CWS decries family separation and incarceration, reaffirms dignity of all seeking asylum Washington, D.C. – In light of the government’s failure to reunite separated immigrant children with their families by today’s court-ordered deadline, Rev. John L. McCullough, President and CEO of … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Right now, the administration is requesting a reallocation of millions of additional taxpayer dollars to expand family incarceration and deportation force to tear families and communities apart. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): On March 29th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it will detain pregnant women as standard practice – a marked departure from ICE’s former policy to presumptively … Continued
From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): Congress is currently considering a budget that would jeopardize the lives of immigrants, harm our community members, and further militarize our borders. As funding negotiations continue, it is critical that our Senators and Representatives … Continued
From the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia (http://sanctuaryphiladelphia.org/): Beginning on Sunday, we received a spike in calls from people all over the city who had family members arrested by ICE. In NorthEast, North, and South Philly, people scrambled to find … Continued
From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): Trump’s anti-immigrant budget proposal includes a nearly 20 percent increase for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). As a part of the #DefundHate campaign, DWN is releasing, Hides, Lies & … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/29/tacit-admission-cruelty-dhs-says-it-too-may-end-profit-prisons Published on Monday, August 29, 2016 by Common Dreams “Private immigration detention facilities are inconsistent with international human rights standards” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Rights advocates demonstrate outside the GEO Group’s “Immigrant Processing Center” in Aurora, … Continued