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Immigrant Detention

New York Abandons Role as Sanctuary for Immigrants

Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

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Seth Freed Wessler

Immigrations agents at Rikers regularly deceive people they suspect of not being citizens and rope them into the deportation system by violating their legal and human rights.

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The Case for Detention Reform

Rep. Jared Polis | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Immigration Reform, Private Prisons, Dhs, Aurora, Prison, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Janet Napolitano, Immigrant Detention, Denver News
Rep. Jared Polis

Prisons should be for criminals, not honest, productive people caught up in the byzantine morass of our broken immigration system.

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The Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Limbaugh. Beck. O'Reilly. Hannity. Dobbs.

William Fisher | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

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William Fisher

Rush Limbaugh. Glenn Beck. Bill O'Reilly. Sean Hannity. Lou Dobbs: our five horsemen found their Holy Grail: A new cottage industry called immigration.

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Good News on Immigration Detention But Keeping the Pressure On

Michelle Brané | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Brané

Some 440,000 immigrants and asylum-seekers are expected to be detained in the U.S. this year. We need to be realistic. We need immigration reform and that has to come from Congress.

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Private Prison Company Welcomes Fed's New Immigrant Detention Strategy

Renee Feltz | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

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Renee Feltz

On the heels of an announcement that it will stop holding children in its Hutto facility, the nation's largest private prison provider assured investors they still expect business from the government.

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White House To Announce Plans For "Truly Civil" Immigrant Detention System

The New York Times | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration intends to announce an ambitious plan on Thursday to overhaul the much-criticized way the nation detains immigration violator...

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Detention Retention

Renee Feltz | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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Renee Feltz

Maria del Carmen Garcia-Martinez recently emerged from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding cell in Arizona with her arm broken and her hand covered in blue ink.

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Immigration Detention: The Case for Abolition

Jane Guskin | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Jane Guskin

By focusing on these compelling stories of human suffering, the mainstream media coverage has brought needed attention to the issue of mass incarceration in our immigration system.

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"Operation Scheduled Departure": More PR Than Policy

Aswini Anburajan | Posted 08.08.2008 | Home

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Aswini Anburajan

The Bush-agency initiative has been labeled "theater of the absurd" by immigration reform groups and a cover for plans to escalate the pace of raids and detentions across the country.

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