From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Teresa* is a 26-year-old from Nicaragua, currently being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), close to Philadelphia, PA. She fled her home after being intimidated, assaulted, and threatened with further harm by pro-government agents. … Continued
York County will no longer house ICE detainees at the local prison after Aug. 12. Local officials and Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been trying to reach a new deal during a 120-day negotiation period, but the agency has informed the … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): On January 21st, millions of Americans woke up to a new administration with the feeling that an end to the former administration’s human rights abuses was finally at hand. But as the sun rose on … Continued
By David Bacon The American Prospect, July 18, 2018 https://davidbaconrealitycheck.blogspot.com/ http://prospect.org/article/counties-cancel-ice-detention-contracts But advocates want detainees freed, not sent to for-profit jails Most Latina teenagers celebrate their a quinceañera, or 15th birthday, with parties and dances. Sometimes their families even rent … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Unbelievable! Last week, five Border Control agents waited outside a hospital room to take Rosa Maria, a 10 year old girl with cerebral palsy who was recovering from an emergency gallbladder surgery, away from her family … Continued
One of Pennsylvania’s two for-profit prisons — for now. Photo via Philly.com. By Matt Stroud, ACLU-PA Criminal Justice Researcher With Pennsylvania’s troubling record of sending more kids to prison for life than any other state; of shielding body camera footage … Continued