Category: Immigration & Customs Enforcement
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Immigration arrests are high in Virginia. In addition to 287g agreements with local and regional jails, ICE has an intergovernmental service agreement (ISGA) in these four locations: Caroline Detention Center in Caroline County, Farmville Detention Center in Farmville, Riverside Regional Jail Authority in Prince George County, and Southwest Regional Jail in Abingdon
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Immigrants being held in detention are not given any option to provide biometric data but some cases require biometric data be submitted. This catch 22 is being heard in a recent court case. Read here.
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This article, in the Guardian, describes the DHS wellness checks on unaccompanied minors that MVM. a firm in Ashburn Virginia, has been conducting in order for ICE to locate unaccompanied minors The MVM firm had been used at the border to transport children separated from their parents. They have been accused of torture as well…
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Texas put its foot down when Houston limited to 30 minutes the time police needed to wait for ICE to arrive to pick up unauthorized travelers once they’d been reported. With a fear of losing budget money as well as money for the World Cup security, the Houston City Council reversed it’s original decision. Read…
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The Deportation Data Project provides this report from the first year of the Trump administration based on data published by the federal government
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Read the Dallas Express article here
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CBS News reports that ICE detained fewer non-criminals since Minnesota so detention numbers are down. Read here
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New Report (4/26) from Human Rights First and RAICES about Dilley Family Prison (near El Paso, Texas).
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A Nevada judge has ruled, in a class action suit, that “mandatory detention” for all unauthorized, despite their length of time in the US, is not legal nor practical. This after multiple courts, and appeals courts, have looked at the issue with varying decisions. Read “Detained migrants allege due process violations in class action lawsuit“
Immigration Insight 