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Trans Latina woman fighting to shut down ICE facilities honored with human rights award

Arely Westley, this year's recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, tells The Advocate about this "crucial moment" in time for queer and immigrant communities.

Trans Woman Released After 6 Months in Immigration Detention

Nicoll Hernandez-Polanco's experiences of sexual assault and solitary confinement are a prime example of how the immigration system mistreats trans women, say advocates.

ICE Still Locks Trans Women in Cells With Men

A former detainee says Immigration and Customs Enforcement must stop housing transgender women with men in private prisons. In a word, it's about rape.

Federal Agencies at Fault in Trans Immigrant's Death, Complaint Says

Lawyers for the family of Roxsana Hernandez have filed a complaint holding federal immigration agencies and contractors responsible for her death while in custody.

Answers sought in trans detainee's death

As immigration emerges as an issue in the 2008 presidential campaign, the death last month of a Mexican transgender woman in federal custody has sparked outrage among LGBT and immigrant activists.

Terminator: Dark Fate Is All About Mackenzie Davis and Linda Hamilton

The latest installment of the franchise is all about how women will save the world. 

'Trans in Trumpland' Shows Life for Trans People in Red States

Director Tony Zosherafatain and producer Trace Lysette documented the harrowing experiences of trans Americans during the Trump years.

Trans and nonbinary migrants file complaint over treatment at ICE detention facility

They allege discrimination, harassment, denial of health care, and other mistreatment at a detention center in Colorado.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Is Out

Departure comes amid growing family seperations while the death of a transgender refugee in ICE custody remains unexplained.

The Plight of an Asian Trans Man in Georgia Embodies ICE's Cruelty

Activists demand a prisoner be freed from the solitary confinement he's been held in for 15 months.

Prison Operators' Negligence Caused Trans Migrant's Death, Suit Claims

The lawsuit seeks to hold companies that run private detention centers and transport migrants responsible for Roxsana Hernandez's death.

The Plight of Undocumented Transgender Women During a Health Crisis

A new episode of Showtime's Vice shows the fears and vulnerabilities faced by this community.

Jennicet Gutiérrez Is Ready to Challenge Trump

Gutierrez, who interrupted President Obama at a Pride reception last year, says she is prepared to challenge power.

Op-ed: You Can't Cheer for Laverne and Boo Jennicet

A transgender woman and undocumented immigrant called out the President in a room full of LGBT advocates. Guess who the crowd sided with?

Transgender Immigrant Dies in Federal Custody

The death of Roxana Hernandez has transgender activists calling for the release of all trans immigrants in detention.

ICE Has Finally Released a Trans Man From Solitary Confinement

Thanks to help from the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, Chin will no longer have to suffer the cruelty of solitary confinement.

Transgender Detainees Face Challenges in Broken Immigration System

Is a government turf war over immigration detention putting transgender lives at risk?

Immigrants Are Being Put In ICE Solitary For Being Disabled, LGBTQ

NBC found thousands of LGBTQ and disabled migrants kept in isolation over a five-year period.

Human Rights Groups Demand ICE Release All LGBTQ Detainees

At least two HIV-positive transgender women have died in ICE custody in the last 15 months.

This Jewish Trans Woman Sees Parallels Between U.S. and 1930s Germany

When Jews collectively said "NEVER AGAIN," they meant it, writes Rebecca Kling. That applies to American abuses at the border.

Dreamer Faces Deportation After Speaking to Media

Daniela Vargas was arrested by ICE after leaving a press conference where she spoke out against ICE who had recently detained her father and brother.