After a successful public debate on reforming, the Illinois parole system, prison officials shut down the Stateville Debate Team in April. The goal of the team was to use debate as a tool to “connect prisoners to the broader debate community” and provide an opportunity to learn and practice the principles of debate, said Katrina Burlet, director of the Justice Debate League (JDL) and coach of the Stateville Debate Team. JDL hosted a public debate on reforming the Illinois parole system with an audience of about 75 people “including state … [Read more...] about Illinois shut down prison debate team after successful public event
Immigration
Immigrants face challenges after they are released by the US government
Immigrants face challenges long after they are released by the U.S. government. Tens of thousands of migrant adults, including most asylum-seekers, are required to wear electronic tracking bracelets around their ankles at all times. One asylum-seeker, whose lawyer asked to have his name withheld, has been required to wear an ankle monitor for more than a year. The monitor needed to be charged three times a day to prevent a loud “low battery” warning. He was fired from his job at a construction site after his boss heard his monitor go off … [Read more...] about Immigrants face challenges after they are released by the US government
ICE detention center at Adelanto, CA faces serious suicide problems
A private prison hired by the federal government to detain people for civil proceedings treats them like criminals, is plagued by suicides attempts and fails to provide detainees with adequate dental care, a new report shows. Federal investigators recommended a full review after a May report by the Inspector General found “significant health and safety risks” to detainees at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Adelanto, California. GEO Group, a private prison company, owns and operates the facility is under a … [Read more...] about ICE detention center at Adelanto, CA faces serious suicide problems
Huelga de hambre en Adelanto habre investigacion por abusos
La prisión federal de Adelanto en California parece enfrentar más de un problema. Las más recientes políticas del presidente Trump en contra de la migración especialmente de países latino-americanos han intensificado las detenciones de miles de migrantes que han abandonado sus lugares de origen por causa de la violencia, ya sea del crimen organizado o de pandillas que amenazan a todos los habitantes de esos países. El aumento de detenciones de migrantes por las agencias de inmigración federales se ha vuelto un verdadero negocio para … [Read more...] about Huelga de hambre en Adelanto habre investigacion por abusos
Centro de detención de ICE en Adelanto California enfrenta problemas de suicidios
Una prisión privada contratada por el gobierno federal para procedimientos civiles y la detención de personas trata a estos como criminales, está plagada de intentos de suicidio y faltas en los cuidados dentales adecuados para los detenidos. Investigadores federales recomendaron una revisión total después de que en mayo un reporte del inspector federal encontró “riesgos significantes de salud y seguridad” para los detenidos en la prisión federal de Inmigración y Aduanas, (Immigration Customs Enforcement, ICE), en Adelanto, California. … [Read more...] about Centro de detención de ICE en Adelanto California enfrenta problemas de suicidios
Immigrant requests for asylum face four year backlog
President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement program is failing due to a four-year asylum hearing backlog, an opinion article in The Hill contends. It is the immigration enforcement program’s policy to deport undocumented im- migrants to their country of origin, unless they express a “credible fear” of returning. An asylum officer assigned to the claim determines whether “credible fear” is present in individual cases, said Nolan Rappaport, the article’s author. If the officer denies the claim, applicants can request an administrative … [Read more...] about Immigrant requests for asylum face four year backlog
Viral image fundraising campaign for 2-year-old asylum seeker
A heart-rending viral image of a 2-year-old girl crying as she and her mother are detained at the U.S.- Mexico border inspired two people to begin a fund-raising campaign. Their project also went viral, raising $4,000 a minute, reported The Verge. Charlotte and Dave Wilner originally started the campaign to raise $1,500, enough to help pay the bond fees for the 2-year-old girl’s mother, who is an asylum- seeker from Honduras. Under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, people caught crossing the U.S.- Mexico border … [Read more...] about Viral image fundraising campaign for 2-year-old asylum seeker
Assistance to deported Mexican nationals
In the Spanish-speaking community of California prisons, uncertainty reigns over the journey that awaits them once they are deported upon release from prison. In 2018, seven Hispanics with life sentences in the San Quentin State Prison were granted parole (through the Board of Parole Hearings); Six of them, of Mexican nationality, have an order of deportation.Flag of Mexico On the support the deported receive from Mexican authorities, information is scarce. Eleaazar Cuaei, imprisoned for more than 30 years, comments: "what they have told me … [Read more...] about Assistance to deported Mexican nationals
Desplazados centroamericanos encuentran asilo en México
México se ha convertido en el destino de cientos de inmigrantes de Centro América, según el periódico The Economist. Ciudadanos de países del tan llamado “Triángulo del Norte”, como El salvador, Guatemala y Honduras, están buscando asilo político en México en lugar de intentar cruzar la frontera de los Estados Unidos; una de las razones es porque la actual administración del gobierno estadounidense “ha temporalmente prohibido aceptar refugiados y ha incrementado la deportación de inmigrantes indocumentados”, señaló The Economist. … [Read more...] about Desplazados centroamericanos encuentran asilo en México
Migración Asistencia a con-nacionales Mexicanos deportados
En la comunidad de habla hispana que se encuentra en las prisiones de California, impera la incertidumbre sobre la travesía que les espera una vez que sean deportados al salir de prisión. En el año 2018, siete hispanos con sentencias de cadena perpetua que se encuentran en la prisión Estatal de San Quentin, obtuvieron la libertad condicional (por medio de la audiencia de libertad condicional); seis de ellos, de nacionalidad mexicana, tienen orden de deportación. Sobre el apoyo que aquellos quienes son deportados reciben por parte de las … [Read more...] about Migración Asistencia a con-nacionales Mexicanos deportados