FACTSHEET: U.S. Citizen Children Impacted by Immigration Enforcement
Immigration enforcement—and the threat of such actions—can negatively impact a child’s long-term health and development.
Immigration enforcement—and the threat of such actions—can negatively impact a child’s long-term health and development.
Men detained at Etowah County Detention Center are demanding that the Etowah Visitation Project, which has been suspended by ICE and the Etowah's Sheriff's Office, be restored.
Here, Daniela writes about how she ended up in detention and her life before, during and being incarcerated.
"We are constantly subjected to derogatory comments, abusive behavior towards us, and discrimination."
Over the course of 2018, FFI surveyed 2,055 people in U.S. immigration detention, who reported 1,695 abuses or issues caused or exacerbated by detention.
Accompanied by striking portraits by award-winning photographer Mark Tuschman, Jarred Bean's article profiles 3 immigrants whose entrepreneurial spirit has earned them the American Dream.
"All three men have some glimmers of hope and are terrified about both parole and being sent back to a country they do not know and where no one knows them."
"Even though most unauthorized immigrants have lived in the United States for nearly 15 years, many could live out the rest of their lives without any opportunity to become legal residents of their adopted home."
"I know if I was returned to my country I will die in a matter of days, maybe two weeks, [without] dialysis."