The new fight at the border is now 600 miles away from the border. ICE has built 13 new detention centers in the South. They now hold 8,000 people. They camps are in remote areas. They're popping up quickly and quietly. Since 2017, paroles granted decreased from 75% to 1%(!)
https://twitter.com/MorganRadford/status/1161998682314694656
Many immigrants we work with used to travel to cities such as LA, NYC, SF, etc. where there are resources & support. Now that these cities are more prohibitively expensive, we're seeing more held folks in the South.
One of our clients, Nelson Achiri Geh, has been imprisoned him for 2+ yrs now (842 days). He's been shuffled across 3 detention centers, is now in what's been described as "one of the most miserable detention centers in the country" in Etowah County, Alabama.
He was denied sunlight for 6 mos. Fed horrible food. We've been trying to pay a $75K bond (ridiculous amount) but ICE keep refusing.
These new camps are black holes. It's impossible to figure out what's happening in them, and they are by intention far away from communities.
These new camps are black holes. It's impossible to figure out what's happening in them, and they are by intention far away from communities.
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