Doe v. Johnson Archives | Immigration Impact

Leaked Photos Reveal Inhumane Conditions in Border Processing Centers

by Katy Murdza | Jan 14, 2022 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Detention, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

New leaked photos of Border Patrol stations in Yuma, Arizona show Customs and Border Protection’s...

The Border Patrol’s Culture of Racism Impacts Every Facet of the Agency Today

by Katy Murdza | Feb 11, 2021 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement, History of Immigration, Immigration 101 | 0

The U.S. Border Patrol has been rooted in institutional racism since its founding in 1924. Almost...

How Will Conditions in Border Patrol Facilities Change Now That a Judge Has Ruled Them Unconstitutional?

by Karolina Walters | Feb 20, 2020 | Detention, Due Process & the Courts, Enforcement, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction | 0

A federal court found on Wednesday that U.S. Border Patrol may not detain migrants held in its...

On Trial: Inhumane Conditions in Customs and Border Protection Facilities in Arizona

by Karolina Walters | Jan 15, 2020 | Abuses, Border Enforcement, Detention, Enforcement | 0

After more than four years of gathering evidence of the substandard conditions in the government’s...

How to Prevent More Deaths in Border Patrol Custody

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Dec 17, 2018 | Abuses, Asylum, Detention, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

In a year marked by the Trump administration’s cruel attempts to deter asylum-seeking families from coming to the United States, the news that a child had died in immigration custody appears to be a tragic low. While the circumstances of the death of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal is still being investigated, this tragedy came as no surprise […]

Judge Orders Border Patrol to Provide Short Term Detainees with Basic Necessities

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Nov 29, 2016 | Abuses, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, Humanitarian Protection | 0

A federal judge ordered the Border Patrol to immediately cease its practice of refusing to provide...

Judge Orders Border Patrol to Immediately Provide Short Term Detainees with Basic Necessities

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Nov 29, 2016 | Abuses, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, Humanitarian Protection | 0

A federal judge ordered the Border Patrol to immediately cease its practice of refusing to provide...

Judge Orders Border Patrol to Immediately Provide Short Term Detainees with Basic Necessities

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Nov 29, 2016 | Abuses, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, Humanitarian Protection | 0

A federal judge ordered the Border Patrol to immediately cease its practice of refusing to provide basic amenities to people detained in Border Patrol holding cells in Tucson, Arizona. The judge cited evidence that shows that detainees are kept in freezing holding cells—often called “hieleras” or “iceboxes” —for days without any access to showers or […]