Meet Estrella, an Undocumented Trans Woman Jailed for 9 Years, Then Deported to MexicoWe’re joined by Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa as she shares the story of Estrella Diamantina González, an undocumented transgender woman and trafficking survivor from Mexico caught up in the United States’ criminal and immigration systems. This summer, after serving a nine-year sentence in a Texas men’s prison, Diamantina González was released, but she…Democracy Now!22h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentimmigration detention controversy
‘Chaos and cruelty’: the kids trapped in Trump’s immigration enforcement campaignChildren are being detained in record numbers, sometimes alone and where lawyers and family cannot find them The image of immigration officers arresting five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos – in a blue bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack – in January sparked outrage across the country. Celebrities from Ms Rachel to Madonna called for the closure of the Dilley…The Guardian9d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentimmigration detention controversy
“You Kidnapped My Son”For several days this spring, trapped inside a Texas immigration detention center, Luis made frantic phone calls, one after the other, to everyone he could think of. Could anyone help him find his 11-year-old son? He’d last seen Andrés, a sensitive boy who likes to draw and paint, at an ICE holding facility near Camp […]Mother Jones12d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeimmigration detention controversy
