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Family Separation Trauma

Family separation policies in immigration detention cause psychological harm to children and caregivers.

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Jan 26, 2026
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Did Microsoft or Amazon end contracts with ICE and when?

Neither nor has, in the record assembled here, definitively and comprehensively that result in their technology being used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); both companies faced waves of b...

Jan 25, 2026
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Is entering the United States undocumented a criminal offense

without inspection can be a federal criminal offense in specific circumstances: improper entry between ports of entry is criminalized under 8 U.S.C. §1325 and can carry misdemeanor penalties for a fir...

Jan 25, 2026
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What are the differences between 8 U.S.C. §1325 (illegal entry) and §1326 (illegal reentry)?

Section 1325 criminalizes an initial unlawful entry into the —generally a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail—while Section 1326 criminalizes unlawful reentry after a prior removal or d...

Jan 15, 2026

How do ICE detention conditions affect children's physical and mental health outcomes?

Extensive reporting and peer-reviewed analyses tie conditions in U.S. immigration detention to both immediate physical harms and enduring mental-health damage among children: inadequate medical care, ...

Jan 30, 2026

did obamas ice raids include kids born from immigrant parents that under the us law were considered citizens

raids and interior enforcement actions did sweep up parents who had children born in the United States and therefore were citizens; those children themselves were not naturalized by the raids but ofte...