Advocacy groups have filed a complaint against a migrant detention centre in the US, alleging medical neglect and a lack of virus safety measures. The complaint condemns the practices and conditions at the private Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia. It is based on the allegations of a whistleblower, a nurse identified as Dawn Wooten. […]
Motion emphasizes that asylum seekers have been seriously injured, raped, and even killed after CBP officials turned them back at U.S. border.
Blank ballot with a pen for president in the 2020 election – Sioux Falls, SD, USA – 8/3020 (Shutterstock) By AV Press Releases Amidst ongoing focus on his level of support with Latino voters, Joe Biden traveled to Florida yesterday for events in Tampa and Kissimmee, released a plan on how he would support Puerto […]
Motion emphasizes that asylum seekers have been seriously injured, raped, and even killed after CBP officials turned them back at U.S. border.
Migrants held under the international bridge. A huge influx of undocumented migrants crossing the border. – El Paso, Texas – 29 March 2019 (Shutterstock) By SPLCenter September 8, 2020, San Diego – Asylum seekers who have been turned back by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border asked […]
By Katy Murdza Two men died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on August 5. One of the men died in a hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, while the other died in his cell of a massive intercranial hemorrhage. These tragedies increased the total deaths in ICE custody this fiscal year to […]
WASHINGTON, DC: FWD.us is proud to join nearly 50 leading companies, trade associations and organizations, and attorneys in filing an amicus brief in response to the Trump Administration’s proposal to suspend various non-immigrant visa programs, including the H-1B, H-2B, J, and L visa programs. The amicus brief is available here, including a list of all […]
Portrait of sad refugee of Sudan man standing outside his new home in Kibutz Ibim, Israel. There are currently an estimated 60,000 African migrants in Israel. KIBUTZ IBIM, ISR – JULY 10 2007 (Shutterstock) In just a few weeks, a deadline looms that has the potential to impact the lives of South Sudanese immigrants who […]
Senator Kamala Harris waves to crowd after announcing her candidacy for president. Oakland, CA/USA – Jan 27, 2019 (Shutterstock) Los Angeles: The CHIRLA Action Fund cheered Presidential Candidate Joe Biden’s pick of Sen. Kamala Harris for his vice-president. In choosing Harris, he has made a historic choice of a woman of color, the first-ever by […]
By Katy Murdza The Trump administration announced on August 3 plans to end the 2020 Census one month earlier than previously planned. The change has led to fears that immigrant and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) communities will be under-counted. This has the real potential to harm them financially and politically for years […]
Washington, DC-In a 5-4 majority opinion the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated the Administrative Procedure Act and was, thus, unlawful. More than 800,000 DACA recipients – and 50,000 New Yorkers – will no longer be at risk of being separated from their families, and communities. […]
Unidentified participants protesting Trump rescinding DACA,. Approximately 200 demonstrators gathered in UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza and marched down Telegraph Avenue – Berkeley, CA – September 05, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Sayil Camacho, The Conversion 1. What’s DACA, and what did the majority say in its ruling? President Barack Obama signed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals […]