Attorneys’ report slams conditions for migrant children at U.S. detention centers
Attorneys who recently visited Border Patrol stations, ports of entry and family detention centers filed a scathing report this week alleging that the federal government is not adequately caring for minors in its custody.
Children and their parents interviewed by the attorneys described
MUSLIM AMERICANS SEE A MAJOR SPIKE IN HATE CRIMES—AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Muslim-American community advocates recorded a surge in reports of Islamophobic incidents this year amid what some say is the government’s sanctioning of xenophobia directed at their community. Despite this uptick in bigotry, there’s been an unprecedented number of Muslim Americans running for office in the upcoming mid-term elections—a sign, some say, of a so-called blue
Closed for Business: Trump Administration Moves to Shrink Grounds for Asylum
The kidnappings and mass killings were a fact of daily life for Francisco Miguel-Francisco, a young man living in Cerro Martín, a small village tucked into the indigenous highlands of Guatemala. He grew up in fear of the warring factions that battled for control of the region and that would kill without hesitation
‘We cannot take care of these inmates’: Victorville prison strains to handle hundreds of immigrant detainees
Immigration detainees who were sent to a federal prison in Victorville last month were kept in their cells for prolonged periods with little access to the outside and were unable to change their clothing for weeks, according to workers at the facility and visitors who have spoken with
Hate crimes rise in California for third straight year, state report says
Hate crimes increased across California for the third straight year in 2017, an uptick experts have blamed on President Trump’s vitriolic rhetoric toward minorities and the resurgence of hate groups in the state.
There were 1,093 reported hate crimes in California in 2017, a 17.4% increase, according to a report
For Many L.G.B.T. Migrants, North of the Border Is No Refuge
TIJUANA, Mexico — Jade Quintanilla had come to the northernmost edge of Mexico from El Salvador looking for help and safety, but five months had passed since she had arrived in this border town, and she was still too scared to cross into the United States and make her request for asylum.
After decades of problems, new allegations surface of a secret clique within L.A. County Sheriff’s Department
For decades, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has struggled to combat secretive cliques of deputies who bonded over aggressive, often violent police work and branded themselves with matching tattoos.
A federal judge called out the problem nearly 30 years
Judge Rejects Long Detentions of Migrant Families, Dealing Trump Another Setback
LOS ANGELES — The Trump administration on Monday lost a bid to persuade a federal court to allow long-term detention of migrant families, a significant legal setback to the president’s immigration agenda.
In a ruling that countered nearly every argument posed by the Justice Department, Judge Dolly M. Gee of the Federal
Hate crimes are up in major U.S. cities for the fourth year in a row, study by CAHRO’s Brian Levin says
Viral videos of people berating others on account of race, religion or presumed immigration status are being posted on social media fast and furious these days.
Smartphones, changing attitudes, President Donald Trump and the meteoric rise of social media may all share the blame, experts say.
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Hate crimes are up in major U.S. cities for the fourth year in a row, study by CAHRO’s Brian Levin says
Hate crimes reported to police in America’s 10 largest cities went up by 12.5 percent in 2017, according to a new analysis, making it the fourth consecutive year U.S. hate crime reports in those areas have increased.