Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life' : NPR

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."…

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/nx-s1-5560169/pope-leo-xiv-says-inhuman-treatment-of-immigrants-in-the-u-s-isnt-pro-life 

 

Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo

44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days:a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/sep/10/trump-globalx-airline-deportation-immigration

 

Cardinal calls Israel’s policy in Gaza ‘morally unjustifiable’ after visit | Gaza | The Guardian

Pierbattista Pizzaballa condemns blocks on food and warns against plans to force Palestinians to leave territory…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/cardinal-pizzaballa-gaza-visit-israel-criticism 

 

Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food

Israeli forces open fire on hungry Palestinians near Gaza City in one of bloodiest incidents involving aid seekers…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/20/pope-condemns-barbarity-of-israel-war-gaza

 

Amnesty International USA Responds to Reports of Cruel, Deadly Tactics by Texas Troops at the Border

In response to reports about Texas DPS troops receiving instructions to push children into the Rio Grande and deny water to asylum seekers, Amy Fischer, Director of Refugee and Migrant Rights at Amnesty International USA said: .

"Amnesty International USA would like to remind Governor Abbott that seeking asylum is a human right, and these attempts to block people seeking safety from exercising that right by embracing cruel, deadly tactics is utterly shameful. Border barriers and fencing only serve to push people to take more dangerous routes to seek safety. That reality coupled with instructions for frontline officers to push children and babies into the river and deny water to people seeking safety even during extreme heat is absolutely appalling. The United States has both a legal and moral obligation to ensure that people arriving at borders are treated humanely and provided access to seek asylum. It is imperative for Governor Abbott to immediately rectify this policy, and remove any buoys, barbed wire, or other barriers from the border and ensure that any officer at the border is instructed to prioritize the safety and wellbeing of all migrants and asylum seekers they may encounter…ttps://www.commondreams.org/newswire/amnesty-international-usa-responds-to-reports-of-cruel-deadly-tactics-by-texas-troops-at-the-border

Texas trooper says they were told to push children into Rio Grande and deny migrants water

The email, which the Guardian independently reviewed, gives a report of weekly events from 24 June to 1 July, detailing several cases of migrants being caught or injured by barbed wire in Eagles Pass, a Texas city along the US border with Mexico. In the email, Wingate calls for several policy changes to prevent further injury to migrants, including removing barrels wrapped in razor wire in the river. 

"The wire and barrels in the river needs to be taken out as this is nothing but an inhumane trap in high water and low visibility," Wingate wrote…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/18/texas-troopers-inhumane-migrants-greg-abbott-border-initiative

Lawsuit: Alabama man was denied water in jail for 70 hours before dying - The Washington Post

"What we're trying to do is get these institutions to treat these people like humans as opposed to animals," Goldfarb told The Washington Post...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/24/alabama-anthony-mitchell-water-jail/

Trump Says He Wants To Meet With Schumer ‘ASAP’ Following Senator's 'Awful' Border Visit - HuffPost

President Donald Trump said late Sunday he hoped to hold a meeting "ASAP" with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) amid the ongoing crisis along the southern border, where frequent reports of filthy, overcrowded detention centers have sparked outrage from congressional Democrats and human rights advocates."Senator Chuck Schumer has finally gone to the Southern Border with some Democrat Senators. This is a GREAT thing!" the president wrote late Sunday. "…He must have seen how dangerous & bad ....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-schumer-border-visit-detention_n_5d352671e4b0419fd32ed764

Immigrant Children Sent to Chicago Shelters Are Traumatized and Sick, in Some Instances With Chicken Pox or Tuberculosis - ProPublica

Hundreds of children are being detained in shelters run by Heartland Human Care Services, which says it has made changes since allegations that children were neglected and mistreated.....
https://www.propublica.org/article/heartland-chicago-shelters-immigrant-children-sick-traumatized

U.N. human rights chief 'deeply shocked' by Trump's border detention centers - Daily Kos

Donald Trump's border detention camps are an international scandal, and the United Nations high commissioner for human rights is telling it like it is. "As a paediatrician, but also as a mother and a former head of State, I am deeply shocked that children are forced to sleep on the floor in overcrowded facilities, without access to adequate healthcare or food, and with poor sanitation conditions," said High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, a former president of Chile...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/8/1870242/-U-N-human-rights-chief-deeply-shocked-by-Trump-s-border-detention-centers

Sen. Cory Booker unveils plan to use executive action to shut down inhumane immigrant detention centers - The Washington Post

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a Democratic presidential contender, laid out a plan Tuesday to use executive action if elected president to overhaul the nation’s immigration system, including shutting down detention centers with inhumane conditions.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-cory-booker-unveils-plan-to-use-executive-action-to-shut-down-inhumane-immigrant-detention-centers/2019/07/02/ee4e7158-9cc6-11e9-b27f-ed2942f73d70_story.html

Conditions at Immigrant Detention Centers Are So Horrific, Agents Predicted Riots - Truthdig: Report

DHS knew how bad things were as far back as May—but did not act.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/report-conditions-at-immigrant-detention-centers-are-so-horrific-agents-predicted-riots/

Chris McDonald Says Detained Immigrants Are Not Entitled to Soap or Toothpaste - RWW News

Right-wing commentator Chris McDonald declares that detained immigrant children are not entitled to things like soap or toothpaste because "God doesn't pander to the lawless." https://youtu.be/Ne3LxUeqxzQ

What US is doing to migrant children is an unspeakable disgrace - CNN: Kasich

Without delay, marshal this nation's resources to provide safe, humane conditions for children being held, while moving to get as many as possible out of detention and into the care of family members or other sponsors, writes John Kasich.....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/28/opinions/migrant-children-detained-unspeakable-disgrace-kasich/index.html

GOP rep: Children are free to leave migrant camps at 'any time' - The Hill

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) on Monday said that migrant children at a facility in Texas are "free to leave at any time" but don't because they are receiving good care.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/450160-gop-rep-children-are-free-to-leave-migrant-camps-at-any-time

Law prof says Trump created the chaos at the border through immigration crackdown

Law professor and child advocate Warren Binford visited a Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas, where she saw migrant children held in deplorable conditions without adequate food, facilities or supervision. She says there's no doubt that the Trump administration's immigration policies are illegal. "Everywhere I look, this administration is breaking the law," she says. "The Border Patrol employees that we talked to say they don't understand why the American people aren't outraged by the mismanagement they are experiencing."
Interview:
https://youtu.be/TNnWaEeIodc

Fed up Fox host TRASHES Pence after he refuses to answer question

Fox News’ Shep Smith just trashed Mike Pence over the dismal conditions at the border facilities for migrants...
Interview:
https://youtu.be/retm4NzVJ9k

Trump Claims Administration Doing 'Fantastic Job' Housing Migrant Kids At Border - HuffPost

President Donald Trump claimed his administration is doing a "fantastic job"at the country's southern border days after a Justice Department lawyer argued against providing detained migrant children with toothbrushes or beds. NBC's Chuck Todd discussed the horrifying conditions at some of the immigrant detainment facilities in the U.S. during an interview with the president that aired Sunday on "Meet the Press."...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-southern-border-migrants_n_5d0f75e6e4b0a3941863ef91

“Somebody Is Going to Die”: Lawyer Describes Chaos, Illness & Danger at Migrant Child Jail in Texas

Outrage is mounting over a shocking Associated Press report published late last week revealing that at least 250 migrant infants, children and teenagers have been locked up for nearly a month without adequate food, water or sanitation at a Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, near the city of El Paso. Lawyers who visited the facility described a scene of chaos and sickness, with children unable to shower or change into clean clothes for weeks on end. The AP report came the same week that the Trump administration argued in federal court that the government is not required to provide toothbrushes, soap or beds to children detained at the border, and as other reports found similarly squalid conditions at a number of immigration jails. We speak with Warren Binford, a lawyer who interviewed children detained at the Clint, Texas, facility...
https://youtu.be/d2_cLzl98zo

Mike Pence is just helpless - The Washington Post: Opinion

But the Trump administration is not powerless in fixing appalling conditions at detention centers, and Pence knows it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/23/mike-pence-is-just-helpless/