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ICE Uses Solitary Confinement on Immigrants Who Are Transgender, Suicidal

ICE Uses Solitary Confinement on Immigrants Who Are Transgender, Suicidal

by | May 31, 2019 | , , , | 0

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials regularly place detained immigrants into prolonged solitary confinement, despite findings that such confinement is a form of torture. A new report from the International Consortium for Investigative Journalism reveals that over a four year period, individuals held in ICE custody were placed into solitary confinement over 8,400 times. Individuals […]

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Autopsy Report Shows Transgender Immigrant Woman Beaten Before Death in ICE Custody

Autopsy Report Shows Transgender Immigrant Woman Beaten Before Death in ICE Custody

by | Nov 29, 2018 | , , , , | 0

Roxsana Hernández Rodriguez, a 33-year-old transgender woman from Honduras, died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in May, weeks after presenting herself at the San Ysidro port of entry to ask for asylum. An independent autopsy report released this week revealed evidence that Hernández was physically beaten while in ICE custody prior to […]

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