On October 18, PBS's FRONTLINE aired “Lost in Detention,” which provided an investigative look at the conditions in which immigrants are detained in the United States. Award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa produced the hard-hitting piece. If you missed it, you can watch the entire show here.
Read our observations on both the progress made and the significant changes that need to be made to this country’s immigration detention system, moving from a penal model to a civil detention one in this Huffington Post blog.
Learn more about our work to protect the rights of families impacted by immigration enforcement and our call for swift action to address the sexual violence that so many women and children face in the detention system. Read our blog on the effects on families of Alabama's new draconian immigration law on families here. We've also developed satefy planning tips for immigrant parents who could be separated from their children, and guidance for those living in Alabama specifically.
If you want to learn about our work on reforms and alternatives to detention, visit this page.
