Bloomberg Apologizes for ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Police Practice

BRIAN SLODYSKO / The Associated Press Nov 18, 2019 Efforts by ex-New York mayor mulling a Democratic presidential run to undo damage to a generation of people of color are met skeptically. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American Held by ICE for Almost a Month Finally Released

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jul 23, 2019 Francisco Galicia was born in Texas and has the papers to prove it, but border officials detained him, claiming his documents could be fake.   Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

China Accuses Detained Canadians of Stealing State Secrets

ROB GILLIES and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN / The Associated Press Mar 4, 2019 The pair's arrest is widely seen as an attempt by the Chinese to pressure Canada to release a Huawei executive facing extradition to U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Top Huawei Executive Sues Canada Over Her Detention

ROB GILLIES / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2019 Meng Wanzhou, who faces extradition to the U.S., claims she intentionally wasn't advised of her arrest as she was questioned and searched. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Plans to Detain Immigrant Minors Indefinitely

Ilana Novick Sep 6, 2018 A new rule by the Department of Homeland Security flouts 20 years of precedent mandating a limit of 20 days’ detention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Immigrant Youth Shelters: ‘If You’re a Predator, It’s a Gold Mine’

Michael Grabell and Topher Sanders / ProPublica Jul 30, 2018 ProPublica obtained police reports and call logs from more than two-thirds of the shelters housing immigrant children. Here’s what they show. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Local Governments Cut Contracts With ICE Over Immigrant Policies

Ilana Novick Jun 28, 2018 Cities from California to Virginia are terminating agreements with ICE, despite the loss of substantial revenues. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Teens Kept at Virginia Center Say They Were Cuffed, Beaten

MICHAEL BIESECKER, JAKE PEARSON and GARANCE BURKE / The Associated Press Jun 21, 2018 Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center—many were accused of belonging to violent gangs—claim they spent long periods in solitary confinement, nude and shivering. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

High Court Says Immigrants Can Be Detained Indefinitely

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 27, 2018 The 5-3 Supreme Court ruling tosses out a 2015 lower court decision that entitled immigrant detainees to a bond hearing every six months. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

ICE Illegally Held U.S. Citizen in Detention for 1,273 Days

By Jennie Neufeld / AlterNet Sep 9, 2017 What happened to Davino Watson is "far from unusual," a federal judge says. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Veteran ICE Agent Speaks Out: ‘We Seem to Be Targeting the Most Vulnerable People’

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jul 26, 2017 The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official, who chose to remain anonymous, adds that he sees more "contempt" in the agency's culture under the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Interrogations Held at Secret Yemeni Prison

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2017 A new report reveals America may have been complicit in human rights abuses by interrogating detainees who had been tortured by officials from Yemen and the United Arab Emirates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )