Immigration
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Trump Administration Increasingly Places Immigrants in Solitary Confinement, Report Finds Use of solitary confinement in immigration detention is soaring under the Trump administration, according to a report published by Physicians for Human Rights using federal data and records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed at least 10,588 people
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News 15 (KADN): Civil rights groups blame private contractor after sexual abuse accusations at Basile ICE facility
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights recently filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging sexual abuse at an ICE detention center in Basile, Louisiana.
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The Buffalo News: Human rights groups sue Trump administration over arrest of Cuban citizen in Buffalo
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and our partners have filed a lawsuit on behalf of J.M.A., a Cuban asylum seeker wrongfully detained in a New York ICE facility.
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Verite News: Complaints allege sexual and physical abuse at Basile ICE facility
Current and former detainees at a Louisiana ICE detention center have filed civil rights complaints through Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and its partners, accusing prison officers and ICE employees of repeated sexual harassment, abuse, forced labor, and neglect of urgent medical care.
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Buffalo Asylum Seeker Sues Trump Admin Over Unconstitutional, Prolonged Detention
Tags Share BUFFALO, NY – In a fight to release Buffalo resident and asylum seeker J. M. A. from unreasonable, prolonged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights filed a habeas petition in the Western District of New York demanding his immediate release.
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The New York Times: ‘People Are Losing Hope’ Inside ICE Detention Centers
Recent reports highlight a growing mental health crisis and rising suicide attempts in ICE detention centers across the U.S.
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The Advocate: Civil rights complaint alleges systemic sexual abuse at Louisiana ICE facility
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Homeland Security alleging officials at a Louisiana ICE center perpetrated widespread abuse, including sexual assault, forced labor, and medical neglect.
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KFLY: Allegations of abuse and neglect at Louisiana ICE facility
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in collaboration with its partners, has filed a civil rights complaint and demanded the closure of a Louisiana ICE facility.
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New complaints expose pattern of systemic sexual abuse, harassment, and forced labor at Louisiana ICE facility
Woman and three transgender people come forward regarding abuse at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Federal Agents in NY Retreat in SUV with Slashed Tires as Protesters Shout ‘Gestapo’ Federal immigration agents were seemingly forced to retreat from a roofing job site in an affluent Rochester neighborhood after being confronted by more than 100 protesters on Tuesday. The group shouted “shame” and “Gestapo,” and applauded as agents in
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting: Anthony Enriquez Appears on ‘The State We’re In’
In this episode of Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s The State We’re In, immigration experts examine a worrisome new trend: The Trump administration’s collaboration with local governments to repurpose state prisons into ICE detention facilities.
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Newsweek: Trump Admin’s $4.7 Million Deal With El Salvador Revealed in Court Filing
The Trump administration’s agreement with El Salvador to detain alleged criminal gang members has been made public for the first time, as part of a lawsuit challenging the use of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA).
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