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The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every person, regardless of immigration status.
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Amy Iwasaki Mass with her family at the Heart Mountain Internment Camp.

Nov 22, 2016

My Mother Was Incarcerated in an Internment Camp as a Child. She Tells Us 2016 Reminds Her of 1942.

My Mother Was Incarcerated in an Internment Camp as a Child. She Tells Us 2016 Reminds Her of 1942.
Cesar Matias

Nov 16, 2016

Victory: Federal Court Holds That the Government Can’t Lock Up Immigrants for Being Poor

Victory: Federal Court Holds That the Government Can’t Lock Up Immigrants for Being Poor
We Are With You

Nov 10, 2016

We Hear You. We Thank You. And We’re Here With You.

We Hear You. We Thank You. And We’re Here With You.
An ICE removal of undocumented immigrants

Oct 24, 2016

The Government’s Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry

The Government’s Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry
Shutting Down the Profiteers

Oct 3, 2016

Homeland Security Must Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention. Here’s How to Do It.

Homeland Security Must Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention. Here’s How to Do It.
Ahilan Arulanantham

Sep 22, 2016

Ahilan Arulanantham, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigration Advocate and Newly Minted MacArthur Genius, Explains Why We All Should Care ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigrants’ Rights

Ahilan Arulanantham, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigration Advocate and Newly Minted MacArthur Genius, Explains Why We All Should Care ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigrants’ Rights
Handcuffed hands through prison bars

Sep 21, 2016

Poverty Is Not a Crime, so Why Are People Being Trapped in Immigration Detention for Being Poor?

Poverty Is Not a Crime, so Why Are People Being Trapped in Immigration Detention for Being Poor?
Esme on the fence

Sep 20, 2016

Kids Like Esme Shouldn’t be Behind Bars

Kids Like Esme Shouldn’t be Behind Bars
young man getting arrested

Sep 19, 2016

At the UN Refugee Summit, Americans Should Examine Our Treatment of People Seeking Asylum — Not Just on a Boat in the Mediterranean, but at Our Border

At the UN Refugee Summit, Americans Should Examine Our Treatment of People Seeking Asylum — Not Just on a Boat in the Mediterranean, but at Our Border
Jorge Hatch at Border Checkpoint

Sep 12, 2016

Border Patrol Chief Must End Biased Policing to Restore Trust in Communities

Border Patrol Chief Must End Biased Policing to Restore Trust in Communities