I do not think I have seen before human beings routinely and casually treating other human beings like livestock.

By Nina Randazzo Image Source: Nicki Padar at The California Aggie In October 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed State Senate Bill 54 into law. This law established a state-wide sanctuary policy. However, many Californians, including those directly affected by this bill because of their immigration status, may be confused about

When it comes down to it, I don’t believe in borders — particularly when it comes to families.

Lawyers File Litigation Hold to Preserve DHS & ICE’s Sexual Assault and Abuse Records Source: CIVIC *For Immediate Release, November 7, 2017 Contact: Liz Martinez, (956) 572–4349, lmartinez@endisolation.org*   **Lawyers File Litigation Hold to Preserve Sexual Assault Records of People in Immigration Detention**   LOS ANGELES — Community Initiatives

Singer-Songwriter Miguel was the headliner at the #SchoolsNotPrisons Adelanto concert on October 20th. Photo Credit: Oswaldo Farias on Facebook From the California Endowment: The #SchoolsNotPrisons tour and community partners call for the closure of cruel and unjust immigrant prisons, beginning with the for-profit prison in Adelanto which is the largest

by Nina Randazzo Read Mr. Joseph’s and others’ stories of prolonged detention at ProlongedDetentionStories.org. The case *Jennings v Rodriguez*, heard by the Supreme Court on October 3rd without a decision, may ultimately decide whether persons held in immigration detention are guaranteed due process. Currently, no such guarantee exists

The Act will Bring Needed Accountability to Private Immigration Prisons Photo Credit: CIVIC ***October 5, 2017 ***— Today, Governor Brown signed SB 29, the Dignity Not Detention Act, into law, effectively freezing the growth of private, for-profit immigration detention facilities in the state of California. The bill also prohibits cities or

Photo Credit: Burst ### **Youth Reporting Fellows (5 openings)** IMM Print is a new publication by the non-profit CIVIC (Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement) that features stories, poetry, and art from immigration detention and reporting on intersectional issues. IMM Print centers voices that are less visible in mainstream media

An op-ed by CIVIC’s Christina Fialho and Christina Mansfield Protestors attend a vigil outside of the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona, October 2016. Photo Credit: Tina Shull Originally published in the *Huffington Post *on September 22, 2017: Do We Have to Abolish the Victim Narrative to Abolish Immigration Detention?