Category Archives: Immigrant Rights

Private prison companies

At a recent URBAN-L. A. forum it was pointed out that deportations and detention have fueled the growth of the massive prison industrial complex, and a huge waste of economic resources. Mass detention has generated a billion-dollar industry for private prison companies, including the Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group. Immigration and Customs Continue reading

New York City Becomes First Jurisdiction in Nation to Provide Universal Representation to Detained Immigrants Facing Deportation

Little by Little — if the federal government won’t act — it is up to cities and states to act in defending the rights of immigrants and stopping deportations!
New York City Becomes First Jurisdiction in Nation to Provide Universal Representation to Detained Immigrants Facing Deportation  — Jose —

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