“America turned its back on us,” said 82-year-old Dr. Satsuki Ina, a Japanese American who was born in a U.S. concentration camp during World War II.
Laotian man deported by US to South Sudan leaves for Laos after year in detention
A Laotian man deported by the United States to South Sudan left for Laos on Thursday after spending more than a year in detention in Africa, an ordeal his attorney said could have been avoided.
King County Council passes emergency ban on ICE detention centers
The King County Council on Tuesday approved an emergency one-year moratorium blocking new or expanded detention facilities in unincorporated areas of the county, including potential immigration detention centers.
Cambodian man seventh to die in ICE custody
A Cambodian man, Lorth Sim, is the seventh person to die in immigration agents’ custody.
Jayapal, Smith introduce bill to reform immigration detention
Congress members Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith introduced the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act earlier this month to impose oversight on immigration detention and protect detainees’ civil and human rights.