Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment
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New York Times: Private Prisons for Immigrants
Tags Share “The Trump administration has justified cuts to public health, education and international aid programs in the name of ‘government efficiency.’ At the same time, it is passing billions of taxpayer dollars to private prison executives to expand an immigration incarceration system that is notorious for abuse, mismanagement and waste.” Responding to the Trump…
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New York’s Ulster County Shouldn’t Condone Torture of Solitary Confinement: RFK Human Rights Memo in Opposition to Resolution No. 165
In April 2025, RFK Human Rights published a memo opposing Resolution no. 165, which threatens the progress made by HALT.
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Al Jazeera: Mahmoud Khalil case—Judge rules activist’s case can remain in New Jersey
Tags Share Speaking with Al Jazeera, our client Daniel Cortes De La Valle recounts his experience in a notorious Louisiana ICE facility – the same facility where student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil is currently detained. While detained in the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center, Daniel was subjected to horrific abuse, including severe medical neglect, denial…
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ProPublica—Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”
Tags Share ProPublica reports on human rights abuses on U.S. deportation flights, including RFK Human Rights’ lawsuit on behalf of African asylum-seekers restrained for hours in the Wrap, a cross between a straitjacket and a sleeping bag that one federal judge has called torture. “Flight attendants were told they would fly rock bands, sports teams…
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The Buffalo News: Migrant crime wave? Experts and statistics tell a different story
Tags Share President Trump’s claims of a “migrant crime wave” were a constant refrain during his presidential campaign. But as The Buffalo News reports, many studies in recent years have concluded that immigrants – including undocumented immigrants – are less likely to commit crimes than native-born Americans. In this article, RFK Human Rights experts help…
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WXXI News: Lawsuit targets mail policy at ICE’s detention center in Batavia
Tags Share “ICE’s new mail policy is a flagrant violation of confidentiality and privacy.” On March 10, RFK Human Rights sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility over the facility’s failure to protect the confidentiality of legal mail. Speaking with Rochester Public Radio, attorney Sarah Decker comments on…
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Letter to the U.N. Secretary-General in Advance of His Visit to Bangladesh
Tags Share His Excellency António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations Dear Secretary-General: As human rights organizations, we write to respectfully urge you to do everything in your power to provide U.N. support to Bangladesh during this critical period in the country’s political transition. Bangladesh is now undergoing unprecedented changes following widespread protests that led to…
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The Tennessean: As U.S Justice Advocates, We Hold CoreCivic Responsible for TN Understaffing Woes
Tags Share In The Tennessean, a letter to the editor written by Anthony Enriquez, VP of U.S. Advocacy at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, exposes how private prison industry executives have exploited small-town workers while enabling the inhumane treatment of detainees- all for their profit. Enriquez highlights the empty promises made by private prison corporations…
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Investigative Post: ICE abuse of Detainees in Batavia Facility
Tags Share Recently released federal audits of ICE detention facilities in Batavia have exposed the inhumane and abusive treatment of detainees by facility guards. The 2023 audit detailed excessive force and deplorable living conditions within the center. In addition, former detainees have spoken out, leading 40 individuals to file a civil rights complaint with the…
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Human rights organizations urge United Nations to denounce abuse of LGBTQ+ people in immigration detention facilities
Tags Share Washington, D.C., February 18, 2025 – Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Black Diaspora Liberty Initiative, Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project, Immigration Equality, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Sanctuary New Orleans Abolition Project, and the Transgender Law Center filed a joint submission urging the United Nations to denounce widespread abuse of LGBTQ+ people…
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