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Over the last few days, a reported 500 women and children who were wrongly imprisoned for seeking asylum were released …
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Dear Shut Down Berks Supporter, Today the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will be ending their tour in the …
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Via Pennsylvania Immigration & Citizenship Coalition Dear Shut Down Berks supporters, Show your support for the Madres Berks and sign this …
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Via DreamACTivist.org Yeslin, just 9, speaks out from inside the Berks Family detention center. This 9 year old has spend …
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Via Human Rights First August 30, 2016 Federal Court Ruling Denies Families in Immigration Detention Review of Legality of their …
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TAKE ACTION NOW!  Sign the petition and call now to support the 22 mothers at the Berks “Family Detention” Center on …
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Piece #14 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016 series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To …
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Piece #13 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To view …
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Piece #12 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To view …
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Piece #11 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To view …
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Piece #10 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To view …
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Piece #9 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To view …
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Piece #8 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To view …
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My final piece from the#VisionsFromTheInside2016 series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To …
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Piece #6 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016 series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To view …
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Piece #5 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To view …
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Piece #4 from our ‪#‎VisionsFromTheInside2016‬ series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To …
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Piece #3 from our #VisionsFromTheInside2016series, a collaborative project between visual artists and immigrants facing the for-profit detention monster. To view …
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Artist statement: “My letter is from a Salvadorean detainee who has been living in the US for 34 years and …
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Artist statement: “Working on this piece was truly enlightening. To read Mr. Vaz’s words about his experience — with the …
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Obama’s Family Detention Policy: Threaten Rape Victims With Criminal Prosecution As originally posted on Amjo Law by Bryan Johnson on June …
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As originally published on 6/7/16 Grassroots Leadership condemns reported plans for new family detention center in South Texas (AUSTIN, Texas) …
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A family at the Karnes family prison needs public support!  Children are being sexually abused and ICE is refusing to take action! …
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Join us at this public hearing as for-profit, private prison company GEO Group seeks a child care license from the …
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On Wednesday, March 16, 2016 the Advisory Committee for ICE will hold a meeting to discuss “family residential centers.” We …
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As originally posted by Grassroots Leadership, by Cristina Parker It’s the National Day of Action to #EndFamilyDetention. Join activists across …
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As published on 2/15/16 at Grassroots Leadership (AUSTIN, Texas) — In a quietly announced decision that could set a dangerous precedent for …
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I Am Not a U.S. Citizen and I Have a Criminal Conviction – What Can I Do? By the Texas Fair Defense …
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Via Virginia Raymond The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has acknowledged that its purpose in licensing the ICE family …
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This week, the internet saw photos from across the world with the #EndFamilyDetention hashtag go viral.  The movement to expose and …
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Save the date! What:  Protest/rally to stop detaining and deporting refugees When:  February 11, 2016 Where:  Los Angeles, CA #FreedomNotReform #RefugeeRightsNow #EndFamilyDetention #CentAmRefugees …
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From United We Dream URGENTE: Redadas, retenes, y agentes de la migra han sido reportados por todo el país. ¡Conoce …
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From United We Dream URGENTE: Redadas, retenes, y agentes de la migra han sido reportados por todo el país. ¡Conoce …
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As originally posted on AmJoLaw n light of the disturbing news that the Obama administration has planned ICE deportation raids …
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From Virginia Raymond: Here’s a webinar hosted yesterday on family detention by the Texas office of the Children’s Defense Fund: …
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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is considering granting childcare licenses to “family detention” centers where women and children escaping …
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This is a Guatemalan family, mother and her 3 sons, who fled vicious poverty in their country.  Abandoned by husband/father …
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Please TAKE ACTION NOW to support the HUNDREDS of women now on hunger strike at the Hutto immigrant prison and ACROSS …
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Via Grassroots Leadership November 2, 2015 Asylum-seeking women report that hunger strike is expanding within the detention center, retaliation continues …
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A hunger strike movement is taking place across several immigrant detention centers in the U.S. EndFamilyDetention.com stands in solidarity with …
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On Friday, a Texas State Judge granted a temporary restraining order preventing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TFPS) …
