn. #### Immigration detention has a long history in the United States, dating back to the late 1800s, but the practice of systematically detaining asylum seekers as prisoners has only resurfaced recently. “I want to tell you some things
