My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
It's Not Trash, It's Peoples' Belongings: A Q&A with Noah Schramm from the ACLU
FROM HOPE TO HEARTBREAK: The Disturbing Reality of Border Patrol's Confiscation of Migrants' Belongings
"U.S. Border Patrol has confiscated and trashed:
Medications and medical devices that migrants need to treat acute and chronic health conditions such as seizure disorders, high blood pressure, asthma, HIV, and diabetes. In some cases, young children have required emergency care after having their medications confiscated and not replaced.
Hundreds of cases have been reported in which personal belongings were confiscated by Border Patrol at the southern border. Our report highlights some of these stories..."