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The Nooses of Adelanto

by Conner MartinezAn unannounced visit to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center by federal inspectors has found nooses present in various cells, unfair segregation policies, and that those in detention have been receiving inadequate medical care. The nooses were braided bed sheets hanging from the vents, and were found in a

FACT SHEET: Nielsen v. Preap

On October 10, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Nielsen v. Preap. At the heart of the case is whether certain individuals are subject to mandatory detention without a bond hearing.The individuals who will be affected by this case are those noncitizens (such as legal permanent residents) with past

Two Days Deported

While visiting Friendship Park in Tijuana in August, I saw a man on a cell phone looking bewildered. When I approached him, he asked me for the name of the park. He was talking to his wife in San Diego, trying to describe where he was.Running the length of

Ex-Military Officer from Venezuela Seeks Asylum

The sketches that appear here were collected from Helegner Tijera Moreno, a former Venezuelan army officer, who fled his country to seek asylum in the U.S. Instead, he has been detained for nearly two years at the Otero County Detention Center in New Mexico and denied parole.Helegner arrived

COMING TOGETHER … KEEPING IT HUMAN

From the Border to Your Local County Detention CenterA 5-part photo essay series by Peg HunterPart 5: WEST COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY— RICHMOND, CALocal Sheriffs’ departments have financial incentives to contract with ICE to house immigrant detainees in County Detention Centers.The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity has been holding monthly