Rural places have long built and expanded prisons to tap federal funds during hard times.
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The recently shuttered immigrant detention facility continued a long tradition of using alligators in ways that have reinforced demeaning racial stereotypes.
MEPs have backed plans to detain irregularly present migrants outside the EU, as part of the new Returns Regulation.
The border agents we interviewed objected to detaining and forcibly returning irregular migrants.
Migrants and refugee claimants in immigration detention continue to face serious trauma and abuse. The federal government must take action to stop migrant detentions.
Between 1983 and 2013, the number of immigrants detained in rural county jails has increased.
This Valentine’s Day, governments around the world need to reflect on how laws and public policies may undermine people’s capacity to love and be loved — and the long-term costs of lost love.
A record number of immigrant children are being detained in the US. Here’s what you need to know.
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