Arizona Immigration Law SB 1070
Arizona Senate Bill 1070 was signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer on Friday, April 23, 2010. This law has considerable implications for Arizona immigrants and has thus created national momentum for immigration reform. In response, the Obama administration challenged the law in the Federal District Court.
Children and Immigration Enforcement
Tragically, children are frequently the victims of the United State's flawed immigrant detention system. The below reports demonstrate the impact human rights abuses occuring within the U.S. immigrant detention system have on children.
Communications with International Human Rights Bodies on the U.S. Immigrant Detention System
The UN and other regional human rights bodies engage in a variety of activities that seek to protect, monitor, and advance human rights worldwide. One tool for human rights compliance is that of monitoring and reporting on human rights conditions. The below list of resources include communications to and from Human Rights Monitoring Bodies relevant to the Coalition's Immigrant Detention project. To learn more about Human Rights Monitoring Bodies, click here.
Detention Conditions
Research shows that immigrants, including asylum seekers fleeing torture and long-time lawful permanent residents, are being unjustly detained in the U.S. Tens of thousands of people are locked up in a broken and cruel detention system, and are frequently denied the right to a hearing to determine if their detention is warranted. Many languish separated from their families, commingled with people serving criminal sentences, and are sometimes denied access to attorneys, family members and adequate medical care.
Detention Map
Over 32,000 immigrants are detained on any given day in the U.S. They are held in various detention facilities, county jails, and private for-profit prisons accross the country. To see if there are immigrants detained near you, take a look at this detention map.
Human Rights Watch Reports on Immigration Detention
For years, Human Rights Watch has been investigating human rights abuses in the U.S. immigrant detention system. Below you will find a list of recent Human Rights Watch reports on the subject.
ICE Detention Facility Standards
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has, in the past, laid out standards and called for reform of the immigrant detention system. Unfortunately, ICE has not adequately complied with many of its own standards and continues to commit serious human rights violations. View ICE reform initiatives and detention standards here.
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.
Immigration Fact Sheets and Policy Resources
Energy of a Nation is the online immigration resource center of The Advocates for Human Rights. Below are a list of valuable facts sheets and toolkits listed on the Energy of a nation website. Visit the Energy of a Nation website for more Immigration Facts Sheets and for Spanish versions of the below documents.
Resources for Detained Immigrants
The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights can direct immigrants detained in the Midwest to resources and legal service providers that may be of assistance. If you are or know a detained immigrant, the following resources may be of use to you.
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