"It’s been eight months since I’ve been ordered deported and I, like many others, suffer the anguish of not being free."

Take time today to remember all the immigrants around the county who, like Dr. King, have been thrown in solitary confinement.

"We only want for God not to forget us and to give us another opportunity to be with our children."

A detained Muslim from Cuba writes to us of the multiple deprivations suffered by those detained at La Palma Correctional Center.

A man detained at La Palma writes a detailed account of the complete indifference shown by officers to the critical needs of those incarcerated there.

FFI will now provide comprehensive bi-weekly updates about the impact of COVID-19 on detained people through info gathered through first-hand accounts and media reports.

The family and Alexander himself have requested five times that he be paroled, but they have received two denials, each containing incorrect information. Other requests have gone unanswered.

JC's story is one of resilience despite being separated from his family at the border, locked in solitary confinement, and suffering from both medical and psychological issues while in detention - all prior to his being deported.

"Our system of mass immigration detention functions as torture. It must be abolished."