Taxpayers have paid more than $1.5 billion to private companies operating shelters accused of serious lapses in care, including neglect and abuse.
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Posted inImmigration, Inequality, Kids on the Line
ICE lawyer says agency’s role in separating families limited to transport
The president blames family separation on Democrats. But an ICE lawyer gave another reason during a closed meeting with immigration attorneys.
Posted inHate, The Hate Report
The Hate Report: White nationalism at the ballot box
In this week’s roundup: White nationalism thrives in this election season, a roundup of hate crime news and a Chick-fil-A fact check.
Posted inBorder Patrol, Immigration, Impact, National Security, Prisons, The Trump Era
Rep. John Lewis calls for end to ‘unjust’ immigrant detention system
He sent a letter to fellow members of Congress, calling on them to “end an unjust detention system” and citing Reveal’s investigation.
Posted inHate, The Hate Report
The Hate Report: The state of anti-immigrant hate, 2018
How immigrants have been hit by hate crimes, the White House ties of one extremist anti-immigrant group and a possible hate crime solution.
Posted inBorder Patrol, Criminal Justice, Immigration, The Trump Era
Staff describe Georgia immigrant detention center as ‘ticking bomb’
Stewart Detention Center, where two immigrants died, had no psychiatrist and dangerously low staffing levels, internal records show.
Posted inImmigration, The Trump Era
10 can’t-miss investigations into immigration in the Trump era
The top immigration investigations of the past 16 months, compliments of the team at Migratory Notes.
Posted inHate, The Hate Report
The Hate Report: The alt-right is down, but not out
Plus: The curious case of an adoption ad on a far-right podcast, a Middle Eastern conservative reflects on a Trump appointee’s Islamophobia and more.
Posted inThe Trump Era, U.S. Education
The steps Trump has taken to undermine student debt reform
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump seemed to endorse student loan reform. The nation’s student debt burden has soared to $1.41 trillion.
Posted inAccountability, Inequality, Workers’ Rights
This kind of civil rights lawsuit may be endangered under Trump
Republicans and business groups have criticized the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for pursuing large-scale, systemic cases.