OP-ED: Governor Wolf, Shut Down Berks County Detention Center. Now.
A Pennsylvania advocacy group decries the illegality of detaining immigrant families and demands that the state's governor to issue an Emergency Removal Order (ERO).
A Pennsylvania advocacy group decries the illegality of detaining immigrant families and demands that the state's governor to issue an Emergency Removal Order (ERO).
Guilt and remorse are coupled with a fierce determination to be "free from the chains" in this wrenching new poem by Abraham.
Clint and Homestead and all the invisible places like them violate one of the most fundamental compacts we make as human beings: that adults will look after children and ensure their safety.
Targeted for his sexual orientation, and for his courage to assert his rights, Jesús has been subjected to multiple instances of solitary confinement.
Detained for over 18 months, Balde now faces deportation back to Guinea. Here, he shares his despair and hopelessness.
Detained at Northwest Detention Center, Anthony's art expresses the loneliness and pain of immigration detention.
“The map is a reflection of the country we have become — one that locks up over 50,000 immigrants on any given day," said FFI Co-Founder Christina Mansfield. "We hope it serves as both a tool and a call to action to be #DONEWithDetention.”
The DONE Act represents an important step toward building a humane, dignified immigration system. Congress needs to act now to stop the growth of a system rife with human rights abuses and enact proven alternatives.
An active volunteer in his community, student Gonzalez-Miranda, who was seized by ICE on June 4th, has been called "generous," and "a natural leader."