Immigration Detention
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A Man Detained in Batavia is Fighting to Be Deported. ICE Has Cancelled His Flight 13 Times.
By Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo
New York Lawmakers Pay a Surprise Visit to Orange County Correctional Facility
By Deanna Garcia Immigration Detention Primary category in which blog post is published
The First Days of Biden: The Impact on New York’s Immigration System
By Deanna Garcia Documented Primary category in which blog post is published
New Yorker Held in NJ ICE Custody Tests Positive for COVID-19
By Max Siegelbaum Immigration Detention Primary category in which blog post is published
Quarantine in Solitary Confinement and Attorneys Wear Swimming Goggles to Court, as Batavia Grapples With the Coronavirus Pandemic
The immigration detention center and the immigration court in Batavia continue to operate with little regard for the global pandemic.
As Coronavirus Threat Loomed, Detainee Says NJ Jail Made No Changes
“The officer’s routines and procedures never changed,” a former detainee said
A NJ Detention Center Staffer Has Self-Quarantined Due to Potential COVID-19 Exposure
The Employee is Awaiting Results of a Coronavirus Test
An Asylum Seeker Told ICE He Was 17. They Detained Him With Adults Anyway
ICE Fought to Keep a Teenage Boy in Adult Detention for Months
Public Pensions Pour Millions into Private Prison Companies
A New York State Pension Fund has One of the Largest Investments in the Country
Dozens of ICE Detainees Have Been Placed on Suicide Watch in a New Jersey Facility
"My inmate in cell has been exhibiting psychotic episodes. He is becoming a health hazard to everyone."
A Play Offers a Stinging Account of Immigration Detention in the US
Edafe Okporo's one-man play details the grueling process of getting asylum in the U.S.
ICE Again Increases Arrests of New Yorkers With No Criminal Records
Statistics illustrate the no tolerance attitude of the Trump Administration as non-criminal arrests spiked 87 percent.
Court Use of Video Teleconferencing Causes Case Slowdown
The immigration courts at Varick Street in New York are still using video teleconferencing for hearings five months after protests ended.
