The potential effects of an anti-union ruling in Janus v. AFSCME could already be on display in Orange County, where a right-to-work group scored a win...
Co-published by International Business Times Attorneys say private-prison company CoreCivic is engaged in a “deprivation scheme” aimed at forcing detainees to keep the detention center running...
Co-published by International Business Times The missteps and errors of ICE and its contractors have led to concerns about the safety of immigrant detainees with mental health...
Immigrant detainees represent more than $38 million a year for CoreCivic, a for-profit prison company that is the largest employer in one of Georgia’s poorest counties.
State officials argue that the state’s sanctuary laws make Californians safer. The acting ICE director argues the laws have made immigration enforcement more dangerous.
The death of an undocumented laborer raises questions about detention translation protocols for non-English speakers, delays in providing needed care and inadequate medical staffing.
Capital & Main has launched a new investigative project examining detention deaths, just as ICE signals a move toward even less openness than it has previously...
Co-published by International Business Times Millions of public-sector workers could soon be targeted by conservative groups trying to dissuade them from paying union fees.
Co-published by International Business Times “I think I have economic PTSD,” says Sami Abdou. With almost no savings or retirement account, the 32-year-old TV director is not...
Co-published by International Business Times More than 600,000 immigrants are battling deportation or fighting for asylum in American immigration courts -- nearly 20 percent of them live...
Co-published by Newsweek Some DACA activists claim that Dream Act legislation would likely involve trade-offs, such as increased enforcement that could, they say, get Dreamers’ loved...
Co-published by Fast Company The last few days have been tense for Camila. Four years ago, she was approved for status in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,...
Co-published by International Business Times Immigrant rights groups say arguments against SB 54 prove their point—that the state must limit ICE’s reach because it routinely wreaks havoc...
Co-published by International Business Times The California legislature has responded to the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans with a number of bills that attempt to shield undocumented...
Conditions at Adelanto Detention Center, a privately operated prison currently used to detain undocumented immigrants, are said to be grim. Nine detainees, all of whom came...
Conditions at Adelanto Detention Center, a privately operated prison currently used to detain undocumented immigrants, are said to be grim. Nine detainees, all of whom came...
A fight over sanctuary cities is brewing in one of them -- tiny Cudahy, located in Southeast Los Angeles County. Anti-immigrant groups hope to choke off...
Most people don’t realize that when corporations are hit with massive punitive-damage awards, they actually pay far less than the amounts reported in news accounts. The...
Hear reporter Robin Urevich speak on WNYC/PRI's The Takeaway program about what she discovered during a recent visit to ICE's Adelanto Detention Facility.
Co-published by Fast Company For-profit prison companies contracted to incarcerate undocumented immigrants have recruited former high-ranking government officials and other Washington figures to top posts, including Democratic...