Tags Share Immigrants held in detention are increasingly being sent to state and federal prisons, including many with troubling human rights records. This new practice has already led to abuses, as the unclear legal authority dictating the status of ICE detainees held in prisons means that they are often unable to contact their attorneys or…
Tags Share A Buffalo teen arrested outside of his asylum hearing has been released after a judge ruled his arrest was unlawful. Following this victory, the New York Civil Liberties Union and other organizations are suing the Trump administration to end courthouse arrests nationwide. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights staff attorney Sarah Gillman said, “We…
Tags Share Two immigrants are suing Florida’s Baker County Detention Center, alleging abuse in solitary confinement. Guillermo Serrabi says officers pressured him to sign deportation papers, assaulted him, and denied medical care during 88 days in isolation. A second lawsuit, filed by “Ana Doe,” claims she was punished after requesting menstrual products and strapped into…
Tags Share In late July, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement gave civil rights advocates access to three of Louisiana’s nine detention centers, including the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Alexandria that is now a hub for transfers from across the country. Advocates say the facilities, ringed with barbed wire and run like prisons, reveal…
Tags Share Last month, a group of civil rights advocates toured three U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in Louisiana, part of a network of nine facilities that have processed tens of thousands of people this year under President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown. Among those on the tour were Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert…
Tags Share Recent federal audits reveal that guards at an ICE immigration detention center in upstate New York improperly used force against individuals held there. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Director of Strategic U.S. Litigation Sarah Gillman said, “The inappropriate use of force that was found in the audit are consistent with what the people…
Tags Share In President Trump’s second term, ICE has ramped up deportations in NYC by arresting migrants during routine check-ins at immigration offices and courts. New data shows over 2,300 arrests since January, many of them longtime residents with no criminal record. Inside detention, migrants report inhumane conditions, including lack of medical care, overcrowding, and…
Tags Share Deported by the U.S. under President Trump’s mass removal policy, over 250 Venezuelan migrants were secretly sent to El Salvador’s CECOT megaprison where they endured months of abuse, torture, and isolation. In a harrowing investigation by The Washington Post, detainees describe sexual assault, starvation, and beatings inside a facility built for gang members.…
Tags Share Alexandria International Airport looks like any small-town airfield, but just yards from the terminal sits the Alexandria Staging Facility, now the busiest deportation hub in the U.S. As part of President Trump’s ramped-up immigration crackdown, more than 21,000 people have passed through the Louisiana facility, often with no legal help and no idea…
Tags Share A high-level congressional briefing in Washington, D.C. brought together lawmakers, diplomats, scholars, and diaspora leaders to assess Bangladesh’s evolving political landscape following the 2024 pro-democracy uprising. Titled “Bangladesh 2.0: Democracy, Reform, and Global Engagement,” the session explored governance reforms, human rights, and relations between the U.S. and Bangladesh. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’…
Tags Share A Colombian woman who was a victim of human trafficking is suing the Baker County ICE detention center in Florida, alleging that officers stripped, restrained, and mocked her while she was in the midst of a mental health crisis. Detained after asking for feminine hygiene products, she was placed in solitary confinement for…
Tags Share At a Capitol Hill session titled “Bangladesh 2.0: Democracy, Reform, and Global Engagement,” experts gathered to reflect on the July 2024 uprising in Bangladesh, where protesters demanding democratic reforms faced violent crackdowns. The event spotlighted the uprising’s lasting impact on Bangladesh’s political future and its role on the global stage. Catherine Cooper of…
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