Category Archives: Homeland Security

A Drunk Mechanic, Shackled Immigrants, a Crash Landing: The Dangers of ICE Flights

Immigration A Drunk Mechanic, Shackled Immigrants, a Crash Landing: The Dangers of ICE Flights Detained immigrants are at risk on ICE Air’s charters, which face minimal regulation by aviation watchdog agencies.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private prison profiteer GEO Group has another bad day in court, and that’s a good thing

Daily Kos Attribution: AP A patch is shown on the uniform of a guard with the GEO Group, Inc., during a media tour of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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WA attorney general sues to close Tacoma immigrant detention center

g 94.9FM. an NPR station. 2 slides A detainee walks in a hallway on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at the Northwest Detention Center, recently renamed the Northwest ICE Processing Center, in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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THE GEO GROUP, INC. vs. Gov. Jay Inslee

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To White House Domestic Policy Counsel Office, Leavenworth Cou. Commission re: CoreCivic Leavenworth

To White House Domestic Policy Counsel Office, Leavenworth Cou. Commission re: CoreCivic Leavenworth We sent a letter imploring the Biden administration and Leavenworth County Commission to keep their promise and close… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Prison Companies Pursue Creative Workarounds to Biden Executive Order

Private Prison Companies Pursue Creative Workarounds to Biden Executive Order The administration should “enforce its order,” said an ACLU attorney, “or admit that it’s going to let the private prison operators… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Biden Is Holding as Many Immigrants in Private Prisons as Trump | Opinion

Biden Is Holding as Many Immigrants in Private Prisons as Trump | Opinion Eunice Cho , Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Prison Project On 10/3/21 at 8:00 AM EDT Current Time… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Clearfield County to house ICE detention center

Clearfield County to house ICE detention center Oct 2, 2021 Bret Pallotto Clearfield County’s decision-makers inked a five-year contract Tuesday to repurpose a former private federal prison as a U.S. Immigration… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Man jailed in solitary for over a year is first to sue private prison company under recent state law

Man jailed in solitary for over a year is first to sue private prison company under recent state law Oct 15, 2021 3:34pm EDT by Gabe Ortiz, Daily Kos Staff 25… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Conservative judges overturn California’s ban on private prisons—with an assist from the Biden admin

Attribution: AFP via Getty Images Protest outside California’s Otay Mesa Detention Center in 2018 Conservative judges overturn California’s ban on private prisons—with an assist from the Biden admin Oct 06, 2021… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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