“The worst possible scenario”: Jailing Kids
At newly built detention centers, lawyers are racing to help thousands of mothers and children before they’re deported to deadly situations. UPDATE: Members of Congress call for end of family...
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Immigration Reform Would Save the U.S. $570 Billion
Last year, a protest sign was splashed across some newspapers: “Secure the border. Period.” It’s a rallying cry echoed by the U.S. government’s enforcement-centric policy and individuals who trumpet a...
View ArticleThe Infamous Notario Fraud and Resources to Stop It
“Notorious” would be a better word than “notarios.” Notarios can seem like lifesavers. They promise to get undocumented immigrants legal status and jobs at a fraction of the cost of some lawyers. They...
View ArticleBorder Patrol Sued Over “Brutal” Detention Conditions
Immigrants come to Arizona just as they came to Ellis Island – the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. And U.S. Border Patrol crowds them into bone-chilling, squalid cells,...
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Arpaio Denied Summary Judgment in DOJ Case
Posted with permission from Phoenix New Times. Sheriff Joe Arpaio has lost a bid for summary judgment in the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against him, which covers much of the same ground as...
View ArticleEmotional Crowd Tells Arpaio “Get Out!”
A son lamented his father, who died in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s jail. A woman broke into tears speaking about a little girl whose parents were deported by Arpaio’s officers. Others shouted, “He will fall!...
View ArticleHow to Lose a Sheriff in 10 Ways
The fight to push Arpaio out of office has reached a tipping point, according to experts. Here’s how to give him a final shove. 1. Mobilize with the community. Organizations such as Puente, Promise...
View ArticleHey, Trump! Immigrants Reduce Crime.
Recently, Donald Trump has dished up a load of baloney not seen since lunchtime at Arpaio’s Tent City. We have this message for the presidential candidate. Dear Donald Trump, Racist rhetoric is like a...
View ArticleGay Marriage Decision Spotlights Abuse of LGBT Immigrants
Tania, a transgendered woman, was repeatedly beaten and abused in her home country of Guatemala. She fled to the U.S., where she was locked in an all-male ICE detention center and harassed by officials...
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David and Goliath on the Border
On the border between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico stands a David and Goliath – an emblem of what’s wrong with the immigration system. The Goliath is Border Patrol, the $18-billion-a-year...
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