[COVID-19\Immigration Detention Facilities]
The project, which involved a consortium of experts from Brown University, Brandeis University, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute, and George Mason University.
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ICE
HOW DO WE PUBLICLY DEMONSTATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE DURING COVID-19 CRISIS?
[Demonstrating for Social Justice\COVID-19]
Glick: “Some issues demand that we be out there visibly demonstrating, safely and at an appropriate social distance.”
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TRUMP AND MILLER PRIORITIZE ATTACKING IMMIGRANTS OVER FIGHTING COVID-19
[Immigration\Stephen Miller]
Frank Sharry: “Trump has long outsourced immigration policy to his in-house racist, Stephen Miller. But if there ever was a moment to prioritize the war on the coronavirus over the war on immigrants, this is it.”
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NEW YORK’S ATTORNEY GENERAL: TRUMP’S ATTEMPT TO DIVERT TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO BUILD BORDER WALL “ILLEGAL”
[Trump’s Border Wall]
For the second consecutive year, the Trump Administration has circumvented the will of Congress by redirecting billions of dollars appropriated for the procurement of equipment by state National Guard units in order to build a wall.
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HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES DEATHS OF IMMIGRANTS CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN CUSTODY
[Immigration News\Child Deaths in Custody]
Newly released evidence shows that a 16-year-old boy detained by the Border Patrol died from the flu after he was locked in a cell and left for hours without medical treatment despite prolonged symptoms of severe distress…This death was not an isolated incident: at least seven children have died in government custody since 2018, after nearly a decade without any such deaths.”
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MINNESOTA REP. OMAR PRAISES SOMALIA AID BUT VOTES AGAINST BILL PROVIDING IT
[Congress\Somalia Aid\H.R. 1158]
Rep. Ilhan Omar: “As I said earlier, securing debt relief for Somalia is a major milestone for me…“But we cannot be satisfied with making progress if we are falling short on our core duty as elected officials.”
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NY STATE SENATOR MYRIE SPEAKS AGAINST TRUMP’S PROPOSED IMMIGRATION FEE HIKES
[Immigration\USCIS Fee Hikes]
Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie: “The Administration’s proposed actions will do direct harm to immigrant communities and are only the latest in a record of harmful and discriminatory immigration policies.”
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TRUMP’S COZY RELATIONSHIP WITH PRISON PROFITEERS “THE GEO GROUP” COMING UNDER SCRUTINY
[Mass Incarceration\GEO Group & Trump]
Senator Elizabeth Warren\Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal: “These transactions raise questions about whether GEO is attempting to curry favor with the President by funneling money to the Trump family through the Trump Organization.”
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DEMOCRATS CASTRO AND JAYAPAL INTRODUCE BILL ON ANNIVERSARY OF JAKELIN CAAL MAQUIN’S DEATH IN CBP CUSTODY
[Congress\Immigration\Deaths in Custody]
Congressman Castro: “Jakelin’s death was a travesty; a dark stain on the moral fabric of this country. One year later, Congress has yet to receive any of the information we’ve requested surrounding her death.”
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MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSMAN THOMPSON ISSUES SUBPOENA TO HOMELAND SECURITY DEMANDING DOCUMENTS ON CHILD SEPARATION AND BORDER DEATHS OF IMMIGRANTS
[Immigration News\Child Separation]
Rep. Thompson: “The Committee, in its oversight role, has been dutifully engaging with DHS to obtain records on its policies and activities at the southwest border – particularly those affecting children and families – for almost a year. The Department has unfortunately failed to provide these documents, obstructing our oversight efforts.”
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