Weekly Diaspora: Why Detention Reform is Desperately Needed

By: Thursday October 21, 2010 8:41 am

Last October, the Obama administration’s announced their intention to reform the detention system—to improve the management, medical care and accountability within detention centers, and make better use of low-cost alternatives to detention.

Weekly Diaspora: Immigrants Abused, Denied Social Services in Broken Immigration System

By: Thursday August 26, 2010 8:57 am

After decades of misguided policies and patchwork practices, the high human costs of our disordered immigration system are only starting to emerge. Stricter immigration policies and overcrowded detention centers aren’t making our streets safer or our social services more accessible.

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