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.
April 10, 2024
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immigration and customs enforcement
With Jeff Sessions Pressuring Him to Lie, ICE Spokesman Resigns
James Schwab, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, resigned after “misleading” statements made by the attorney general.
March 13, 2018
New Immigration Guidelines Are Not Enough, Say Activists
A new memorandum from Immigration and Customs Enforcement indicates the agency will house transgender women in women's detention facilities.
June 29, 2015
Over 100 Transgender People Are in ICE Custody
At least 45 trans people are being held at a Texas detention center, says a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson.
February 9, 2019
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.
May 25, 2015
Immigration to Limit Use of Solitary Confinement
The new directive from Immigration and Customs Enforcement prescribes that solitary confinement be used only as a last resort and requires special reporting when LGBT prisoners are placed in such segregation.
September 9, 2013
No More Unfulfilled Promises: Biden Must Show Up for LGBTQ+ Immigrants
This administration can't just half-heartedly fix what Trump broke; it must do better for undocumented people.
February 16, 2022
Advocates Push for Release of Trans Man Detained By ICE
The Transgender Law Center renewed a push this week to get Chin Tsui released home for the holidays.
December 18, 2019
ICE Denies Existence of Hunger Strike at Texas Detention Center
Is the government telling the truth?
August 3, 2018
LGBT Immigrants Make a Deal with Equality Caucus
Members of several LGBT groups struck a deal with the LGBT Equality Caucus following a seven-hour sit-in demanding that LGBT-specific issues get consideration in immigration reform.
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August 1, 2014
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.
August 23, 2007
Op-ed: 5 Years After SB 1070, Still Undocumented and Queer
Arizona's infamous anti-immigrant law was signed into law on April 23, 2010 and ought to be a warning about legalized discrimination.
April 24, 2015
Pregnant Women Suffer in ICE Custody
Pregnant women say they've been denied medical care, even if miscarrying.
July 10, 2018
Anti-Immigrant Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Convicted of Criminal Contempt of Court
The longtime sheriff of Maricopa County had persisted in ordering hunts for undocumented immigrants after a federal judge ordered him not to.
July 31, 2017
Trans Immigrant Who Died in Federal Custody Was Abused, Activists Say
Roxsana Hernandez suffered beatings and untreated dehydration before her death in May, an independent autopsy concludes.
November 27, 2018
Trans Migrants Get Poor Health Care at Private Prison, Inspectors Find
Federal agencies found a sad state of affairs at Cibola County Correctional Center, which has been accused of causing one trans immigrant's death.
March 2, 2020
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.
May 14, 2020
Mystery Surrounds Death of Young Trans Activist in Calif.
The body of 28-year-old Zoraida "Ale" Reyes was recently found behind a Dairy Queen in the shadow of Disneyland.
June 15, 2014
This Out Med Student Made a Plea for the 36K LGBTQ DREAMers
Yazmin Irazoqui-Ruiz testified to the House that Trump's plan to kill DACA protections threaten her future and the tens of thousands of other queer people benefiting from the program.
March 6, 2019