FOIA Documents Show Troubling Gaps in Transparency at Torrance County Detention Facility
The Torrance County Detention Facility, located in the remote deserts of New Mexico, is notorious...
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Category: Detention
ICE’s Faulty Detention Data Undercounts the Number of People in Its Custody
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be severely undercounting the number of...
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Do 287(g) Agreements with ICE Make Communities Safer?
Written by Juan Avilez, Policy Associate for State and Local Initiatives and Raul Pinto, Deputy...
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CeBONDS One Year After its Implementation
Written by Raul Pinto & Laila Khan Approximately one year ago, U.S. Immigration and Customs...
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Differences in State Sunshine Laws Can Threaten Transparency Around Immigration Detention and Enforcement
By Tsion Gurmu, Legal Director at the Black Alliance for Just Immigration and Raul Pinto, Deputy...
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Despite Progress, the Tragedy of Family Separation Can Never Be Undone
Six years ago, a man came to the U.S./Mexico border with his five-year-old daughter, looking for...
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Showdown Between Texas Authorities and the Federal Government Headed to the Supreme Court
By Kate Melloy Goettel and Juan Avilez A Texas law that allows local law enforcement to arrest...
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ICE Subjected Immigrants in Detention to Unnecessary Surgeries, Report Finds
The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (OIG) published a...
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White House Leans Into Trump-Era Immigration Policy Changes to Get Ukraine Aid
The Biden administration signaled on December 12 that it is willing to make disastrous—and...
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New Board of Immigration Appeals Decision Sets Roadblock for Cubans, Others Seeking Green Cards
A recent Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision bars certain recently arrived noncitizens...
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