Tag Archives: Detention

Human Rights First Report on Immigration Detention in California

Human Rights First has released a report, Prisons and Punishment: Immigration Detention in California, which documents the legal, mental, physical and other harms created by immigration detention in the State of California. It focuses on the experiences of detainees at… … Continue reading

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David Whelan, Law Librarian and Twin Brother of Paul Whelan – speaks out about his detention in Russia

WTOP – Target USA — Episode 151: David Whelan speaks out about his brother’s arrest on espionage charges in Russia – Law Librarian David Whelan discusses the arrest and detention of his twin brother, “Paul Whelan, 48, a former Marine … Continue reading

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Democratic presidential candidate paying for 14 Georgetown law students and two faculty members to go to a detention center in Dilley, Texas

Politico.com: “Democratic presidential candidate REP. JOHN DELANEY (MD.) is paying for 14 Georgetown law students and two faculty members to go to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. The students and professors will spend a week helping provide legal aid … Continue reading

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Trump Administration Funneled $10 Million from FEMA to ICE Detention Program

Map courtesy of National Hurricane Center Website Colorlines reports on a story that has been in the news this week. According to documents released earlier this week, the Trump administration diverted nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency… … Continue reading

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Immigrant Toddler Dies Shortly After Release from Detention

In yet another tragic and avoidable development in the asylum and detention context, a young toddler who was being detained in Dilley, TX died after contracting a respiratory infection in detention and subsequently being released from custody. VICE News first… … Continue reading

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