Newark mayor seeks to close ICE detention center in his city due to permit issues
Newark Mayor Protests Reopened Detention Center On Tuesday morning, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka visited the recently reopened ice detention center in his city, asserting that it lacks proper authorization to operate. Outside Delaney Hall, Baraka and his supporters accused the facility of disregarding local fire inspectors, following a judge’s order that granted city officials the […]
Newark mayor challenges ICE detention center over legal issues related to claimed safety violations.
The Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, is actively working to prevent immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) from using previously vacant prisons as immigration detention centers. On Tuesday, Mayor Ras Baraka arrived at Delaney Hall, accompanied by activists, demanding entry to the facility. The new owner, the GEO Group, is accused of illegally obstructing inspections. […]
Rights organizations criticize the detention of Anna Kwok’s father and brother in Hong Kong.
Human Rights Groups Condemn Arrest Related to Exiled Activist Human rights organizations are criticizing the arrest of a family member of Anna Kwok, a democratic activist who has been exiled and is wanted by Hong Kong authorities. This incident marks a significant moment as it’s the first known case of the national security law being […]
Dem in pink cowboy hat calls for ‘uprising’ over Florida ICE detention center conditions
Democrats urged Americans to go out on the streets, prompting Republican lawmakers to flood with “threatening” calls and “uprising” conditions at Florida’s Ice Detention Center. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FLA.) toured Miami’s immigration and customs enforcement Chrome Detention Center on Thursday, then held a press conference on Instagram Live to tell reporters that federal authorities are […]
5 Democrats Visit Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil in ICE Detention
A group of Democrats visited two anti-Israel activists this week at the Louisiana Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility (ICE) facility, where they were detained and claimed they were “illegally detained on disastrous terms” after revoking their student visas. Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Ayana Presley (D-MA), and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) were filmed outside one […]
Dem Lawmakers Visit Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk in ICE Detention
Democrats visited Mahmoud Khalil and Lumeisa Ozturk. This is two university students facing deportation as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on anti-Semitism on university campuses. Mahmoud Khalil, as reported by Breitbart News, is a US non-citizen on the green card and “begins to protest against Israeli counterattack less than a week after Hamas launched […]
Dem congressional reps visit Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk in ICE detention centers
A group of Democratic Congress officials traveled to Louisiana to visit Mahmoud Khalil and Lumeisa Ozturk on Tuesday in a pair of federal detention centers. Five lawmakers, including Louisiana Rep. Troy Carter. Rep. Benny Thompson of Mississippi. All of Massachusetts’ Ayana Presley, Jim McGovern and Senator Ed Markey stopped by federal immigrants at the customs […]
Congressional Delegation Meets with PhD Student Trapped in ICE Detention
On Tuesday, congressional delegations journeyed to Louisiana to advocate for the release of Lumeisa Ozturk, a doctoral student from Tufts University, and Mahmoud Khalil, a 2024 graduate of Columbia University, to review their situations in separate detention centers. This marked the inaugural visit of a delegation to meet with either detainee. The visit was the […]
Inside ICE detention facility in Texas
Fox News had exclusive access to rare tours of Texas ice detention facilities. Around 400-500 illegal immigrants are processed weekly there. The Montgomery Processing Center is an ice detention facility located on Texas stoves just north of Houston. This is one of 134 detention facilities where ice operates throughout the United States. According to ICE […]
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gives birth to couple’s first child while Columbia grad remains in ICE detention
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gave birth to the couple’s first child early Monday when a Columbia University graduate was stuck at the Louisiana Detention Center after authorities refused to allow him temporary release to see his newborn son. Dr Noor Abdallah, 28, gave birth to her and Halil’s son in New York on Monday morning, but […]