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It's Not the End of the Fight, Say Justice Advocates, as New York City Passes Plan to Close Notorious Rikers, Open New Jails
Protesters call for the closure of the Rikers prison complex and for no new prisons to be built. (Photo: No New Jails)
Doctors Demand Trump Close 'Inherently Immoral' Immigrant Detention Centers Ahead of Mass Protest on Capitol Hill
Julia Conley, staff writer
"We are here to say that it is not enough to ask to improve the conditions in the detention centers. We must demand that they be closed altogether."
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'We Will Not Forget His Cruelty,' Declare Rights Advocates After DHS Chief Kevin McAleenan Resigns
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Then-Deputy Commissioner of U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Kevin McAleenan
"McAleenan has caused tremendous suffering in our communities."
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Affirming Trump 'Is Not a King,' Federal Court Rules President Acted Unlawfully by Declaring Emergency to Obtain Wall Funding
Jon Queally, staff writer
U.S. Border Patrol Agents at Border Field State Park in Imperial Beach watch over personnel that are reinforcing the border wall with concertina wire. (Photo: Mani Albrecht/U.S. Border Patrol/Flickr)
"Trump circumvented Congress in an authoritarian power grab and stole military...
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Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Pete Buttigieg
Ahead of CNN Town Hall, Warren and Buttigieg Unveil Their Plans to Protect and Expand LGBTQ Rights
Célia Xakriabá, an indigenous leader and activist,
Brazilian Experts Warn in Open Letter to President Bolsonaro a 'Genocide Is Underway' Against Uncontacted Tribes
A woman from Honduras holds her child
Federal Lawsuit Naming Top Trump Officials Seeks Damages for 'Horrific' Trauma Imposed on Separated Children and Families
Marshall Billingslea
Senate Urged to Reject Trump's Pick of Bush-Era Torture Advocate to Be Human Rights Official at State Department
Whistleblower's Lawyers Say Trump Has Endangered Their Client as President Publicly Threatens 'Big Consequences'
'History Will Judge Us Harshly': Horror and Outrage as Trump Slashes Refugee Cap to Record Low
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)
'A Just Society': Ocasio-Cortez Unveils Legislative Package to Tackle American Poverty and Inequality
'We Want to Show Them We Are Serious': 16 Youth Activists File Suit Against Major Nations for Failing to Act on Climate Crisis
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), at the end of her patience, demands to know why ICE official Daniel Renaud refuses to answer her questions during a hearing on Wednesday, September 11. (
As AOC and Pressley Demand Answers on Trump Effort to Deport Sick Kids, ICE Officials at Hearing Refuse to Talk
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet
'World Has Never Seen a Threat to Human Rights of This Scope,' UN Rights Chief Says of Climate Emergency
Maria Isabel Bueso, 24, speaks during a protest outside of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital on September 06, 2019 in Oakland, California.
Nurses, Healthcare Workers Galvanize to Stop Deportation of Patient That Could Mean 'Death Sentence'
With Two Weeks Until #GlobalClimateStrike, Organizing Intensifies in 100+ Countries to Win 'Livable Future for All'

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