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As originally posted on VirginiaRaymond.com Child care centers exist to take care of children. The State of Texas requires most …
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Child care centers exist to take care of children. The State of Texas requires most child care centers to be …
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The following is a report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding the state of families and unaccompanied children …
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End Family Detention in PA The Berks County Detention Center, known officially as the Berks County Residential Center, is a …
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About 20 mothers and their children came through the San Antonio bus station today after up to 20 days in …
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Social Justice Symposium, St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas, April 4, 2016 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, March 30, 2016 Derechos …
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BREAKING: The state of Texas is considering licensing family detention centers as childcare facilities. But people are already fighting back. More than …
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AUSTIN: Speak out to #EndFamilyDetention National week of action October 21, 2015 7-8:30 p.m. Room CPE 2.216 Panel discussion and …
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When I arrived late last night only 3 mothers and their children were at the bus station  2  from Guatemala, …
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Shackled “freedom” is a new series of EndFamilyDetention.com that will document the first-hand experiences of the mothers, families and inside witnesses who …
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As originally published on Amoachi & Johnson On September 24, 2014, a meeting  took place between several advocacy organizations, ICE …
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“Reporte nacional de Univision sobre nuestra petición de disiplinar los medicos del centro de detencion de ninos en Dilley.” -Via Amoachi …
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“Univison national report on our request to discipline physicians at the Dilley children jail.” via Amoachi & Johnson, Attorneys at Law, …
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Use open-ended questions. YES, even in a detention center. YES, even when you’re in a hurry. 1. Be aware of …
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Sample simple Credible OR Reasonable Fear Interview Request A woman or child can give this to her deportation officer, and …
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Adults who are in reinstatement proceedings, and therefore their kids who are with them, are in a bad and dangerous …
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Why are we even talking about children and credible or reasonable fear interviews?? We don’t normally think about children and …
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By “passing,” we mean that an Asylum Officer had found that a person had demonstrated a significant possibility of establishing, …
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We say that someone has “passed” her reasonable fear interview when she has convinced an asylum officer, usually by sharing …
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Expedited Removal is the process by which Customs & Border Protection (CBP) or Immigration Control & Enforcement (ICE) may summarily …
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Via NPR “A federal judge will hear arguments Friday over a Texas decision to deny birth certificates for babies born …
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As originally posted on AMJO Law Physicians are supposed to improve the health of their patients. The physicians at the …
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Originally posted on “The Physicians That Make Incarceration of Toddlers and Children Possible” at Amjolaw.com By Bryan Johnson The below list …
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As originally published on AILA AILA member and CARA volunteer Kim Hunter shares the latest access to counsel issues in …
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The visionary art collaboration between EndFamilyDetention.com and Culture Strike organization which features artistic depictions of letters written by imprisoned mothers …
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September 5, 2015 Our Lady of the Lake University Chapel Auditorium 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. FREE Conference (lunch provided) …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “I dream of getting out of this place…to be able to study …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “I am afraid that if I stay in this center something could …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “Our great fear is that they will deport us without giving us …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “We are not a threat for this country, all I want is …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “The water has bleach in it, and I don’t have money to …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “My son’s first birthday was here. I would like to get out …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “They are thinking of making this place much bigger, and for what? …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “The times they offer us food is scarce and the best food …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “I am trusting my God who will quickly end this nightmare.” -Excerpt …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “There are some workers at this detentions center who think poorly of …
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For immediate release: Agosto 3, 2015 Press Contacts: Esther Portillo, Human Rights Alliance for Child Refugees and Families [email protected], 347-585-7462 Anna …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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​For Immediate Release: July 31, 2015 Human Rights Alliance for Children and Refugee Families www.refugeerightsnow.com Refugee Families Deserve Real Freedom: …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “I hope that you get out of there soon, don’t worry and …
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10 Women File Complaint: Victims of Medical Neglect in Family Detention Camps by Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “I do not think it is fair to see my son incarcerated …
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Action Alert to End Family Detention Once and for All Last Friday, Judge Dolly Gee of the Central District of …
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As originally posted on Visions From The Inside “When I got here they initially told me that I didn’t have …
