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BY LILLY FOWLER / CROSSCUT Originally published March 2, 2021, on Crosscut.com After years of pressure from activists, the detention of adults and teens by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could be severely curtailed in the Pacific Northwest, thanks to action in the courts and in the Washington Legislature. Last week, the Washington state House passed a bill aimed at banning private for-profit prison companies that contract with local, state and such federal agencies as Immigration and...

Drunk driver pulled out of restaurant’s parking lot into path of motorcyclist, police say Updated Mar 10, 2021; Posted Mar 06, 2021 A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash with a car Sept. 4, 2020, on Trexlertown Road in Upper Macungie Township.Mike Nester | lehighvalleylive.com contributor Facebook Share A Lehigh County woman was allegedly drunk when she drove out of a bar and restaurant’s parking lot last September into the path of a motorcycle, leading to a collision, inves...

The recent cancellation of ICE contracts and possible action from the Washington state Legislature could curtail detention in the near future.

The future of electron microscopy Engineer Mitra Taheri and team publish roadmap to harness data science and artificial intelligence for electron microscopy, unlocking tools full power Credit: Getty Images March 2, 2021 Since they came into use in 1938, electron microscopes have played a pivotal role in a host of scientific advances, including the discovery of new proteins and therapeutics and contributions made to the electronics revolution. But the field of electron microscopy must incor...

NationofChange Senators question DHS and ICE on abuse allegations against migrants "The allegations of violence and brutality against vulnerable refugees seeking safety here in the United States are unlawful and disturbing.” Image Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Associated Press In response to recent allegations accusing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and specifically Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of physically abusing migrants and asylum-seekers ...

Before Cielo Echegoyén got accepted there last fall, only three Santa Ana High School students ever had been admitted to Harvard University. For Cielo, the mileposts along her arduous journey from Orange County to Cambridge, Mass., included countless nights poring over books at the public library until closing time — it was too crowded to study at her family’s apartment — and three operations to correct a disorder called funnel chest that caused her breastbone to press against her heart...

The facts about how the U.S. processes unaccompanied migrant children at the border By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Shelters for migrant children near capacity The treatment of migrant children taken into custody along the U.S.-Mexico border has become a focal point of the national debate over immigration policy.  Over the past decade, Democratic and Republican administrations have struggled to adequately and safely process large numbers of unaccompanied minors, who have special l...

When will ICE detainees get vaccinated? I dont know, state official says Palm Springs Desert Sun Murkiness surrounding how the people held in federal immigration detention centers in California will get vaccinated, and who will administer those shots, is frustrating some Democratic legislators and immigrant advocates. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has said the federal government is allocating COVID-19 vaccines for immigrant detainees to state and local health departments. State offi...

Freakonomics Radio is usually pretty interesting (although sometimes they get it really, really wrong. In one episode a guest argued that the reason urban housing prices are so high is that landlords are required to keep their property up to code). The episode I heard on the radio this weekend was excellent – and has a message for policy makers at every level in this country. The question was one that’s come up quite a few times in the past: Why are people in the Nordic countries, in this c...

“Dying of Cold”: ICE Detainees Freezing in Southern Prisons This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. IN LOUISIANA AND Texas, immigrants seeking asylum are facing dire conditions in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers hit by this week’s extreme cold. At the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, advocates say parents and children have been living with overflowing toilets, thirst, poor hygiene, and h...