Politics Dec 19 Family of North Carolina woman detained by immigration officers shares her story By Amna Nawaz, Amalia Huot-Marchand, Ali Schmitz
Nation Nov 18 Watch 7:18 Catholic bishops push U.S. to end 'dehumanizing' immigration enforcement Catholic bishops are speaking out against the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort and its treatment of immigrants in detention. In a special pastoral message, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote, “we pray for an end to the dehumanizing rhetoric… By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Jenna Bloom
Politics Nov 13 Watch 7:18 Ohio sheriff says local partnerships with feds on immigration 'starting to ramp up' As the Trump administration ramps up deportations, ICE has turned to local law enforcement through a program that has existed for decades. Under the agreements, sheriffs’ offices hold undocumented immigrants in jail before they are transferred. Butler County, Ohio, Sheriff… By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Amalia Huot-Marchand
Nation Nov 13 Day care worker detained by immigration agents in Chicago released Diana Santillana Galeano was detained last week at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center. By Associated Press
World Nov 13 British commentator Sami Hamdi considers taking legal action against U.S. over ICE detention British political commentator Sami Hamdi has said on his arrival back in the U.K. that he was considering suing U.S. authorities for his detention in an immigration detention center. By Kwiyeon Ha, Pan Pylas, Associated Press
Nov 06 Nebraska converts prison into federal immigration center, aims to fill it by Thanksgiving By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press A minimum-security state prison in the remote southwest corner of Nebraska reconfigured to serve as a federal immigration detention center began accepting detainees earlier this week, Gov. Jim Pillen said Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 04 Judge calls alleged conditions at Chicago-area immigration site 'disgusting' By Christine Fernando, Associated Press A federal judge is hearing in a lawsuit against the federal government by advocates who describe conditions at a Chicago-area immigration facility as inhumane. Continue reading
Oct 22 Immigrant rights group says pregnant women in ICE detention received inadequate care By Sara Cline, Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union is alleging that pregnant detainees being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Louisiana and Georgia are being mistreated and receiving inadequate care. Continue reading
Oct 01 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees given color-coded uniforms, 5:30 a.m. breakfast and strict rules By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Detainees arriving at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades are given color-coded uniforms and segregated based on criminal history and flight risk. Continue reading
Sep 10 South Korea sends plane to U.S. to bring back workers detained in immigration raid By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under construction at Hyundai's sprawling auto plant west of Savannah. Continue reading