Federal prison officer ‘alarmed’ about ‘inhumane’ handling of migrants; 2 U.S. senators want hearing
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Federal prison officer ‘alarmed’ about ‘inhumane’ handling of migrants; 2 U.S. senators want hearing

LA Times  

Two U.S. lawmakers have asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold an “urgent” hearing about the Trump administration’s decision to hold detained migrants — many of whom are seeking asylum — in federal prisons. Earlier this month, a leaked copy of an agreement between immigration officials and the prison agency’s acting director showed that several facilities have been earmarked to hold migrants — including prisons in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Miami and Leavenworth, Kan. As The Times previously reported, the understaffed federal prison in Berlin, N.H., is also expecting to receive 500 detainees. Emails sent from prison union leaders also show the Trump administration may be considering a plan to sent immigrants to the recently shuttered “rape club” federal prison in Dublin, Calif. Amid those changes, immigration officials first sent several detainees to the federal prison in downtown Los Angeles in early February. The prison employee’s letter this week described the first arrivals at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, when ICE agents “dropped off buses” of detainees.

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Migrants Targeted For Deportation Sue Trump Over Being Sent To Gitmo
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Migrants Targeted For Deportation Sue Trump Over Being Sent To Gitmo

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ten migrants slated to be moved to a prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have sued the Trump administration, arguing that a transfer to the faraway detention center rife with allegations of abuse is unnecessary and illegal. “Plaintiffs do not challenge the government’s authority to detain them on U.S. soil or to directly remove them to their home …

Trump administration abruptly empties out Guantanamo prison of all immigrant detainees
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Trump administration abruptly empties out Guantanamo prison of all immigrant detainees

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Trump administration may send immigrants to Bay Area ‘rape club’ prison, email shows
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump administration may send immigrants to Bay Area ‘rape club’ prison, email shows

LA Times  

The since-shuttered Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., was dubbed the “rape club” by prisoners and workers alike. The Trump administration appears to be considering a plan to send immigrants facing deportation to a recently shuttered federal prison so plagued by sexual abuse that it was known as the “rape club,” according to an email sent by federal prison union …

Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday, returning to a strategy that drew allegations of mistreatment during his first term. In a statement to The Associated Press, the prison agency said it is assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “by …

Immigration officers are operating with a new sense of mission. Now, ‘nobody gets a free pass’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Immigration officers are operating with a new sense of mission. Now, ‘nobody gets a free pass’

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington SILVER SPRING, Md. — A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission, knowing that “nobody gets a free pass anymore.” A dozen officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement gathered before dawn …

Almost 1,000 migrants arrested by ICE in a day amid Trump's crackdown
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Almost 1,000 migrants arrested by ICE in a day amid Trump's crackdown

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration has ramped up with federal agents arresting nearly 1,000 illegal migrants in one day. Top Trump administration officials, including border czar Tom Homan, made 956 arrests on Sunday alone in a series of nationwide raids. Top Trump administration officials, including Homan and the acting deputy attorney general, carried out 'enhanced targeted operations' in Chicago 'to …

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’
2 months ago

Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’

Associated Press  

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Trump's challenge: where to house millions of immigrant detainees
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Trump's challenge: where to house millions of immigrant detainees

NPR  

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Border Security Command ‘gearing up’ as small boat Channel crossings top 19,000
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Border Security Command ‘gearing up’ as small boat Channel crossings top 19,000

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Senators Call For Shuttering Of 'Inhumane' ICE Detention Centers
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Senators Call For Shuttering Of 'Inhumane' ICE Detention Centers

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A group of Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren sent a letter Tuesday night to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to shut down four private detention centers. “After reports of inhumane conditions, including sleep deprivation, dirty drinking water, and psychological trauma, independent watchdogs and other experts have recommended that the Biden administration close the …

300,000 illegal immigrants 'slipped past' overwhelmed US-Mexico border patrol agents in four months – Firstpost
2 years, 1 month ago

300,000 illegal immigrants 'slipped past' overwhelmed US-Mexico border patrol agents in four months – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The migrants known as ‘gotaways’ are now on the run and border authorities say they are worried since they don’t know who these people are and their whereabouts inside US Washington: As many as 300,000 illegal migrants have reportedly ‘slipped past’ overwhelmed Border Patrol agents in the past four months, some sources say. ‘Numbers should scare the hell out of …

Fed review sought of jail’s immigrant detainee conditions
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Fed review sought of jail’s immigrant detainee conditions

Associated Press  

— Massachusetts’ two U.S. senators are calling for a review of conditions at the Plymouth County jail for federal immigration detainees. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey said this week that they’ve heard from the families of detainees and their attorneys and advocates about poor treatment and care at the jail. In a Jan. 3 letter, the two Democrats said families …

Jail ending agreement deputizing staff as ICE agents
3 years, 6 months ago

Jail ending agreement deputizing staff as ICE agents

Associated Press  

— A Massachusetts jail is ending an agreement that deputizes some of its staff to act as immigration agents. Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald said Friday in an interview on WATD-FM that his office has notified U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that it is terminating a program that dates to the early 1990s. Lawyers for Civil Rights, a Boston group, …

Homeland Security Watchdog Finds Migrants Standing On Toilets At Packed Detention Center
5 years, 9 months ago

Homeland Security Watchdog Finds Migrants Standing On Toilets At Packed Detention Center

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING During an unannounced assessment of Border Patrol facilities in El Paso, Texas, a Department of Homeland Security watchdog found that detained migrants were kept in dirty and extremely crowded conditions, forcing some people to stand on toilets to get some breathing room. In its report, made public Friday, the Office of Inspector General described conditions at the …

ICE Appears To End Use Of Federal Prisons For Immigrant Detainees
6 years, 5 months ago

ICE Appears To End Use Of Federal Prisons For Immigrant Detainees

NPR  

ICE Appears To End Use Of Federal Prisons For Immigrant Detainees Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has all but abandoned its use of federal prisons to house detainees. Immigrant detainees left the federal prisons either because they were deported, transferred to civil detention facilities, or were granted bail There are no …

Indian detainees in federal prison in US not handcuffed or chained, says volunteer; claims conditions improved
6 years, 8 months ago

Indian detainees in federal prison in US not handcuffed or chained, says volunteer; claims conditions improved

Firstpost  

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Hundreds of immigrants arrested across US as enforcement agents target 'sanctuary cities'
7 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds of immigrants arrested across US as enforcement agents target 'sanctuary cities'

The Independent  

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Deporting hope: Life in California’s infamous immigration detention centre
7 years, 10 months ago

Deporting hope: Life in California’s infamous immigration detention centre

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Weed more likely than rape to get immigrant detained, report charges
11 years, 5 months ago

Weed more likely than rape to get immigrant detained, report charges

Salon  

A new report suggests that a suspected undocumented immigrant convicted of possessing pot may be more likely to face immigration detention than one who’s been convicted of rape. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an arm of the federal Department of Homeland Security, states that it “prioritizes the removal of criminal aliens, those who post a threat to public safety, and repeat …

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