Trump Administration Targets and then Mocks Immigrant with Prosthetic Leg
Trump Administration Targets and then Mocks Immigrant with Prosthetic Leg
A 20-year-old undocumented immigrant with prosthetic leg and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status has been detained by federal immigration agents and held without charges for over a month, treated inhumanely […]
Post-hurricane rebuilding will be done by undocumented workers — and they need protection
In Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, mammoth hurricanes have left behind a colossal amount of work. The cleanup and reconstruction efforts are going to take years. That […]
US immigration arrests rise — and neighbors sign up to witness ICE operations
The idea of immigration rapid response teams started with Violeta Roman’s story. It was before dawn in 2014, and Roman was already at work — the early shift at a […]
Apparently, all you have to do to be deported is be hit by a truck
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2 minute read) That’s what happened to Marcos Antonio Huete, 31, an immigrant from Honduras whose bicycle’s back-tire was hit by truck, crashing Huete to […]
Lives in Limbo
*From the article: “How activism, art and architecture are bringing the shadowy immigrant detention system into clearer view.” VL By Michael Agresta, New America Media (16 minute read) They hide in […]
Feds Empty Family Detention Centers After Texas Judge’s Ruling
*This looks like it may be the end of family immigrant detention facilities. Vl By Mark Richardson, Public News Service (1.5 minute read) SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Federal immigration centers have begun […]
Federal Judge Bans ICE Detainers on Immigrants
*This is big news. From the article: “The order, issued last week in Illinois, bars ICE from requesting that local jailers detain potentially deportable prisoners for 48 hours when they […]
How many legal immigrants are we deporting?
*Part of the problem is that there is no right to legal representation for immigration proceedings. ICE is secretive about its statistics so there’s no way of knowing how many […]
After immigration raids, Latino leaders ask Obama to show ‘moral leadership’
*The issue seems to be a simple choice of following, or not, the deportation orders issued by immigration judges. But the action is laden with nuance and contradictions. In November […]
U.S. authorities begin raids, taking 121 illegal immigrants into custody over the weekend
*This was big news over the weekend when the 121 were rounded-up, now it’s become a back page story. What’s missing in the number is how many of the deported […]
