hieleras Archives | Immigration Impact

Conditions in Border Facilities Deny Asylum Seekers Meaningful Screening Interviews

by Karolina Walters | Feb 4, 2020 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Detention, Enforcement, Right to Counsel | 0

In U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody, asylum seekers are detained in horribly cold...

New Process in El Paso Seeks to Deport Asylum Seekers in Less Than 10 Days

by Katie Shepherd | Oct 28, 2019 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Reform | 0

The Trump administration began a secretive new asylum process in El Paso, Texas that came to light...

A Second Child Died in Border Patrol Custody. Why Is the Government Doubling Down on Deterrence?

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Jan 2, 2019 | Abuses, Asylum, Border Enforcement, Detention, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

In early December, seven-year-old Guatemalan Jakelin Caal died within hours after coming into the custody of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Her tragic death brought renewed attention to the systemic problems of medical care in CBP’s “iceboxes,” where not even children are screened for medical problems after being detained. Tragically, a second child, eight-year-old Felipe […]

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 […]