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Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream WASHINGTON, DC – On July 28th, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, along with Democratic Members …
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July 24, 2015 The Honorable Jeh Johnson Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 Dear Secretary Johnson: On …
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As originally published by the Women’s Refugee Commission and the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Backgrounder on the Flores Litigation …
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“They go through our drawers just like a prisoner. Sometimes they treat us with kindness, but other times they don’t …
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“We need the help of all of you because we feel depressed and forgotten in this place.”- Excerpt from letter …
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From the Texas Civil Rights Project:  This week Obama and the DOJ were dealt a blow when the Flores settlement …
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Detention of refugee women and children over the last thirteen or fourteen months at Artesia, Berks, Karnes, and Dilley was …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Julio Salgado, [email protected] Art Projects Manager, CultureStrike   “VISIONS FROM THE INSIDE ILLUSTRATES THE COURAGEOUS STORIES OF …
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As originally posted on McClatchey DC BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ [email protected]atchydc.com WASHINGTON: A federal judge ruled Friday night that the Obama administration …
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As originally posted on Catholic Charities of the RGV Refugees continue to arrive in growing numbers at the Humanitarian Respite …
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As originally posted on McClatchy DC BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ [email protected] WASHINGTON Federal civil rights officials have opened an investigation into …
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As originally posted on AMJOlaw.com: by Bryan Johnson on July 6, 2015 For Immediate Release Contact: Bryan Johnson, [email protected], 631-647-9701   …
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This past 4th of July weekend it was discovered that around a group of about 250 refugee children imprisoned in “family detention” …
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BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ / Originally posted on McClatchy Washington Bureau “A federal judge has threatened to hold an immigration attorney in …
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As originally posted on the #FreedomNOTReform FB page  Rally for Freedom LA”In the light of the 4th of July festivities, …
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In a press released dated Wednesday, June 24, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson announced a few changes to ICE’s policy on family …
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This cell phone video footage was released this week and reveals a protest with numerous imprisoned families chanting “libertad” during a Congressional tour …
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====================================================================== Please distribute widely ====================================================================== In an international collaboration to #EndFamilyDetention, this website (EndFamilyDetention.com) and the Fundación Tradiciones Mayas (Maya Traditions …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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2015 Tz’utujil Maya translation series Produced by the Maya Traditions Foundation Translators: Jose Maria ‘Chema’ Vasquez Perez and Carlos Agustin …
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LINK TO DONATE:  http://www.gofundme.com/wrntd4 “Polyane and her 10 year old daughter have been detained at the Karnes Family Prison for …
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LINK TO DONATE: https://www.crowdrise.com/stopdetainingfamilies/fundraiser/CloseDownBerksDetentionCenter “BENEFITING: JUNTOS THE STORY: Mother’s pledge to stop working for less than a dollar a day …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2015   Mothers at Berks Family Detention Camp Launch Work Strike, Demand Not To Be …
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The family prison camps in Texas recently received “child care licenses” from the state amid proofs and reports of rampant …
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As originally published on McClatchyDC.  Note: ICE has just deported Lilian.  See story here. “Lilian Oliva, 19, was discovered in …
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As originally posted at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Y66eakDPYq1XToAftRzoxsNQqZRsqVjxlNt8QWDt4eQ/viewform?fbzx=1637127131547860959 Jeh Johnson Sara Saldana Director, DHS Assistant Director, ICE Washington D.C. Washington D.C.We, the undersigned, …
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As originally posted on: http://www.youcaring.com/ana-364437#.VXEcEf4J8p0.email Dear Friends and Supporters, We need your help. Our friend Ana is fighting to get her …
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As originally published here. My dear friend Alta Gracias has spent the past six months locked up in an immigration …
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As originally published here on May 26, 2015 “In this response to our request to shut down the South Texas …
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via www.VirginiaRaymond.com DECLARACIÓN JURADA EN APOYO A LA SOLICITUD DE LIBERTAD CONDICIONAL DE [NOMBRE DEL [email protected]] Yo, [nombre del patrocinador], …
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“A growing number of House Democrats, alongside former detainees and legal advocates, will call on the Department of Homeland Security …
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Available in JPEG and PDF for download and sharing. Via the Women’s Refugee Commission womensrefugeecommission.org …
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Co-authored by Leisy Abrego, Alfonso Gonzales, and Shannon Speed* Reposted with permission.  Click here to view original post. President Obama and …
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Via Human Rights Watch: Last summer, the US started detaining large numbers of migrant mothers and children as part of …
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On Wednesday, May 20 at 8:00 p.m. at Market Plaza in San Antonio we will be gathering to call for …
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On Monday, May 11, 2015, activists and family members of detained women and children met with the office of President …
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May 2015 Your Excellency President Obama – For us it is an honor and a great pleasure to write to …
