Toolkit: Lost in the US immigration detention system — Freedom for Immigrants

‘Detention Alley’: inside the Ice centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish

Foreign nationals caught up in Trump’s immigration dragnet are transported sometimes thousands of miles away to an isolated network of lockups and courts

ICE Detention Trends | Vera Institute of Justice

Every year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subjects hundreds of thousands of people to civil immigration detention—a practice that is unjust, inhumane, and completely unnecessary. It does so under a veil of secrecy, sharing only limited, often error-prone statistics with the public. ICE’s failure to regularly release accurate, complete, and accessible data to the public enables it to operate its multi-billion-dollar detention network with impunity and little oversight.

For some immigrants in Japan, alternatives to detention bring release, but not freedom

The Japanese government introduced an alternative to detention called supervisory release in order to prevent long-term detainment and escape. Refugees and advocates say it places responsibility on citizens, ultimately leaving them in uncertainty.

Immigrant Deportations: Trends and Impacts | Econofact

Research on previous episodes of increased immigration enforcement sheds light on the impact deportations can have on labor markets, crime, and civic life.

The violent truth about immigration detention centers in Japan: Part 1 of 2

TOKYO --

“Warehousing Human Beings”

Former immigration judge Andrea Sáenz and American Immigration Council’s Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the conditions at Delaney Hall and other ICE detention centers across the U.S.

Disappeared by ICE in L.A.: How to find detained relatives

Immigrant advocacy groups provide guidance on what you can do when a family member is detained by immigrant enforcement officials.

How to Find a Loved One After a U.S. Immigration Arrest

This guide will help you look for someone who was taken by immigration officers and may be facing deportation.

What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration

A Know Your Rights resource with general information on what to do if you are stopped, arrested, or detained by immigration or other law enforcement.

Opinion | A terrifyingly common ICE tactic targets lawful green card applicants

Arresting legal immigrants at their immigration appointments has become part of a new and terrifyingly common strategy for immigration enforcement.

ICE Detained Them, and Then They Vanished

Under Trump, the U.S. increasingly sends immigrants all over the nation with little warning, leaving families and attorneys unsure where they are.

Appeals Court Compares ICE Detention to Japanese Internment in Scathing Ruling

The Trump administration’s policy of holding undocumented immigrants without bond faced its ninth appeals court loss on Thursday.

Deportation Data Project

The Deportation Data Project obtains, posts, and analyzes internal U.S. government immigration enforcement data via public records litigation.

Community Alert: Immigration Arrests at Airports

This resource provides travel safety tips and other resources for immigrants traveling through U.S. airports.

The propaganda loop

From A.I. to immigrant detention, propaganda is everywhere.