I 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 Mexico. Perez, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan and suffers from PTSD, moved to the U.S. as a child. He was…

The Unexpected Journey

I was born in a tucked away town called Malakal in South Sudan, on the west banks of the Nile. My mother was a school teacher who taught Arabic to primary school children and adults alike. She also worked as a lead coordinator of logistics for the United Nations and other Non-Governmental…

To #AbolishICE, We Must Envision A World Without Immigration Detention. Here’s How.

By Sylvester Owino

#AbolishICE has become the new motto for activists, the public and even some lawmakers who are outraged at the Trump administration’s cruel…

“Here have been several suicide attempts, many mental breakdowns.”

July 01, 2018

To whom it may concern:

This is a cry out for help from the people (or aliens, as we are called) at Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma, WA, spending…

“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 work around immigrant detention — and what keeps her up at night.

Little Haiti: A Refuge for Refugees

While visiting Tijuana recently with a group of advocates, I spent an entire morning in Little…

Art from Inside: Cibola County Detention Center

COMING TOGETHER … KEEPING IT HUMAN

From the Border to Your Local County Detention Center

COMING TOGETHER … KEEPING IT HUMAN

From the Border to Your Local County Detention Center

In Memoriam: Efrain Romero De La Rosa

By Amilcar Valencia, Director, El Refugio