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Nov 28, 2016

In America, No One — Including Immigrants — Should Be Locked Up Without Due Process of Law

In America, No One — Including Immigrants — Should Be Locked Up Without Due Process of Law

Nov 22, 2016

My Mother Was Incarcerated in an Internment Camp as a Child. She Tells Us 2016 Reminds Her of 1942.

My Mother Was Incarcerated in an Internment Camp as a Child. She Tells Us 2016 Reminds Her of 1942.

Nov 16, 2016

Victory: Federal Court Holds That the Government Can’t Lock Up Immigrants for Being Poor

Victory: Federal Court Holds That the Government Can’t Lock Up Immigrants for Being Poor

Oct 24, 2016

The Government’s Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry

The Government’s Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry

Oct 3, 2016

Homeland Security Must Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention. Here’s How to Do It.

Homeland Security Must Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention. Here’s How to Do It.

Sep 21, 2016

Poverty Is Not a Crime, so Why Are People Being Trapped in Immigration Detention for Being Poor?

Poverty Is Not a Crime, so Why Are People Being Trapped in Immigration Detention for Being Poor?

Sep 19, 2016

At the UN Refugee Summit, Americans Should Examine Our Treatment of People Seeking Asylum — Not Just on a Boat in the Mediterranean, but at Our Border

At the UN Refugee Summit, Americans Should Examine Our Treatment of People Seeking Asylum — Not Just on a Boat in the Mediterranean, but at Our Border

Aug 31, 2016

No Review Necessary: Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention

No Review Necessary: Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention

Aug 19, 2016

The Justice Department’s Call to Axe Private-Prison Contracts Is A Victory. ICE Must Now Do the Same to End Federal Prison Profiteering.

The Justice Department’s Call to Axe Private-Prison Contracts Is A Victory. ICE Must Now Do the Same to End Federal Prison Profiteering.

May 4, 2016

The Best Way of Stopping Out-of-Control Immigration Prosecutions Is to Avoid Them in the First Place

The Best Way of Stopping Out-of-Control Immigration Prosecutions Is to Avoid Them in the First Place