Dec 18
Last week, the Boston Globe ran an important series of articles on a topic that receives far too little attention: the vast network of civil detention centers that last year held more than 400,000 immigrants in the United States. The product of a year-long investigation, the series shines a spotlight on a system in which …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/12/18/boston-globe-series-exposes-pitfalls-of-immigration-detention/
Oct 25
Reports of abuse from immigration detention facilities are nothing new. In fact, due to private contractors’ lax attitude and lack of federal oversight, many experts are finding that cases of abuse are vastly underreported. Last week, the ACLU reported on 185 allegations of sexual abuse of undocumented female detainees held in federal detention facilities. While …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/10/25/aclu-brings-cases-of-immigration-detention-abuse-to-light/
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