Officials have recently found multiple migrant “temporary holding facilities” in poor conditions including overcrowding, diseases, and sanitary issues.
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Modern American Slavery: Trump Style
June 16, 2019Would you rather pay someone $11 an hour or $3-$4 an hour, or better yet, nearly nothing at all?
Asylum Seekers Housed at Louisiana Private Prison Named in Abuse Scandal
June 12, 2019The expansion of immigrant detention to the WINN facility could allow ICE to hold more than 7,000 immigrants at a time in Louisiana – only Texas has more.
Senate Reintroduces Anti-Sanctuary Cities Act with Sen. Bill Cassidy as Co-Sponsor
May 28, 2019New Orleans is an important city for Louisiana. According to the Bureau of Governmental Research, the City of New Orleans is expected to generate around $1.25 billion in tax revenue in 2019. The city’s robust tourism industry bring visitors to the state from all over the world. According to the Department of Justice, it’s also […]
Trump’s State Dept Denies Birthright Citizenship to Kids of LGBT Couples Born Abroad
May 20, 2019President Donald Trump’s State Department is quietly de-recognizing the marriages of some LGBT couples, and using that as an excuse to then deny their children birthright citizenship. The policy specifically deals with an interpretation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) that sets forth the conditions for eligibility for birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. According […]
President Trump Announces New Immigration Plan
May 16, 2019On Thursday (May 16), President Donald Trump unveiled a new plan to increase border security and reform the legal immigration process.
Free to Graduate: Local High School Senior Released from ICE Custody
March 20, 2019A local high schooler is finally back home after spending nearly two months in ICE custody.
Witness: Tornillo Child Detention Camp
February 1, 2019Activist Joshua Rubin walked the fence of Tornillo, the child detention camp in Texas which at one time held close to 3,000 children.
How the Border Wall is Dividing the Country
December 26, 2018Some of the people who organize church “mission” trips to impoverished countries such as Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador for the purpose of supplying aid to people who are desperately in need are the same people screaming, “BUILD THAT WALL!”
Grace, Humility, Dignity, and Class: Demario Davis Has Made the New Orleans Saints Winners in More Ways Than One
August 1, 2018Regardless of whatever your political views are, the recent crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border regarding the separation of migrant children from their parents while seeking freedom, political asylum, and eventual U.S. citizenship has become one of epic proportions. In any event, the policy was and is a bad one — and NFL star and New Orleans Saints starting middle linebacker Demario Davis had decided that he had seen enough.
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