Photo courtesy: Rep Goldman Office Prison Notorious for Violence and Understaffing is Being Used by ICE to House Over 100 Detainees, Many of Whom Lack Any Criminal Records Members Condemn Lack of Transparency, Demand Immediate Termination of ICE Contract BROOKLYN, NY — Congressmembers Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) today were […]
Editorial credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com Despite ICE denials, video shows people detained for days in inhumane conditions with no change of clothes or showers Raw video available here, social video available here New York, NY—Today, newly released video shows what immigrant New Yorkers have been telling their families and attorneys for months: the 10th Floor of 26 Federal Plaza is […]
By Anne Peterson, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, IMMIGRATION IMPACT Click here to access document. As the Trump administration prepares for a dramatic increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, advocates are sounding the alarm that immigrants and people seeking asylum will suffer increasingly inhumane conditions in detention facilities. Immigration detention facilities—often run by […]