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PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA CONTACTOS: Esther Portillo, [email protected], (347) 585-7462 (DC)  Nancy Zuniga, [email protected], (310) 433-1997 (Los Ángeles) Familiares de mujeres …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 8 2015 CONTACT: Esther Portillo, [email protected], (347) 585-7462  (DC) Nancy Zuniga, [email protected], (310) 433-1997 (Los …
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Via http://www.refugeerightsnow.com/24hrsfast This Mother’s Day, pressure Obama to #EndFamilyDetention and #FreeRefugeeFamilies by pledging to join our National #24HrsFast! While neoliberal trade …
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Featured image by Melissa Biggs [View the story “#EndFamilyDetention Protest in Dilley TX” on Storify] …
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On Saturday, May 2, 2015 people across the country will be protesting the detention of mothers and children at several for-profit family …
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via http://www.webelongtogether.org/endfamilydetention Stop Locking Up Immigrant Women and Children. End family detention now! Honor Mothers’ Day this year by joining the …
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A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the mothers and children imprisoned at the Karnes detention camp. “Attached is …
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Join hundreds of other people who will be going to Dilley, Texas to #EndFamilyDetention LINK TO RSVP AND PURCHASE BUS …
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April 17, 2015 Sarah R. Saldaña Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security 500 12th Street, SW …
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This public service announcement video is available in English and Spanish and is intended to raise awareness and call for …
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“Following in the footsteps of the brave women at the Karnes prison in Texas, yesterday 17 mothers imprisoned at the …
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Immigrant Mothers Imprisoned With Children Demand Release, DPW Says They Are Free to Go:  Community Members and Organizers to Rally …
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Reposted with permission by the author By Alfonso Gonzales and Shannon Speed As publilshed on The Hill Hannah Arendt once wrote …
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The following is an online petition and open letter from scholars to President Obama calling for the release of mothers and children from …
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The following is a letter by the mothers imprisoned with their children at Karnes written to ICE Director Sarah Saldaña, who …
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In a letter dated April 15, 2015, Congressman Joaquin Castro addresses the harassment by ICE of a volunteer delivering water to …
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“From Pilgrims seeking freedom to practice their religion, to Jews feeling Nazism, to political prisoners escaping communism, America has been …
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PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY What: Vigil @ Karnes Detention Center during visit by ICE Director Sarah Saldana When: TOMORROW THURSDAY, APRIL …
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via RAICES “During a Congressional hearing Congressman Hank Jonhnson questioned ICE Director Sarah Saldana on why Delmy was put in …
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For immediate release Contact: B. Loewe, 773.791.4668, [email protected] ***NATIONAL PRESS CALL*** Detained Mothers at Karnes to Restart Hunger Strike and …
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This disciplinary report from the Karnes detention camp recently surfaced and reveals an odd twist of events and accusations: that the …
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April 6, 2015 We mothers who are detained in Karnes County Residential Center began a hunger strike on March 30 …
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Media/Press Conference, 10 am, Tuesday, April 14, 2015 in front of San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Tx. Friends and supporters …
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via RAICES Why is an 11 year old in detention? Delmi Cruz, and her 11 year old son, Alexis, have …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2015 Southwest Workers’ Union (SWU) stands in solidarity with the 78 mujeres, and mothers at …
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We have 10 days to bring the mothers home, our goal for today is 200 calls to ICE Director Sarah …
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December 5, 2014 William Powers, Jr. President The University of Texas at Austin Office of the President 110 Inner Campus …
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Please join us on Wednesday, April 8 for the screening of No Sanctuary: Big Business and Family Detention, followed by a presentation …
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House party benefit for refugee women and children featuring Rising Appalachia on their national tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Z2x8AM6qs Come eat delicious empanadas …
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Join us for a march and protest in Dilley, Texas on Saturday, May 2. We will be there to protest …
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“Friends, Family, and Community, I am sharing a letter I have sent to Congressman Castro that explained a terrifying incident …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, 02 April 2015CONTACT: Brett Abrams : 516-841-1105 : [email protected] Detention Watch Network Calls on President Obama …
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SIGN THE PETITION HERE:  http://act.presente.org/act/karnes?sp_ref=112906319.166.12398.f.0.2&referring_akid=.497581.8d7l0r&source=fb_sp Women held in Texas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prison work for $3/day, their children’s …
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As posted on RAICES Sign the petition now:   http://grassrootsleadership.org/blog/2015/03/breaking-women-karnes-family-detention-camp-start-work-strike-and-fast-holy-week#Sign Women in the Karnes Detention Camp are currently on a Holy …
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CALL TO ACTION:  Take a picture with friends and family and use it as your profile/cover pic on social media …
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“As President of the American Bar Association, I write to express the Association’s concerns about recent policies and practices that …
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“March 26, 2015 Honorable Barack H. Obama President United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, …
