Advocates Want to close George ICE Jail where four Immigrants have died
“44-year-old immigrant from Mexico died last week at Stewart Detention Center, one of the largest immigration jails in the United States and one that has been plagued by allegations of neglect...
Trump Is Bringing Back the Federal Death Penalty
“Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday that the federal government is resuming the death penalty after nearly two decades. The execution of five death row prisoners was immediately...
The Young Lords: Exploring their Legacy 50 Years Later
“Fifty years ago this week, a group of young radical Puerto Ricans took to the streets of New York City to announce the formation of the New York chapter of the Young Lords. Formed in the same...
Eric Garner Family Outraged DOJ Won’t Prosecute His Death by Police
“It’s been five years since Eric Garner, an African-American father of six, was killed when a white New York City police officer wrestled him to the ground and applied a fatal chokehold, while...
Cruelty Is the Point: Communities Fight Back at Threat of ICE Raids
“We speak with Elora Mukherjee, a professor of law and director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School. She has spent the past 12 years representing immigrant children and...
America: The Inhumane Treatment of Migrants Is Not New
“More than a week after lawmakers flocked to the U.S.-Mexico border to observe the horrible treatment of refugee children and families in immigration jails, reports of unsafe and unsanitary...
“Definite Parallels” Between Hate Groups and Border Patrol FB Group
“A.C. Thompson, a reporter with ProPublica, uncovered a secret Facebook group that included thousands of current and former Border Patrol agents. Members of the group shared racist, homophobic...
Border Agents Caught Posting Racist, Sexist Messages About Migrants
“Customs and Border Protection has opened an investigation into the posting of racist and xenophobic messages by current and former Border Patrol agents on a private Facebook group. More than...