The Trump administration wants immigrants to stop using public benefits, but many immigrants are already severely restricted from receiving assistance with food, health and child care. Even when they are at their most vulnerable.
Prominent immigrant advocate Ravi Ragbir was detained in New York City, but agents sent him to Florida after saying that they would deport him. A judge told the government to bring him back while his case is being heard.
On Tuesday, ICE agents apprehended 30-year-old Genaro Rojas-Hernandez from inside a courthouse. There have been 40 courthouse arrests across New York City so far this year.
In criminal law, people have the right to a bail hearing while they await trial. The Supreme Court is deciding if immigrants have that same right while they fight deportation.
Depending on whom you ask, Malachy McAllister is either an Irish terrorist or a persecuted asylum seeker. Either way, he’s been facing deportation for 10 years.
Millions of people in the US live their lives in limbo, under the “supervision” of federal agents and the uncertainty of whether they will be deported. One couple is asking: When can we have children?
For Sheriff Scott Jones, how the city of Sacramento approaches immigration doesn’t matter — as long as he can keep allowing immigration agents into the county’s detention center and can contract with the federal government to detain immigrants.
Some 100,000 people passed through the state’s four immigrant detention centers last year. The Dignity Not Detention bill will have to wait for the federal government to decide if it wants private companies detaining people.
Even short-term stays in immigration detention can be harmful to children, say mental health experts. So why does the US government still hold young asylum-seekers?
Millions of people in the US live their lives in limbo, under the “supervision” of federal agents and the uncertainty of whether they will be deported. One couple is asking: When can we have children?
Depending on whom you ask, Malachy McAllister is either an Irish terrorist or a persecuted asylum seeker. Either way, he’s been facing deportation for 10 years.
On Tuesday, ICE agents apprehended 30-year-old Genaro Rojas-Hernandez from inside a courthouse. There have been 40 courthouse arrests across New York City so far this year.
As ice sheets melt, Iceland is actually rising with them. Researchers have discovered that the earth is moving underneath the melting ice and pushing the rocky island up more than an inch a year.
“Sometimes I’d like to imprison the immigration officials, the judge, the president, so that they can endure 19 days in there with their children,” says one woman who was recently released from immigration detention.
In criminal law, people have the right to a bail hearing while they await trial. The Supreme Court is deciding if immigrants have that same right while they fight deportation.
Prominent immigrant advocate Ravi Ragbir was detained in New York City, but agents sent him to Florida after saying that they would deport him. A judge told the government to bring him back while his case is being heard.
The Trump administration wants immigrants to stop using public benefits, but many immigrants are already severely restricted from receiving assistance with food, health and child care. Even when they are at their most vulnerable.
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Justice
These asylum-seekers are being forced to raise their kids in immigration 'jails'
PRI's The World
July 07, 2016
Even short-term stays in immigration detention can be harmful to children, say mental health experts. So why does the US government still hold young asylum-seekers?
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Justice
As immigration detention soars, 2.3 million people are also regularly checking in with immigration agents
PRI's The World
May 23, 2017
Millions of people in the US live their lives in limbo, under the “supervision” of federal agents and the uncertainty of whether they will be deported. One couple is asking: When can we have children?
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Global Politics
The courts called him a terrorist, but one judge and several politicians want him to be able to stay in the US
PRI's The World
August 02, 2017
Depending on whom you ask, Malachy McAllister is either an Irish terrorist or a persecuted asylum seeker. Either way, he’s been facing deportation for 10 years.
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Justice
NYC lawyers protest after ICE agents arrest immigrant at Brooklyn courthouse
PRI's The World
December 01, 2017
On Tuesday, ICE agents apprehended 30-year-old Genaro Rojas-Hernandez from inside a courthouse. There have been 40 courthouse arrests across New York City so far this year.
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Justice
As immigration arrests rise, advocates warn immigrants to know their rights when agents show up
PRI's The World
April 12, 2018
ICE says their officers are law enforcement. But they follow a different set of rules than police when it comes to searches and arrests.
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Environment
Melting glaciers lift Iceland — literally
PRI's The World
January 30, 2015
As ice sheets melt, Iceland is actually rising with them. Researchers have discovered that the earth is moving underneath the melting ice and pushing the rocky island up more than an inch a year.
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Justice
Advocates say another privately operated immigration detention center for women and children is the wrong approach
PRI's The World
August 26, 2016
“Sometimes I’d like to imprison the immigration officials, the judge, the president, so that they can endure 19 days in there with their children,” says one woman who was recently released from immigration detention.
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Justice
The Supreme Court is considering whether immigrants detained for more than six months should have a chance at bail
PRI's The World
October 04, 2017
In criminal law, people have the right to a bail hearing while they await trial. The Supreme Court is deciding if immigrants have that same right while they fight deportation.
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Justice
An immigrant detainee is sent over 1,000 miles away from his family and lawyer — and fights to return
PRI's The World
January 24, 2018
Prominent immigrant advocate Ravi Ragbir was detained in New York City, but agents sent him to Florida after saying that they would deport him. A judge told the government to bring him back while his case is being heard.
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Justice
She escaped violence in El Salvador, but there’s little time or resources to heal while seeking asylum in the US
PRI's The World
February 21, 2018
The Trump administration wants immigrants to stop using public benefits, but many immigrants are already severely restricted from receiving assistance with food, health and child care. Even when they are at their most vulnerable.