Revealed: US attorneys rally to free children held in immigration custody

Trump administration has indefinitely stranded hundreds of kids and lawyers from over 50 organizations are fighting for their release…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/attorneys-rally-children-immigration-custody 

 

Newly obtained video shows no one checked on boy as he lay dying in Border Patrol custody

Customs and Border Protection officials claimed that it was an agent who found the body of a 16-year-old boy who died under their watch this past May, but new surveillance video obtained by ProPublica shows that’s a lie: it was the child’s cell mate, another young boy, who found the body and alerted staff....
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2019/12/5/1903762/-Newly-obtained-video-shows-no-one-checked-on-boy-as-he-lay-dying-in-Border-Patrol-custody

Record number of migrant children held in US: report | TheHill

Nearly 70,000 migrant children were held in the U.S. over the past year, a record high according to government data reported by The Associated Press. The news agency reports that the data shows that 69,550 migrant children in the past year were held in the custody of the U.S. government. ....
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/470011-record-number-of-migrant-children-held-in-us-report

Hispanic Caucus dedicates Day of the Dead altar to migrants who died in US custody | TheHill

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) installed this week its first official Day of the Dead altar, dedicated to migrants who have died in U.S. custody or while trying to enter the country. Day of the Dead, or Día de Muertos, is a holiday to celebrate the memory of the deceased with cemetery visits and memorial altars, which include offerings representative of the objects and activities that those honored enjoyed in life.
https://thehill.com/latino/468320-hispanic-caucus-dedicates-day-of-the-dead-altar-to-migrants-who-died-in-us-custody

Parents Are Giving Up Custody of Their Kids to Get Need-Based College Financial Aid - ProPublica

First, parents turn over guardianship of their teenagers to a friend or relative. Then the student declares financial independence to qualify for tuition aid and scholarships.
https://www.propublica.org/article/university-of-illinois-financial-aid-fafsa-parents-guardianship-children-students

Trump, Pence falsely blame Democrats for detained children suffering at the border - ThinkProgress.org

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both tried to blame Democrats for the inhumane conditions suffered by children and families detained on the southern U.S. border during interviews that aired on Sunday. Reports this week revealed migrant children detained in U.S. custody for weeks without sufficient food, water, or sanitation...
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-pence-falsely-blame-democrats-for-detained-children-suffering-at-the-border-ef6875464db7/

Alabama banned abortion for rape victims. It also protects rapists’ parental rights - The Washington Post

When a young woman came to the Family Services of North Alabama office last year for help with trauma, saying she had been raped by her step-uncle when she was 15, rape crisis advocate Portia Shepherd heard something that “killed me, shocked me.” The step-uncle, who was getting out of jail after a drug conviction, wanted to be a part of their child’s life. And in Alabama, the alleged rapist could get custody.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-alabama--where-lawmakers-banned-abortion-for-rape-victims--rapists-parental-rights-are-protected/2019/06/09/6d2aa5de-831b-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html

Out of control: ICE agents held an American man in custody for 1,273 days. And there's more.

ICE is the epitome of an agency drunk with power and targeting everyone in sight for deportation regardless of what the actual facts of their case are. And in many cases, the actual facts include being a U.S. citizen, being a U.S. citizen who was targeted routinely despite proving one's citizenship, and being a U.S. citizen who was held for more than three years in detention.....

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1760348

An 18-Year-Old Said She Was Raped While In Police Custody. The Officers Say She Consented. -- BuzzFeed News

When Anna said she was raped by two on-duty cops, she thought it would be a simple case. She had no idea she lived in one of 35 states where officers can claim a detainee consented. ....
https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertsamaha/this-teenager-accused-two-on-duty-cops-of-rape-she-had-no

ICE Plans to Start Destroying Records Detailing Immigrant Sexual Abuse and Deaths in Its Custody | Alternet

Ten people have perished in detention centers over the last year alone.....
http://www.alternet.org/immigration/ice-plans-start-destroying-records-detailing-immigrant-sexual-abuse-and-deaths-its