Cindy KnoebelinIMM PrintÓscar Escaped Death Threats in Honduras— Only to Face Detention in the U.S.Fleeing death threats in Honduras, Óscar Armando Valle Rios crossed the U.S. border not to the safety of his family but straight into…Dec 10, 2018Dec 10, 2018
Cindy KnoebelinIMM Print“Our families’ love is what kindles our resistance.”Editor’s note: Since this article was written, a judge in Aurora has granted a new bond hearing for Manuelo based on changed circumstances…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
Cindy KnoebelinIMM Print“It was a Saturday when they took the kids.”Two mothers whose families faced violence and extortion in Central America explain why they risked everything to take a perilous journey…Nov 8, 2018Nov 8, 2018
Cindy KnoebelinIMM Print“I haven’t seen my husband for 3 months.”Raul is a husband and father of four children who has been mercilessly detained by ICE since March 2017. He has lived in the U.S. for over…Nov 7, 2018Nov 7, 2018
Cindy KnoebelinIMM Print“Our situation is desperate — I am afraid if my husband is deported, he will be killed.”This is Stephany Gissell Pacheco Herrera’s story, as told to me in series of translated emails. Stephany, whose baby is due next week…Oct 16, 2018Oct 16, 2018
Cindy KnoebelinIMM PrintTwo Days DeportedWhile visiting Friendship Park in Tijuana in August, I saw a man on a cell phone looking bewildered. When I approached him, he asked me for…Sep 30, 2018Sep 30, 2018
Cindy KnoebelinIMM PrintLittle Haiti: A Refuge for RefugeesWhile visiting Tijuana recently with a group of advocates, I spent an entire morning in Little Haiti. Consisting of a couple dozen…Aug 25, 2018Aug 25, 2018
Cindy KnoebelinIMM PrintI fought for my country — and got deported.Miguel Perez’ story made headlines earlier this year when the decorated U.S. Army veteran and legal permanent resident was deported to…Aug 19, 20181Aug 19, 20181
Cindy KnoebelinIMM PrintArt from Inside: Cibola County Detention CenterThe sketches and art featured below were collected over the past year from immigrants formerly detained at the Cibola County Detention…Aug 9, 2018Aug 9, 2018
Cindy KnoebelinIMM Print“Immigrant detention is incarceration without any due process.”Recently, I interviewed Vasudha Talla, Staff Attorney for the American Civil Liberties Foundation of Northern California, about her current…Aug 3, 2018Aug 3, 2018
