Category Archives: Homeland Security

    DHS seeks contractor to run migrant detention facility at Gitmo, guards who speak Haitian Creole

    Published on by David Isenberg

    DHS seeks contractor to run migrant detention facility at Gitmo, guards who speak Haitian Creole DHS told NBC News it is not sending “and will not send Haitian nationals being encountered… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    9/11’s Border Legacy: Razor Wire, “Smart” Surveillance, and Billions in Security Contracts

    Published on by David Isenberg

    September 14, 2021 9/11’s Border Legacy: Razor Wire, “Smart” Surveillance, and Billions in Security Contracts by Todd Miller Razor wire and a steel wall in Nogales, Arizona. Photo: Todd Miller. Along… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Judge won’t toss out challenge to arrests by private ICE contractors

    Published on by David Isenberg

    September 3, 202112:00 PM EDTLast Updated 12 days ago Judge won’t toss out challenge to arrests by private ICE contractors By Daniel Wiessner REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Summary Law firms Related documents Lawsuit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Homeland Security Considers Outside Firms to Analyze Social Media After Jan. 6 Failure

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Homeland Security Considers Outside Firms to Analyze Social Media After Jan. 6 Failure Effort has spurred civil-rights debates at DHS and White House, would expand government’s handling of social-media data Aug.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Taking a Wrong Turn on Immigration Detention

    Published on by David Isenberg

    July 13, 2021 Taking a Wrong Turn on Immigration Detention by Andrew Moss Last month, attorneys from the Department of Justice joined with counsel for the private prison corporation, the GEO… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    EPA warns private prison company about pesticide misuse at Tacoma ICE facility

    Published on by David Isenberg

    EPA warns private prison company about pesticide misuse at Tacoma ICE facility By Lilly Ana Fowler • Jul 15, 2021 ShareTweetEmail A detainee mops a floor in a hallway of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ‘Tantamount to torture’: Complaint alleges inhumane conditions, overuse of solitary confinement at Pine Prairie immigrant detention center

    Published on by David Isenberg

    ‘Tantamount to torture’: Complaint alleges inhumane conditions, overuse of solitary confinement at Pine Prairie immigrant detention center by Nicholas ChrastilJune 23, 2021 A wide-ranging complaint submitted Monday by over a dozen… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Whistleblowers Allege Poor Care for Migrant Kids by Contractor Specializing in Disaster Cleanup

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Fort Bliss in Texas, which holds temporary housing for migrants, in June 2018. (photo: Joe Raedle/Getty) Whistleblowers Allege Poor Care for Migrant Kids by Contractor Specializing in Disaster Cleanup By Julia… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    “Nothing Is Changing”: ICE Sends Detainees to Irwin Prison Despite Pledges to Close It

    Published on by David Isenberg

    Center in Ocilla, Georgia, on Feb. 20, 2018. Photo: Reade Levinson/Reuters “Nothing Is Changing”: ICE Sends Detainees to Irwin Prison Despite Pledges to Close It Irwin, an ICE prison plagued by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    CoreCivic unable to secure funding for mega-prisons

    Published on by David Isenberg

    CoreCivic unable to secure funding for mega-prisons By Carmen Rodgers Jun 3, 2021 Updated Jun 4, 2021 (File) This 376 acre parcel of land on Rifle Range Road was slated to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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