Immigrant Moms Get Rare Win in Long-fought Family Detention Case
The state Supreme Court weighed in on a fight to stop the state from licensing detention centers as childcare facilities.
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Texas Congressman Demands Answers from ICE about Van Crash, Misinformation
Following an Observer report, Joaquin Castro asked ICE to explain “inconsistencies” in the agency’s statements and why it wasn’t “forthcoming” about a crash involving separated mothers.
ICE Estrelló una Camioneta Llena de Madres Separadas, Después Negó que Haya Sucedido
"El choque fue muy fuerte, como si nos fuéramos a voltear”, dijo una madre. “No hubo un choque”, dijo ICE.
Guatemalan Family Takes ‘Sanctuary’ in Austin Church — Again
A mother and her 11-year-old son won relief from deportation under Obama. But Trump’s ICE took it away.
The Faces of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in 2017
Since January, federal agents have hunted down immigrants they would have previously ignored, in places they would have previously avoided.
Lo que Necesitas Saber sobre la Batalla Legal de SB 4
La primera gran audiencia para la prohibición de las “ciudades santuario” se llevará a cabo el próximo lunes en San Antonio.
‘Even the Birds and Animals Are Free’
Asylum-seeker Jeelani Ghulam traveled through 11 countries over one year from Pakistan to the U.S.-Mexico border, but his ordeal was only beginning.
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America Beyond Detention
Every year, the United States locks up hundreds of thousands of immigrants at a cost $2 billion. Is there a better way?
‘She Lives in Fear,’ Not in El Salvador, but in Texas Detention
Texas wants to license immigrant detention centers for child care, but two families say the privately run facilities aren't as safe as the state claims.
