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Aug 31, 2022
UN Racial Justice Experts Call on Biden to End the 287(g) Program
The program, which deputizes local law enforcement to help ICE deport immigrants, is inextricably tied to racial profiling.
May 18, 2021
Civil rights complaint filed against Natchez ICE detention center over COVID-19 safety violations
Keisha Rowe | Clarion Ledger | May 18, 2021
NATCHEZ, Miss. - A civil rights and liberties complaint has been filed against the Adams County Detention Center in Natchez after several immigrant rights groups claimed the facility is endangering the lives of detainees.
Apr 28, 2021
Close Adams County ICE Facility, Mississippi ACLU Tells Biden, Alleging ‘Torment’
Ashton Pittman |Jackson Free Press| April 28, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. — B.J. splashed toilet water in his eyes. The immigrant man was doing so, he later told attorneys in a statement last fall, because he was trying to wash his eyes after officers at the Adams County Detention Center sprayed him...
Apr 06, 2021
2021 Legislative Recap: The Good and the Bad
Even with the number of controversial bills coming out of committees in both chambers, we had a very successful 2021 legislative session. Deputy Director Alicia Netterville recaps the accomplishments and setbacks.
By Alicia N. Netterville, Deputy Director
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