Immigration
Read the Inspector General Report That Discovered Nooses in an Immigration Detention Jail
One detainee told us, “I’ve seen a few attempted suicides using the braided sheets by the vents and then the guards laugh at them and call them ‘suicide failures’ once they are back from medical.”
Immigrant Advocates Host ‘No Business With ICE’ Actions in Boston, New York City and Grand Rapids
Demand counties, companies and all institutions end contracts with federal immigration agency.
The Latino Man Who Once Worked for an Anti-Immigrant Hate Group
Latino Rebels Radio: September 30, 2018
BREAKING: Following Protests, Salesforce Agrees to Meet With Activists to Discuss Controversial Border Patrol Contract
The day after bringing a “detention center” to Dreamforce, activists projected massive messages above the Dreamfest concert, prompting the company to agree to a meeting.
US Could Deny Green Cards to Immigrants Receiving Public Benefits
The new rule is planned to ensure that immigrants “can support themselves financially and will not be reliant on public benefits,” according to a press release.
Drugging Detained Children Is Like Using a Chemical Straitjacket (OPINION)
This is ‘pharmaceutical violence.’
AG Sessions: ‘A Lot of People, a Small Minority, but Significant Numbers of People, Believe in Open Borders’
“No great and prosperous nation can have both a generous welfare system and great prosperity and open borders,” the Attorney General said Monday.
LULAC Says Three Honduran Immigrants Were ‘Savagely Beaten’ by Correctional Officers in Texas Prison
The organization is calling for the prison’s warden to be relieved of duties until an investigation is completed.
What Some Groups Are Saying About Trump Administration’s Plans to Withdraw From Flores Settlement Agreement
“Refugee children should not be made to suffer inhumane treatment and prolonged and unnecessary detention just to satisfy President Trump’s zero tolerance approach to refugees seeking safety in the United States from the violence and lawlessness spreading throughout Central America.”
Mollie Tibbetts’ Cousin Slams Trump’s Xenophobia About Murder
It’s not so simple.
Queer and Trans Migrants of Color Shut Down Intersection in Albuquerque for Three Hours
“I’m taking action this morning because there are transgender women in detention who fled violence from their countries only to face more horrific and deadly abuse in the United States.”
Torn Apart 1: Sign Here (PODCAST)
Latino USA breaks down the aftermath of the family separation crisis.
International Human Rights Body Condemns Family Separation Under Trump Administration’s Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy
Demands reunification of separated families and halt to deportation of parents.
Hundreds of Immigrant Children, Youth and Families Join Logic’s Performance at 2018 VMAs to Protest Trump Administration’s Family Separation and Detention Policy
In powerful performance, children and youth stand up for others who have been harmed by Trump’s cruel immigration policies.
Internet Activists Turn Up the Heat on Salesforce Over Border Patrol Contract
New DropSalesforce.com campaign targets company with crowdfunded bus ads near its headquarters in San Francisco, calls on speakers and vendors to pull out of flagship Dreamforce conference.
Who Does Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell Really Work For? (OPINION)
It’s time to vote him out.
Torn Apart 2: The Moral Dilemma of Juan Sanchez (PODCAST)
The CEO of the largest non-profit that shelters migrant children who have been separated from their families.
The Current UndocuMedia Mess Just Got Even Messier
Co-founder Justino Mora said he was terminated last week, and is now calling for the resignation of Francisco J. Barragán, the organization’s president.
UndocuMedia: Humble Beginnings
The current iteration of UndocuMedia does not reflect the values and leadership that the original team had envisioned for the platform.
Border Apprehensions of Unaccompanied Minors and Family Units See Increases in FY2018
The vast majority of those apprehended are from Guatemala.