Former head of ICE defends detention centers amid partisan attacks
House Judiciary Committee members stick to partisan politics during hearing on ICE detention facilities, as former director defends their use.
Former head of ICE defends detention centers amid partisan attacks
House Judiciary Committee members stick to partisan politics during hearing on ICE detention facilities, as former director defends their use.
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Detroit protesters: ‘No hate no fear, immigrants are welcome here!’
On the second day of the Detroit Democratic debates, Movimiento Cosecha held a rally for immigrant rights.
Detroit protesters: ‘No hate no fear, immigrants are welcome here!’
On the second day of the Detroit Democratic debates, Movimiento Cosecha held a rally for immigrant rights.
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Police arrest protesters blocking Detroit-Windsor tunnel at immigration rally
Protestors championing immigrant rights tried to shut down the Detroit-Windsor international tunnel ahead of the second Democratic presidential debate Wednesday, leading to arrests by Detroit police.
Police arrest protesters blocking Detroit-Windsor tunnel at immigration rally
Protestors championing immigrant rights tried to shut down the Detroit-Windsor international tunnel ahead of the second Democratic presidential debate Wednesday, leading to arrests by Detroit police.
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ACLU Institute Students Protest Immigrant Detention Center Treatment at the Capitol
A culminating portion of the ACLU’s Summer Advocacy Institute, high school students in the program protested immigrant treatment at detention centers at the Capitol Reflecting Pool.
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Democrats challenge Customs and Border Protection chief on agency’s ‘culture of cruelty’
Democrats challenged the head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the agency’s “culture of cruelty” at a House subcommittee hearing, but CBP Chief Carla Provost repeatedly denied the notion of a toxic culture at her agency.
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Rep. Elijah Cummings presses DHS chief for answers about border facilities — ‘Come on, man. What’s that about?’
Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland heatedly criticized DHS’s treatment of migrant children at a House Oversight Committee meeting Thursday.
read moreJewish Groups Protest ‘Concentration Camps’ on Border
Using a comparison to concentration camps that some Jewish groups consider offensive, some Jewish groups nationwide are embracing the term to take action against the immigration detention centers at the southern border.
Congresswomen Detail Grim Conditions at Texas Border Facilities
Democratic freshman congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib said at a committee hearing that conditions at the Texas border facilities they visited earlier this month were grim and need immediate action as Republicans blamed Democratic inaction for creating the crisis.
Senate Democrats propose Act to end family separations at border
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his deputy, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, announced Thursday a Democratic proposal to end family separations at the border and institute minimum safety and health standards for children held in detention centers.
Senate Democrats propose bill to prohibit family separations at border
Senate Democrats unveil Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children legislation aimed at ending family separation at the border.
Protesters demand protection for indigenous migrant children
Demonstrators hold up photos of indigenous children who died crossing the border or in CBP custody.
At Mount Vernon, Independence Day celebrated by new citizens too
WASHINGTON – Revolutionary War era soldiers, women in bonnets and aprons and a canon salute over the Potomac River. Each year Mount Vernon, George Washington’s estate in Virginia, holds an Independence Day celebration that welcomes a new year in the nation’s history...
Columbia Heights community rally rejects ICE in two languages
Hundreds of locals gathered on Saturday evening in a Columbia Heights rally to show support for immigrant neighbors.
Florida representatives question acting DHS secretary on immigration enforcement
Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan answered questions on immigration enforcement during a 2020 budget review hearing.
Supreme Court hears Trump administration arguments for citizenship question on census
The Executive Branch took the matter of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census to the Supreme Court Tuesday.
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