Adolfo Flores
Hundreds Of Employees Were Arrested In An ICE Raid. The Bosses Went Home Without A Charge.
Unlike the immigrants detained in a massive sweep this week, their employers weren't criminally charged or arrested. It's unlikely they'll face prosecution.
Adolfo Flores
A Secret US Government List Targeting Journalists And Activists Is Under More Expansive Investigation
"Government surveillance that targets journalists, individuals providing legal services to migrants ... is absolutely unacceptable," Sen. Tom Udall said.
Adolfo Flores
Mexico Has Declared The El Paso Mass Shooting An Act Of “Terrorism Against Mexicans” And Has Vowed To Take Legal Action
"We consider this an act of terror. In this case it was in US territory but it was terrorism against Mexicans."
Adolfo Flores
The Suspected El Paso Terrorist Said He Was Motivated By A Hatred Of Immigrants
The gunman said in a hate-filled document posted online shortly before the attack that the shooting was in response to a "Hispanic invasion" of Texas.
Brianna Sacks
Trump’s New Immigration Watchdog Said He Will Conduct More Inspections On Detention Facilities
The inspector general's office previously revealed people were being detained in standing room–only cells in Texas.
Adolfo Flores
Trump Says The US And Guatemala Have Signed A "Safe Third Country" Agreement To Restrict Asylum-Seekers
Thousands of US-bound asylum-seekers could be required to first apply for protection in Guatemala under the agreement.
Adolfo Flores
Dozens Of Border Patrol Employees Are Under Investigation For Secret Facebook Group Posts
In a secret Facebook group, agents joked about the deaths of immigrants and posted vulgar images depicting lawmakers engaged in sexual acts.
Adolfo Flores
Not A “Brown Face” To Be Seen As Immigrant Neighborhoods Brace For ICE Raids
"Why risk it? I think it's better to stay home for now."
Hamed Aleaziz
"The Stench Was Horrendous": Pence Visited A Border Patrol Station Packed With Hundreds Of Immigrants In Cages
“I was not surprised by what I saw," the vice president said.
Adolfo Flores
The Trump Administration Separated At Least 18 Immigrant Toddlers From Their Parents
“The Trump Administration’s child separations were more harmful, traumatic, and chaotic than previously known.”
Adolfo Flores
Border Patrol Said There Wasn't Room For More Immigrant Kids. The Shelter Agency Says Otherwise.
The finger-pointing among agencies tasked with caring for immigrant children comes after reports of dirty, overcrowded, and unsanitary conditions at border facilities.
Adolfo Flores
US Authorities Are Investigating Allegations A Girl Was Sexually Assaulted By A Border Agent
"The allegations do not align with common practice at our facilities and will be fully investigated."
Adolfo Flores
A Pastor Who Was Put On A Watch List After Working With Immigrants Is Suing The US
The Rev. Kaji Douša said her First Amendment rights were violated after she was surveilled and questioned by the government for her work.
Adolfo Flores
Trump Defended Conditions Inside Border Facilities And Said Immigrants Are "Living Far Better" Than At Home
"If Illegal Immigrants are unhappy with the conditions in the quickly built or refitted detentions centers, just tell them not to come. All problems solved!"
Adolfo Flores
Nurses Say Border Patrol Is Delaying Treatment To Sick Immigrant Kids, With Dire Consequences
"It makes me wonder what Border Patrol is doing. Why is it taking them so long to realize they need to take them to the hospital?"
Adolfo Flores
Women Held In Border Patrol Custody Say They Were Told To Drink Water From Toilets
"There was a toilet but no running water for people to drink," Joaquin Castro said. "One of the women said she was told by an agent to drink water out of the toilet."
Adolfo Flores
A Doctor Found Malnourished And Sick Babies In Border Patrol Custody That She Compared To “Torture Facilities"
"Many infants and children are losing weight because of the quality and quantity of food being provided," a doctor who inspected a Border Patrol facility said.
Adolfo Flores
“This Shit Is Chaos”: Top Immigration Official Resigns In Shakeup Amid Uproar Over Immigrant Detentions
John Sanders, the acting head of US Customs and Border Protection, offered his resignation, and sources said the acting ICE director will take his spot.
Hamed Aleaziz
Hundreds Of Immigrant Children Are Being Moved Out Of A Filthy, Overcrowded Border Patrol Station
"I have never seen such appalling, degrading, inhumane circumstances in my 12 years representing children and families in immigration detention."
Adolfo Flores
Trump Has Unexpectedly Postponed The Nationwide ICE Raids Targeting Immigrant Families
Sources said administration officials believed the acting Homeland Security secretary, or his staff, had leaked operational details, putting the plan in jeopardy.
Hamed Aleaziz
