Recommendations Memo to ICE Concerning Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia
This memorandum documents the actions of CRCL with regard to Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, GA, and provides two overall recommendations to ICE.
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This memorandum documents the actions of CRCL with regard to Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, GA, and provides two overall recommendations to ICE.
Washington — El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció hoy su solicitud de que el público ofrezca recomendaciones sobre cómo proteger de forma permanente la práctica de la administración anterior de separar intencionadamente a las familias en la frontera para disuadir a otros de migrar a los Estados Unidos.
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We celebrate DACA’s ninth anniversary. This extraordinarily successful policy has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of young “Dreamers” by making them eligible for work authorization and providing a measure of protection from deportation. This anniversary must propel Congress to finally pass the permanent legislative protections that would give Dreamers the opportunity to earn citizenship – so that they can live their lives with true certainty, free from fear.
CRCL conducted an investigation (September 8-11, 2020) into conditions of detention for ICE detainees at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
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