Not Everyone Buys Story of ICE Divisions
Reading Time: 5 minutes Do ICE agents who penned a letter requesting a separation from the agency want to distance themselves from Trump’s policies, or is this claim a case of media overreach?
Your ICE at Work: Another Nanny Rounded Up and Sent Packing
Reading Time: 2 minutes The US can feel a little more secure today. On July 19, US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) successfully removed Marta Rodriguez from our shores. Marta came to this country more than a decade ago with the criminal aim of earning enough money as a nanny to send $600 a month back to Honduras to Read More
Flunking the Test of Character
Reading Time: 4 minutes Officers of the law across all levels are (ab)using their power to oppress others. They find a justification for their actions in the words and actions of their ultimate boss.
Private Prisons Make a Buck with Inhumane Treatment of Immigrants
Reading Time: 23 minutes What is it like in an ICE prison? A former detainee describes the often inhuman conditions in which prisoners are kept.
The Politics of Marginalizing the ‘Other’
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Trump administration and allied news outlets are rallying disenchanted whites around the idea that Hispanics are to blame for their position in society. Their rhetoric and actions send a clear message: Brown people are not welcome here.
How Does Obama’s Record on Immigration Stack up to Trump’s?
Reading Time: 2 minutes As president, Barack Obama was sometimes referred to as the “Deporter in Chief.” Does that mean that the difference between him and President Donald Trump on illegal immigration is just their rhetoric?