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by Cristina Parker, Grassroots Leadership Click here to sign the petition in support of the women in Karnes!  The women …
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On Tuesday, March 31 in San Antonio there will be a day of action to call for an end to …
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An open letter to: ICE Supervisory Detention & Deportation Officer Hilario Leal, ICE Assistant Field Office Director Juanita P. Hester, …
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In 2014, 60,000 children and mothers fled Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, seeking refuge in the U.S. because of gang …
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From coast to coast on Tuesday, March 24th people gathered to demand freedom for all refugee families at Karnes and Dilley …
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Victoria Rossi is a brilliant writer who moonlights, for a lot less money than she deserves, as a paralegal. In …
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Receive from us a blessed greeting, we are mothers with our children detained at Karnes Detention Center in the state …
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Please call ICE and demand that Sonia and her 3 children be released from detention. Sonia and her three young …
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National day of action:  Freedom for all refugee families at Karnes and Dilley detention centers Press conference this Tuesday, March …
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The Letters From Inside archive is a digital collection of handwritten letters from mothers and children held inside the family …
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February 28, 2015 Hello, My name is [redacted], and I came in 2007, but I was caught and was deported, …
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I arrived at this detention center on August 4, 2014. I already have bond for my daughter, and I haven’t …
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My name is [redacted] (A[redacted]); I am 27 years old and I am here with my son [redacted], who is …
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My name is [redacted] and I have a one year old son here where I am being detained for the …
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February 26, 2015 I, [redacted] am 32 years old. My number is A# [redacted] . I am with my two …
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I [redacted], I am 37 years old. My A number is [redacted]. I have two children. One is 11 years …
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  2/24/2015 My name is Sonia Elizabeth Hernandez Amaya, 33 years old, Salvadoran, number A [redacted]; mother of Josselyn [redacted], …
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I Maria Estela Marquez Marquez: A087591777, am 34 years old, I’m from El Salvador. I am here detained in the …
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[redacted] A [redacted] [redacted] A [redacted] I entered the United States on July 28th, 2014. I was in the hielera …
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I am in this institution asking for help because I can’t return to my country. I have been here since …
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I am [redacted], [born in the] year [redacted], [in] El Salvador. My daughter [is] [redacted], of two and-a-half years [of …
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I am [redacted], number A [redacted], 29 years old, and I’m Brazilian. My daughter [redacted], number A [redacted], 2 years …
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My name is Polyane Soares de Oliveira, 29 years old, number A 200-022-852, and I’m Brazilian. Here with me is …
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Public information request – Indigenous Women, Children, and “Family Units” in Custody at the Karnes County Residential Center (hereafter “Karnes”), …
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Por Anayanse Garza de TuSanAntonioMagazine.com Entrevista con Diego Mancha durante la conferencia de prensa por grupos que incluyeron a Feminists …
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By Anayanse Garza of TuSanAntonioMagazine.com Interview with Diego Mancha during the press conference by groups that included Feminists Unite, SAIYM …
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Statement in support of the resolution against family detention adopted by Feministas Unite, a student group at the University of …
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Wed 2/25 SAN ANTONIO:  Please attend press conference, Wednesday, Feb 25, 11 am, front of San Fernando Cathedral, Main Plaza, …
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A federal district court in Washington, D.C., today has granted a temporary injunction to the class of Central American women …
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Sonia and her three young children have spent 6 months behind bars, after fleeing horrific violence in their home country …
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Also check out this fine Texas Observer report on Karnes by Victoria Rossi, published on February 2, 2015 …
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Do read “The Shame of America’s Family Detention Camps”, a fine article in the New York Times by Will S …
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In 2014, 60,000 women and children refugees fled persecution and violence in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras because of gang …
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Please read this stunning report Ending Artesia, by Stephen Manning. Explaining complicated, bizarre, technical legal proceedings with great clarity, this …
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Please read and sign this resolution and — far more importantly — take it to the groups to which you …
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Zach Weissmueller | January 22, 2015 “When people knock on your door, and they are fleeing abuse, the United States …
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These are some photos by photographer Gerard Escamilla of the unyielding community response to the family prison in Artesia, New Mexico …
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UPDATE: The Karnes County Commissioners Court voted this week, 3-2, to approve the expansion of the for-profit detention center at …
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The problem The Dilley ICE prison is about to open. There, families – up to 2400 people — will be …
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This place called a detention center is like a prison for us, because we don’t have freedom, we can’t leave …
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For most people who have entered this place, it’s the start of a new life, but it begins badly, because …
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Un testimonio visual de la vida en Honduras hecho por Luis Ramón, un niño encarcelado en la prision “familiar” de …
