Family members of people in custody can no longer make in-person visits, and are worried what precautions are being taken inside the centers to prevent exposure to the coronavirus
Immigration
Relatives, communities step up to care for kids left behind in ICE raids
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Eleven-year-old Justin Alexander Armenta’s mother was detained in the ICE raid that took place at Koch Foods Inc. on Aug. 7. His aunt now cares for Justin, who has autism, and his 1-year-old sister.
Immigration
Law firms across U.S. form coalition to help workers arrested in ICE poultry raids in Mississippi
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Project Corazon is a joint effort between nearly 50 top law firms to provide pro bono representation.
en español
Bufetes de abogados de varias partes de los EEUU forman una coalición para ayudar a trabajadores arrestados durante las redadas migratorias en Mississippi
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El Proyecto Corazón es un esfuerzo entre casi 50 bufetes de abogados para proveer asistencia jurídica gratuita.
Immigration
Chicken plants conspired to keep wages low at Southern plants, federal lawsuit alleges
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Several poultry processing facilities targeted in recent immigration raids as well as one of Mississippi largest companies are named as defendants
Immigration
ICE raid: ‘It’s a weird thing to balance … His desire to work is a good thing, but in this case it counts against him’
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Ex-empleado de Koch se le otorgada derecho a fianza mientras las audiencias continuan.
en español
La redada ICE — ‘Es raro balancear esto… su deseo de trabajar es algo bueno, pero en este caso cuenta en su contra.’
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Former Koch employee awarded bond as detention hearings continue
Immigration
Danger to community or flight risk: Mother, others denied bail as hearings continue for workers detained by ICE
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Bail denied is a constant theme at Thad Cochran United States Courthouse where hearings continue this week. Use of a fraudulent identity for work often serves as evidence that defendants pose a flight risk.
en español
Peligro a la comunidad o riesgo de fuga: se le niega fianza a una madre y otros mientras los juicios continúan para trabajadores detenidos por ICE
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La negación de fianzas fue un temática constante en la corte estadounidense de Thad Cochran donde las audiencias continúan esta semana. El uso de una identidad fraudulenta para el trabajo normalmente se utiliza como evidencia de que los acusados presentan riesgo de fuga.
Immigration
Despite community ties, judge cites flight risk in denying bond to some immigrants
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A bond hearing for immigrants detained in Mississippi raids revealed a flawed screening system resulting in error-filled paperwork
en español
A pesar de sus lazos comunitarios, jueza cita riesgo de fuga al negar fianza de algunos inmigrantes
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Una audiencia para inmigrantes detenidos en las redadas de Mississippi revela un proceso de reviso defectuoso resultando en papeleo lleno de errores.
Immigration
Hungry, thirsty, sleep-deprived: Some immigrants without food nearly 24 hours before first court appearances
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Roughly 30 immigrants who were among the 680 workers detained during immigration-enforcement raids at Mississippi chicken plants earlier this month had their first day of court appearances since the raids
Government
How Mississippi, where chicken is a multi-billion dollar business, repeatedly balked at getting tougher on illegal immigration
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State leaders applauded recent federal immigration raids in Mississippi. But in the past decade several measures to toughen state immigration laws have failed to get traction in the Legislature. One reason: the powerful poultry industry
Mike Hurst, the federal prosecutor who oversaw chicken plant raids, has long been tough on undocumented people — but less so on businesses that hire them
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Hurst’s record on prosecuting employers found guilty of violating immigration laws sheds light on how his office might handle the cases of employers ensnared in last week’s massive raids
en español
Educadores temen que redadas dramáticas dejarán trauma duradero
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La presidenta de MAE: “Que un evento tan horroroso ocurra en el primer día quiere decir que todos los afectados—estudiantes, educadores, administradores, comunidades enteras—siempre asociarán el primer día de escuela con miedo e inseguridad.”
Education
Educators fear dramatic raids on first day of school will leave lasting trauma
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MAE president: “To have such a horrific event occur on the first day means that everyone affected—students, educators, families, administrators, entire communities—will forever associate the first day of school with fear and uncertainty.”