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Vigils for Yulio Castro-Garrido raise questions about his death, prison conditions

February 9, 2018 By Regina Willis Leave a Comment

Vigils for Yulio Castro-Garrido raise questions about his death, prison conditions

Yulio Castro-Garrido died of pneumonia on Jan. 30 at only 33 years old, leaving behind a community outraged and in mourning. Part of what makes Castro-Garrido’s death so outrageous is that it happened while (or perhaps because) he was in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Not many 33 year olds die of pneumonia… [Read More]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Equality, Rights & Justice Issues, Immigration and Refugees Tagged With: ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shut down stewart, Stewart Detention Center, Yulio Castro-Garrido

Unacceptable conditions at Georgia immigration facilities

September 19, 2017 By Regina Willis 1 Comment

Unacceptable conditions at Georgia immigration facilities

Nelson Francisco Perdomo-Vaidez’s left arm gives him such intense pins-and-needles pain that he can’t sleep, and it swells and turns purple if it isn’t kept elevated. At least two doctors agree that he needs to see a specialist or he will face serious risks of complications — including losing functionality in his hand and arm…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Healthcare, Immigration and Refugees Tagged With: ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Nelson Francisco Perdomo-Vaidez, Project South, report, Stewart Detention Center

Two more deaths highlight inhumane ICE detention centers

May 19, 2017 By Better Georgia Staff 4 Comments

Two more deaths highlight inhumane ICE detention centers

On both Monday and Tuesday this week, immigrants died in ICE facilities in Georgia. This comes only weeks after multiple groups published reports detailing the dangerous conditions of immigrant detention centers in Georgia and around the country. In early May, Human Rights Watch and Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) published reports showing… [Read More]

Filed Under: Immigration and Refugees Tagged With: better georgia, CIVIC, Georgia, Human Rights Watch, ICE, immigrant detention centers, immigration, trump

Anti-immigrant bills at the state house, while resistance builds statewide

February 21, 2017 By Regina Willis 1 Comment

Anti-immigrant bills at the state house, while resistance builds statewide

Last Thursday, ‘A Day Without Immigrants,’ protests occurred across the nation, including right here in Georgia. Meanwhile, state legislators are considering proposals (again) to create driver’s licenses that specifically identify immigrants. Students, employees and business owners did not go to school or work, or spend their money going out, as part of ‘A Day Without… [Read More]

Filed Under: Immigration and Refugees Tagged With: A Day Without Immigrants, branded drivers license, deportations, donald trump, drivers licenses, executive orders, ICE, protests

Georgia leads the country in deportation rates

November 29, 2016 By Better Georgia Staff 2 Comments

Georgia leads the country in deportation rates

As shown in a recent report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, immigrants at Georgia detention centers are more likely to be deported and less likely to receive bond than the national average. Stewart Detention Center and Irwin County Detention Center are two of the three immigration detention centers in Georgia, both of which experience… [Read More]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: better georgia, deportation, Georgia, georgia deportation, georgia immigration detention centers, ICE, southern poverty law center

Increased immigrant detainments eroding trust in Ga. police

August 27, 2016 By Better Georgia Staff 1 Comment

Increased immigrant detainments eroding trust in Ga. police

As many counties have decided to renew their “immigration detainment commitments” with ICE, communities have seen arrests and deportations of Hispanics skyrocket. Section 287(g), the 2008 addition to the Immigration and Nationality Act, allows local police officers to arrest and detain undocumented residents that they encounter during regular law-enforcement activity. Across Georgia, people in counties… [Read More]

Filed Under: Immigration and Refugees Tagged With: better georgia, Georgia, ICE, immigration, Immigration and Nationality Act, immigration in Georgia, racial profiling, Section 287(g)

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