With the coronavirus sweeping the country, federal defense attorneys and court officials witnessed a rare pause in the longstanding prosecution pipeline.
San Antonio attorneys say ICE is denying parole to detainees under the “transit bar,” a new Trump policy blocking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Border Patrol detonated explosives on sacred Native American lands while tribal leaders were testifying against the desecration in Washington, D.C.
Physicians for Human Rights examined the lasting psychological effects on Central American families who were torn apart by U.S. immigration officials.
“A historically significant area is going to be changed irreparably. You’re never going to be able to put it back together.”
The judge agreed with the No More Deaths volunteers’ religious liberty defense and condemned the U.S. government’s “deterrence by death” border strategy.
Mexico is doing the work of Trump’s wall, keeping migrants from the U.S. Now the administration is trying to push the border to Central America.
Voices
The court’s conservative majority has made its support for fascistic policies clear. We need a political response to Trumpian excess, not just a legal one.
Jean Montrevil was deported after reviving his immigrant rights activism. His First Amendment suit says he was targeted for protected speech.
ICE attorneys are now required to prove that a noncitizen poses a danger or flight risk in order for the court to deny bond.
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