Essex County Drops ICE Amid Growing Public Pressure
However, County commissioners will replace ICE revenue by housing inmates from neighboring Union County.
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Amba Guerguerian
“The cops don’t know when they’re not supposed to shoot”: Bikers Take the Streets for Daunte Wright
About 150 bikers gathered yesterday evening at Barclays Center for a “Justice for Daunte Wright” protest organized by Riders…
Interview: An ICE Detainee Is Released After Month-Long Hunger Strike
Bonilla left Honduras to save his life. Then he put his life on the line in order to not be sent back.
Jaywalking Charge Leaves Bronx Resident on the Brink of Deportation
Former DACA recipient Javier Castillo Maradiaga has lived in the U.S. since he was 7. Three times in the past week it appeared ICE would deport him. His family and lawyers still aren’t sure he is out of danger.
The 1,400 workers enjoy a better life because of their union. After working without hazard pay through the first 10 months of the pandemic, they were determined to wield their collective power to win respect and a real pay raise from their bosses.
Iba a irme vivo o en una bolsa para cadáveres: la historia de un inmigrante en huelga de hambre
Mientras estaba encarcelado bajo la custodia de ICE, Marcial Morales García ayudó a liderar una ola de huelgas de hambre en las cárceles de Nueva Jersey, donde los guardias se niegan a usar máscaras, las ratas se vuelven locas y los baños son a menudo la única fuente de agua potable. Recientemente liberado, ahora está luchando en el exterior por sus compañeros inmigrantes que todavía están atrapados en el interior.
I Was Going to Leave Alive or in a Body Bag: An Immigrant Hunger Striker’s Story
While imprisoned in ICE custody, Marcial Morales Garcia helped lead a wave of hunger strikes in New Jersey jails where guards refuse to wear masks, rats run wild and toilets are often the only source of drinking water. Recently released, he’s now fighting on the outside for fellow immigrants still trapped on the inside.
My First Year at The Indypendent
I’ve done everything from refilling news boxes to writing cover articles at this one-of-a kind community newspaper.
This is How you Stymie a Movement
Illustrations by Leia-Lee Doran. There were countless instances of police brutality against protesters catalogued during the month of June,…
Kingsbrook Hospital Gets a Reprieve
Worker-community alliance pressures state to postpone plans to close a safety net hospital that serves East Flatbush’s predominantly Black and Caribbean community.
