Texas Sheriffs, Jails on Immigration Front Line
Texas Sheriffs, Jails on Immigration Front Line
NewsTaco February 16, 2016
*For all the talk about securing the border and being strong on immigration enforcement, it’s not the politicians who bear the brunt of it, it’s local, county law enforcement that’s […]
Federal Suit Against Border Patrol Detention Practices Moves Forward
NewsTaco January 12, 2016
*This is an update to a story that originated in June when a group of detained immigrants sued in Federal Court. The gist of their allegations is that by detaining […]
100 Immigrant Youth to Descend on Harris County Jail, Demand President Obama End Harsh Immigration Enforcement Policies
NewsTaco October 30, 2015
*I’ve been watching what the United We Dream kids are doing. And I don’t call them kids in a pejorative way – on the contrary, their youth is one of […]
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses—We Have Private Prisons to Fill
Mary Mata May 2, 2013
By Forrest Wilder, Texas Observer When Jose Rios walked into a Bank of America branch last year, he hoped to open an account for the car repair shop he owned. He didn’t […]
