Category: Dept of Homeland Security
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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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40% of the border has now been designated as part of a U.S. armed services base which allows the federal government to press additional charges against migrating trespassers. In this podcast, from The Border Chronicle, you will hear Melissa del Bosque interview Sonner Kehrt and Daivd Roza, from The War Horse, talk about these National…
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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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Interesting article here
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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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Bi-partisan rationale for why a border wall in Texas is not a good idea. Read here
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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
