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New Data Sheds Light on Sprawling, Often For-Profit, Immigration Detention System

April 26, 2016

It is easy to forget at times just how sprawling and labyrinthine the U.S. immigration detention system truly is. But this is an important fact to keep in mind. Due to the sheer size and...

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Berks Detention Center Employee Convicted of Sexual Assault of Young Honduran Mother

April 15, 2016

A judge in Pennsylvania this week sentenced Daniel Sharkey, a 41-year-old former counselor at the Berks County Residential Center, to six to twenty three months of jail time. Sharkey previously...

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These Two States Are Pushing Back on Private Immigration Detention

April 12, 2016

Immigration detention is being addressed at the state and local level in a variety of ways. In Indiana, local advocates are opposing a new private detention facility, and in California,...

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Religious Leaders, Formerly Detained Families, and Advocates Protest Family Detention at White House

March 28, 2016

Protesters gathered in Lafayette Square just across from the White House on Monday. The protest coincided with the 138th annual White House Easter Egg roll. As families inside enjoyed the annual...

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DHS Office of Inspector General Launches Unannounced Inspections of Detention Centers

March 18, 2016

For years, immigrant rights groups have documented deplorable conditions in immigration detention facilities. Yet, in spite of the growing evidence pointing to the prevalence of inhumane...

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Medical Dysfunction at ICE Detention Facilities

March 7, 2016

There is no shortage of stories about immigrants dying from inadequate medical care while in detention centers operated or overseen by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Take the case...

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Amicus Arguments at the Ninth Circuit: The Flores Settlement Applies to All Children

February 26, 2016

Since the summer of 2014, the government has detained thousands of mothers and children fleeing violence in Central America. Although the longstanding Flores settlement guarantees minimum...

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A Visit to Berks Family Detention Center Makes Clear Why They Lost their License

February 22, 2016

Advocates, community members, and attorneys gathered outside the Berks County Family Residential Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania on Monday to protest the continued operation of the center. The...

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Texas Child Protection Agency Moves Forward in Licensing Family Detention Centers

February 17, 2016

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) has issued a rule allowing for the two family detention facilities in Texas to apply for licenses to detain immigrant children and...

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Eight Families Swept up in Immigration Raids Released, While 30 Other Mothers Issue Plea for Freedom

February 10, 2016

Two mothers from Honduras and six from El Salvador, along with their children, were finally released from family detention centers in the past several days. These families were among those swept...

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