Adolfo Flores
The Trump Administration Spent $33 Million To Keep A Child Detention Center Open That Doesn’t House A Single Child
A member of congress expressed disbelief at the price tag to keep the facility running for what he called "invisible, imaginary, nonexistent human beings."
Adolfo Flores
A Teen Girl Forced To Wait In Mexico Under Trump’s Asylum Policies Nearly Drowned While Waiting To Cross
The near-drowning in the same waters where a father and his daughter died just months ago highlights the danger asylum-seekers face while forced to wait in Mexico.
Adolfo Flores
The Trump Administration Opened Secretive Tent Courts At The Border. The Public Is Not Allowed Inside.
“I don’t know any other word to describe this other than a sham,” a lawyer said.
Adolfo Flores
ICE Agents Shot An Immigrant Trying To Flee. Now The FBI Is Investigating.
The 39-year-old Mexican national was not arrested or charged with a crime after surrendering to the FBI.
Adolfo Flores
When The Trump Administration Separated Kids From Their Parents It Increased Their Trauma And PTSD
One medical director said separated children felt physical manifestations of their psychological pain and made statements like “every heartbeat hurts” or “I can’t feel my heart.”
Adolfo Flores
A Gunman Killed 7 People In Texas In A Highway Shooting Rampage
A white man in his thirties shot a police officer during a traffic stop, took off, and randomly fired at other drivers, wreaking havoc and injuring 22 people near Odessa and Midland, Texas.
Brianna Sacks
An Asylum-Seeking Mom Who Applied For A Special Visa For Victims Of Violence Is About To Be Deported Anyway
"I just want a chance. ... I'm afraid I'll be killed if I'm sent back to El Salvador."
Adolfo Flores
In A Rare Prosecution, A Border Patrol Agent Has Resigned After Pleading Guilty To Assaulting An Immigrant
Jason Andrew McGilvray pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law as part of a plea agreement.
Adolfo Flores
We Asked Asylum-Seeking Kids Forced To Wait In Mexico What They Hoped Their Futures Would Look Like In The US
“In my country, it’s hard to dream like that. You have to leave in order to reach your dream."
Adolfo Flores
The Trump Administration Wants To Hold Undocumented Children In Detention Indefinitely
The administration announced a new rule that seeks to replace a 1997 court settlement known as the Flores agreement, which limits detention of children to 20 days.
Adolfo Flores
His Wife Died In The El Paso Shooting And He Has No Other Family, So Hundreds Showed Up For Her Funeral
As one El Paso resident said, the funeral was also a chance for locals to show the world — and themselves — "there's still good in mankind, that there's still hope in the world."
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
