Oct 11 California to end its use of for-profit prisons, including for immigrant detention By Don Thompson, Amy Taxin, Associated Press California will ban the use of for-profit, private detention facilities, including those under contract to the federal government to hold immigrants awaiting deportation hearings. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Acting ICE director criticizes court ruling barring use of flawed database By Kevin Freking, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Speaking Thursday at the White House, Matthew Albence called the September ruling an example of "judicial overreach" that threatened public safety. Continue reading
Jun 06 Homeland Security watchdog slams conditions at ICE detention facilities By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog says rotting food, moldy and dilapidated bathrooms and agency practices at immigration detention facilities may violate detainees' rights. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 10:18 Why some residential caregivers call their jobs ‘indentured servitude’ By Jennifer Gollan, Reveal Providing for the elderly has become a multi-billion dollar industry, with about 29,000 residential care facilities operating across the country. But a new investigation by Reveal, from The Center for Investigative Reporting, finds that some of these facilities are profiting… Continue watching
May 10 WATCH: Thousands gather in Utah for 150th anniversary of railroad Some 15,000 people are expected to gather Friday at the remote spot in the Utah desert where the final spikes were hammered into the ground 150 years ago. Continue reading
Apr 29 Prosecutors sue ICE to stop courthouse immigration arrests By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Monday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says district attorneys are unable to prosecute certain cases because victims, witnesses and defendants are too afraid to come to court. Continue reading
Mar 19 Supreme Court rules against immigrants in detention case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court disagreed with the immigrants' interpretation of federal law in a 5-4 ruling that divided the court along ideological lines. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 7:32 Wisconsin nonprofit seeks to better connect U.S. farmers with their Mexican employees By Fred de Sam Lazaro Mexicans who come to the U.S. seeking employment often leave their loved ones and culture behind. In Wisconsin, a nonprofit helps connect American farmers with their migrant employees through language and cultural education. Some of the farmers travel to Mexico… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 6:55 At Yuma border crossing, authorities see more ‘family units’ taking risks U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen a sharp rise in the number of families seeking asylum at the southern border. Some walk in on their own and surrender to authorities, while others try to slip past without being noticed. Continue watching
Jan 07 How a question over citizenship could affect the entire Census count By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press One expert said the question would worsen the undercount of Latinos and non-citizens compared with other groups. Continue reading