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A visual testimony of life in Honduras by Luis Ramon, a young child inside the Karnes “family” prison …
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This is the visual testimony of a child from Honduras. “Revos locos” means the Mara Salvatrucha in Honduras. “Arma de …
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Esto es el testimonio visual de un niño de Honduras.  “Revos locos” significa la Mara Salvatrucha …
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“There are many things that happen in this place called Karnes County Residential Center. There are many good and bad …
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La primera parte de la traducción del I-589 Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal ya está disponible! Otra parte …
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A Spanish translation of the I-589 Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal is now available!  Click here to view …
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You see me onscreen My name is an A number But I’m a woman – Anonymous   …
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These three young girls are detained at the Karnes “Family” Detention Center with their mother and need our help! PLEASE …
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Adela Catalina* had plenty of reasons to leave. Forgive me being somewhat vague in the following account, but she still …
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November 22, 2014 Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Services Houston Asylum Office 16630 Imperial Valley Drive, Suite …
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Dear friends, Maria Estela Marquez Marquez and her three daughters — Melissa (15 years old), Carmen (13 years old), and …
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November 18, 2014 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, We, …
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This morning — Thursday, November 20 — in Immigration Judge McPhaul’s courtroom, as everyone waited in vain for a working …
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The Honorable Jeh Johnson, Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney …
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We are pleased to announce the launch of www.EndFamilyDetention.com, a multilingual site aimed at addressing family detention.  Our intention was …
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DECLARACIÓN JURADA EN APOYO A LA SOLICITUD DE LIBERTAD CONDICIONAL DE (NOMBRE DEL [email protected]) Yo, (nombre del patrocinador), por medio …
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Detention Watch Network (DWN) opposes family detention. The detention of families is inhumane. The United States has failed to maintain …
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Decisiones por jus en casos de asilio en cortes de inmigración 2009-2014 Corte de inmigración Juez Decisiones % Aprobado % Negado Adelanto …
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Judge-by-Judge Asylum Decisions in Immigration Courts FY 2009-2014 Denial Rate Immigration Court Judge Decisions % Grants % Denials Adelanto Lee, Amy T …
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Por Andrade Legal  y traducido por Melissa Biggs COMO PAGAR UNA FIANZA DE INMIGRACIÓN Actualizado el 4 de noviembre 2014[1],[2] …
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In a way, private prisons seem a relatively new development, but the ugly foundation of private prisons is deeply ingrained …
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A petition by Claudia Muñoz Dean Thomas W. Gilligan, ask UT alumnus Red McCombs to break lease with the Corrections …
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Friday, November 21, 2014 7:300 – 8:30 p.m. Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center 600 River Street Austin, Texas …
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Until today, I was mostly getting phone calls from women in Karnes and from family members around the country; texts …
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Want to understand what’s going on with refugees, immigrants, and immigration courts? Go. Take a morning or an afternoon and …
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Drawing by Rini Templeton, 1935-1986 I went to see three families yesterday in Karnes, and without planning to, ended up …
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Follow the link below for extremely useful information from Andrade Legal — Immigration Law in Boise, Idaho. Kudos to María …
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Published on Nov 4, 2014 This new documentary chronicles the return of immigrant family detention in the United States. The …
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A goodbye letter from one teenage girl to another. They met inside the Karnes “family detention” center; and the writer …
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Melissa and her sisters are imprisoned with their mother at the Karnes “family” prison near San Antonio, Texas. October 31, …
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The letter below is from a young girl who is imprisoned with her mother and sisters at the Karnes family …
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The letter below is from a young girl  inside the prison with their mother and young sisters. October 31, 2014 We need …
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“It’s a room in which there is nothing more than a toilet and some cement benches stuck to the wall …
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According to Texas law, “if you suspect the abuse or neglect of a child, it is your duty to report …
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Melissa, Carmen, and Jackeline are three sisters who, with their mother, fled El Salvador seeking refuge. Right before they left, …
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Make a donation to the Karnes Bond Fund, at Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Services (RAICES) to help …
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“The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims, have …
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DECLARACIÓN JURADA EN APOYO A LA SOLICITUD DE LIBERTAD CONDICIONAL DE (NOMBRE DEL [email protected]) Yo, (nombre del patrocinador), por medio …
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Read the the material that ICE lawyers present in immigration court to support its argument that the refugees — specifically …
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ICE and GEO, a private, for-profit corporation, are currently holding 500 refugee women and children are against their will in …
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I have the sickening feeling that very few people understand what “due process” translates into when we are talking about …
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