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Officials Hid Truth of Immigrant Deaths in Jail
“Officials, some of them still on the job, used their role as overseers to cover up evidence of mistreatment of immigrants in federal custody.” Nina... read more
Documents Reveal Earlier Immigrant Deaths
Recently obtained documents shed light on immigrant deaths that occurred while immigrants were held in detention. They foreshadow later ones that galvanized public attention. Nina... read more
My Cousin's Story | La Historia de mi Primo - Meme
Seventeen-year-old Meme hopes to prevent tragedies caused by drunk driving. In her own family, she deals with the death of her cousin, Kevyon, a bright... View video
U.S. Issues Scathing Report on Immigrant Who Died in Detention
Immigration officials investigating the death of a Chinese man in their custody last summer said that supervisors had denied the ailing man appropriate medical treatment.... read more
Death of Detained Immigrant Inspires Educational Game
The story of Boubacar Bah, a Guinean tailor held in a New Jersey jail for overstaying his visa, is the story behind a controversial online... read more
Ill and in Pain, Detainee Dies in U.S. Hands
Here is a story, published in the New York Times about a young man with a bright future in front of him, married to a... read more
Immigrants Who Die in Custody
Word spread quickly inside the windowless walls of the Elizabeth Detention Center, an immigration jail in New Jersey: A detainee had fallen, injured his head... read more
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