Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice

Why did Adil Dghoughi die?

"...was 31-year-old Adil Dghoughi (pronounced Ah-deel Drou-ry), a Moroccan immigrant from a highly educated family who came to America..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

RAICES Pushing Hard on Biden for Real Migrant Justice

Not nearly enough

"...immigration system, including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Now, as we're past the half-way mark on Biden's..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Checking In: Leti Garza Says a Little Prayer

There’s Hope, though perhaps not for country-livin’ connectivity

"...inhumane treatment of children held at the Tornillo Children’s Detention Center.”..."

Oct. 14, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats

Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist

"...that became notorious for its lucrative contracts to run immigrant detention centers. It adds that he "recently shared a..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

ICE Quietly Renews 10-Year Contract With T. Don Hutto Detention Center

Taylor prison houses largely asylum-seeking women and has been the subject of numerous accusations of abuse

"...Despite rising criticism of the conditions in its Texas detention centers, U.S. Immigra­tion and Customs Enforcement quietly renewed a..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Pointing Out Detention Centers "In Plain Sight"

Sky-high art turns eyes to migrant detention and incarceration

"...tent, asking God to deliver her from the makeshift detention camp, when she heard the plane’s roar...."

July 3, 2020 Arts Post by Victoria Rossi

The Infiltrators

Reckless, heroic, or both? Immigration center story told through reconstruction and fly-on-the-wall footage

"...of a bold and elaborate scheme by the National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) to get him into Florida’s Broward..."

April 3, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Social Justice Advocates Call for Big Moves to Ease the Blow of Coronavirus

The most at risk

"...of demands that target public education; welfare; housing; worker, immigrant, and disability rights; medical services; child­ care; elder care;..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Advocates Call on City, County to Protect Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Outbreak

Education, health, housing, justice addressed by list of demands

"...of demands that target public education, welfare, housing, worker, immigrant, and disability rights, medical services, childcare, elder care, law..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

ICE Draws Fire for “Sham” Detention Contracts

Local groups say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shouldn't get away with sidestepping federal protocol

"...away with sidestepping federal protocol when it comes to detention center contracts. In a letter dated Dec. 5, organizations..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Grassroots Leadership Sues to See Contract Between ICE and CoreCivic

The organization hopes to shine light on ICE and the T. Don Hutto facility

"...Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, for housing detained immigrants. Even after two Freedom of Information Act filings by..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...lobbyists have got to go!" chanted around 100 labor, immigrant, environmental, disability, and social justice advocates outside the JW..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Amid New Immigration Policies, Local Attorneys and Immigrants Navigate a Broken System

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...expanding arsenal of ways to instill fear in the immigrant community, says Ramirez's attorney, Stephanie Taylor. The law that..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How to Help Detained Migrant Families

Make an impact by contributing to these advocacy groups

"...With in-kind donations to detention centers being refused by Customs and Border Protection authorities,..."

July 15, 2019 News Post by Katelyn Landry

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...home remodeling construction, one of the estimated 400,000 undocumented immigrants statewide who make up half of the Texas construction..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

T. Don Hutto Detention Center Still Open

Controversial private prison contracts directly with ICE to house women seeking asylum

"...commissioners ended the county's contract with T. Don Hutto Detention Center in June, marking a significant shift in government..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Sundance, Slamdance, SXSW, and More Austin Film News

"...(class of 1997) has The Infiltrators going undercover inside immigrant detention facilities. Sundance also snagged the world premiere of..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Court: Immigrant Detention Is Child Care

3rd Court of Appeals dismisses suit that challenged "family residential centers" that meet only minimal child welfare standards

"...minimize the standards protecting undocumented mothers and children in immigrant detention centers got their way last Wednesday, Nov. 28,..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Southwest Key Boycott Brewing?

Activist group calls for full boycott against East Austin nonprofit's programs

"...of the East Austin nonprofit's involvement in migrant youth detention. East Austin College Prep; Cafe del Sol; SWKey's Green..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Tania Silva vs. SB 4

Mentally ill undocumented woman would not have been held on ICE detainer if not for anti-immigrant law

"...An ICE hold on mentally ill undocumented 21-year-old Tania..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Review: "Young Latinx Artists 23"

This year's group show at Mexic-Arte shows the border as scar

"...1996, President Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which spiked deportation and detention and stalled..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Post by Melany Jean

Allegations of Mistreatment at a Southwest Key Shelter

The deportation complex

"...under the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" policy and placed in detention. Feeling sick, Blanca was denied medicine and not permitted..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Dems Want Stronger Immigrant Detention Oversight

More than 5,000 immigrant children in detention centers

"...Among their suggestions, MALC encourages increased transparency over youth detention facilities, including unannounced site visits from the Health and..."

July 31, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

Somos Semillas Presents RAICES With $6,000 To Reunite Families

The fundraiser strengthened community bonds and inspired attendees

"...TK Tunchez, a local artisan and space maker behind..."

July 17, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

City Explores Creating an Office of Immigrant Affairs

Measure passed following council members' visit to border detention facilities

"...With no signs that attacks on the immigrant community will slow down any time soon, Austin City..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Activists Protest Southwest Key at CEO’s Home

Frente de Liberación Inmigrante call on Sanchez to break gov contracts

"...The protesters, part of newly conceived local immigrant rights group Frente de Liberación Inmigrante, walked from the..."

June 29, 2018 News Post by Mary Tuma

The Duality of Southwest Key

An East Austin nonprofit in the immigration debate

"...represents an unsettling juxtaposition to the stark images of immigrant children being torn from their parents, to be sent..."

June 29, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How to Help Families Separated at the Border

Ways to volunteer, ways to donate, ways to take action

"...children forcibly separated from their parents and housed in detention...."

June 20, 2018 Emergency Post by Kimberley Jones

Headlines

"...detain pregnant women instead of automatically releasing them from detention, as a result of Trump's anti-immigrant January executive order...."

April 6, 2018 News Feature

Abused Hutto Detainee Gets Her Day in Court

"...An immigrant woman whose detainment at the T. Don Hutto Residential..."

March 16, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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