Children at the U.S. - Mexico Border
This week, U.S. Border Patrol released a video of two young Ecuadorian sisters, ages 3 and 5, being dropped by traffickers over a 14-foot border wall into the New Mexican desert. The girls were quickly rescued and will be reunited with their mother in the U.S. soon. On March 24, 2021, President Biden announced that Vice President Harris will manage border immigration issues. Recognizing that migration is symptomatic of a much larger geopolitical issue, Biden observed that “the best way to keep people from coming is to keep them from wanting to leave." What is happening in the Northern Triangle of Central America, and how can we help?
Whistleblower Alleges Grave Harms at ICE Detention Center
In a whistleblower report submitted by Project South, Dawn Wooten, a practical nurse at a privately-owned ICE facility, discloses staggering instances of disregard for public health and the lack of informed consent when performing hysterectomies on non-English-speaking detainees.