Profiting Off of Trauma
Jennye Pagoada López was about two months pregnant when she approached Customs and Border Protections (CPB) agents at the San Ysidro border, seeking asylum from a gang-afflicted life in El Salvador. CPB placed her in detention for five days, during which time she slept on...
MEChA in Solidarity Against Deportation Case
When Melecio Andazola Morales arrived to his interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, he expected to take another step toward the green card he had been trying to receive for nearly 20 years. Instead, on Oct. 12, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Andazola...