News & Commentary about Abuse of Immigration Detention

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Jul 20, 2018
We Shouldn't Take the Bait on 'Catch and Release'

Jul 5, 2018
Judge Blocks Blanket Detention of Asylum Seekers

Jun 14, 2018
Border Patrol Commissioner Kevin McAleenan’s Family Separation Denial

May 14, 2018
The Bogus Reasons ICE Uses to Lock Up Asylum Seekers

Feb 8, 2018
Mother of Two Goes to Immigration Interview and Ends Up in ICE Detention

Aug 2, 2017
Trump Is Locking Up and Threatening to Deport Children Based on Mere Suspicion of Gang Affiliation

Oct 24, 2016
The Government’s Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry

May 4, 2016
The Best Way of Stopping Out-of-Control Immigration Prosecutions Is to Avoid Them in the First Place

Feb 25, 2016
When Immigration Detention Becomes a Death Sentence