I was born in the dusty streets of Africa, with high ambitions of becoming successful Photo credit: Bernard Spragg, Flikr Creative Commons My father was the sole provider for our family of four children. He was a good father, but he was a busy man, and unfortunately, he passed away
CIVIC’s weekly spotlight on crimes committed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This week’s crime: Deaths in Detention A demonstrator carries a coffin at the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona. Photo credit: ©2016 Associated Press and Human Rights Watch’s 2016 report “ U.S.: Deaths in Immigration Detention." Last
Jeanette is a community leader and mother who has lived in the U.S. for over 20 years On February 15, 2017, as Immigration & Customs Enforcement denied Jeanette Vizguerra’s stay of removal, our beloved friend and community activist entered sanctuary at First Unitarian Society of Denver. To support Jeanette
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
by Nicole Ramos Photo credit: Nicole Ramos There are too many. And that knowledge some days feels like it will break me. In the courtroom I sit sandwiched in the back row with my client, a wisp of boy, only 18 years , furiously bouncing his knee, a nervous tic that
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/
Abubakar was detained at the Theo Lacy Jail in California then transferred to Louisiana where he has been since December of 2016 My name is Abubakar M. I was born on July 9th, 1985, and raised in Ghana. My story started a decade ago in Ghana when my father died,
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
