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Complaint Filed Against ICE As Misuse of Solitary Confinement in Colorado Facility Raises Concerns

Complaint Filed Against ICE As Misuse of Solitary Confinement in Colorado Facility Raises Concerns

Immigration advocacy groups filed a complaint with DHS' oversight bodies urging an investigation into the increased use and misuse of solitary confinement at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, Colorado. Read More

Complaint Urges Investigation Into Misuse of Solitary Confinement in Colorado Immigration Detention Center

Complaint Urges Investigation Into Misuse of Solitary Confinement in Colorado Immigration Detention Center

The American Immigration Council and partners filed an administrative complaint with the with the Department of Homeland Security's oversight bodies urging immediate investigation into the misuse of solitary confinement at the Aurora Detention Center in Colorado. Read More

Florida Wants All New Migrants Arriving at the Border Locked Up. The Courts are Helping.

Florida Wants All New Migrants Arriving at the Border Locked Up. The Courts are Helping.

Florida officials think the federal government must detain everyone – or virtually everyone – who arrives at the U.S.-Mexico border without a visa. And it is using the courts to try to make that happen. Just last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit refused to… Read More

Internal Investigation Shows Appalling Carelessness from Border Patrol Led to Death of 8-Year-Old

Internal Investigation Shows Appalling Carelessness from Border Patrol Led to Death of 8-Year-Old

An internal investigation into the death of a medically vulnerable eight-year-old girl after over a week in Border Patrol custody continues to reveal shocking negligence on the part of medical contractors and Border Patrol employees. It’s becoming increasingly clear that the May 17 death of Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez,… Read More

Advocacy Groups Urge ICE to Preserve the Option of In-Person Bond Payments

Advocacy Groups Urge ICE to Preserve the Option of In-Person Bond Payments

The American Immigration Council urged ICE to preserve the option of in-person bond payments and raised concerns about the web-based system Cash Electronic Bonds Online (CeBONDS). Read More

Beyond A Border Solution

Beyond A Border Solution

America needs durable solutions. These concrete measures can bring orderliness to our border and modernize our overwhelmed asylum system. Read More

ICE Is Shifting Bond Payments to an Electronic System

ICE Is Shifting Bond Payments to an Electronic System

Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the launch of CeBONDS, a new system people can use to pay bonds and secure the release of individuals in immigration detention. The new system allows people paying the bond—referred to as obligors—to go through most of the process online… Read More

A Closer Look at Deaths in ICE Detention Facilities

A Closer Look at Deaths in ICE Detention Facilities

On April 6, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the death of 61 year-old Salvador Vargas at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA which occurred on April 4. Deaths in ICE custody are far too common, and particularly devastating in detention centers with a… Read More

States Lead the Way in Banning Immigration Detention Centers

States Lead the Way in Banning Immigration Detention Centers

State governments are leading the way on eliminating a blemish from their communities—immigration detention centers. As some state governments begin their legislative sessions, bills attempting to ban certain immigration detention centers have been introduced in multiple states. Following the lead of states like New Jersey and Illinois, New… Read More

6 Firsthand Stories That Reveal the Problem with Family Detention

6 Firsthand Stories That Reveal the Problem with Family Detention

Written by Atenas Burrola, Pro Bono Manager and Crystal Massey, National Pro Bono Coordinator for the Afghan Project at the American Immigration Council The Biden administration is reportedly considering reopening family detention. This is horrific news—news that left us in tears. Between the two of us, we dedicated countless… Read More

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