News and Events Relating to Immigrant Detention
Immigrants with Mental Disabilities Face Higher Risk of Unjust Deportation
Some Detainees Don't Know Their Own Names, Can't Tell Time
JULY 26, 2010 - Human Rights Watch
ACLU Action: What Happens in Arizona Stops in Arizona
Petition to All U.S. Governors: What Happens in Arizona Stops in Arizona
Immigrant Detention in International Law
Multiple human rights conventions express the rights of detained immigrants. The current United States immigrant detention system regularly and systematically violates these rights. The conventions listed below outline the rights of detained immigrants in international human rights law. Articles of particular relevance have been noted.
All 10,000 Crime Victim Visas Issued this Year
U Visa Limit is Reached for the First Time
By SUZANNE GAMBOA (AP) – Jul 15, 2010
WASHINGTON — The government has issued all 10,000 visas available this year for immigrant crime victims who help authorities investigate and prosecute perpetrators.
ICE Launches Online Detainee Locator System
Detained immigrants can be found through Web tool
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — Federal officials say they are making it easier for families and attorneys to find people held in 250 immigration detention facilities around the country.
Students Disclose Illegal Status as part of Push for Immigration Law Reform
By Tara Bahrampour
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
ICE in Albuquerque Chills Battered Immigrants
By Laura Paskus- WeNews correspondent
Tuesday, July 20, 2010