Perception of gang affiliation can support asylum claims - 9th Circ - Reuters
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday said people who are erroneously perceived to be gang members can be part of a "particular social group" making them eligible to stave off deportation, and the Board of Immigration Appeals was wrong to rule oth…
Covid: Biden to continue Trump's Title 42 migrant expulsions
The White House plans to continue the controversial Title 42 policy to help combat Covid-19.
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New Zealand Apologizes For 1970s Immigration Raids That Targeted Pacific Islanders
Almost 50 years later, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has formally apologized for the early morning operation that came to be known as the Dawn Raids.
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AOC flagged ‘material risks’ to Palantir investors in letter to SEC
In a newly released letter, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued words of warning to the SEC over Palantir’s efforts to take the company public, cautioning the regulatory body over details the progressive congresswoman says were “omitted” in the comp…
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Evangelical leaders express shock over report of sterilization of detainees at an ICE detention facility
Summary List Placement Evangelical leaders are expressing horror over allegations that women at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center have been non-consensually sterilized, saying the claims should be investigated and that the US go…
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More than 5,000 people have contracted the coronavirus while in immigration detention centers, including more than 800 in the last week.
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Mexico asks U.S. for answers about alleged migrant detention abuse - Reuters
Mexico said on Wednesday said it had formally requested a report from U.S. authorities regarding alleged negligent practices in U.S. immigration detention centers, citing accusations of sexual abuse and unauthorized hysterectomies.
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U.S. watchdog to investigate whistleblower's detention allegations - Reuters India
U.S. immigration officials said on Tuesday a federal watchdog would investigate complaints made by a whistleblower nurse in a Georgia immigration detention facility who alleged detainees had improperly received hysterectomies and other gynecological procedure…
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After a Pandemic Pause, ICE Resumes Deportation Arrests
The Trump administration says it is targeting criminals, but government data suggests that many others are getting caught up in immigration sweeps.
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A COVID-19 outbreak unfolded in Virginia after ICE flew immigration detainees there so agents could be shipped to the nation's capital in response to protests
Summary List Placement The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency flew immigrant detainees to Virginia this summer so federal agents could easily be deployed to Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, DC. The trip to Virginia which fueled a coronav…
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