by Elvia Arriola | Jul 24, 2019 | Further Study, Immigration ABCs, Legal Resources, Migrants and Human Rights
IMMIGRATION ABCs Asylum Seeker Asylum seekers come to the US fleeing danger in their home countries. In recent years, most people seeking asylum in the US have come from the Northern Triangle of Central America, which includes Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. ...
by Elvia Arriola | Jul 22, 2019 | Advocacy and Activism, Anti-immigrant law and policy, Immigration ABCs, Legal Resources, Migrants and Human Rights, Organizations, Post-Detention Assistance, Resources
Know Your Rights as a Refugee (ENGLISH) (pdf) Asylum and the Rights of Refugees (IJRC)
by Elvia Arriola | Sep 13, 2018 | Anti-immigrant law and policy, Human Rights Violations, Immigrant Detention, Immigration ABCs, Migrants and Human Rights
There are over 250 detention centers operating throughout the U.S. (see Detention by the Numbers) Most immigration processing centers are managed by a few private prison corporations such as GEO GROUP. Detained immigrants who aren’t citizens, lack documentation...
by Elvia Arriola | Jul 1, 2017 | Advocacy and Activism, Anti-immigrant law and policy, Further Study, Human Rights Violations, Immigrant Detention, Immigration ABCs, Karnes Stories, Legal Resources, Migrants and Human Rights, Resources
Visitor to an ICE Detention Center Austin immigration and civil rights lawyer Virginia Raymond and retired law professor Elvia Arriola (Director for WOB) authored a critique of the for-profit detention system for immigration. Giant global companies like GeoGroup, Inc....
by Elvia Arriola | Aug 28, 2015 | Human Rights Violations, Immigrant Detention, Immigration ABCs, Karnes Stories, Migrants and Human Rights, Prisons for Profit
Organizers must be prepared to interact with officials of the Department of Homeland Security, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s rules for visitors. Below are relevant documents: ICE:DHS STAKEHOLDER PROCEDURES ICE:DHS TOUR NOTIFICATION FLYER ICE:DHS VISITOR...
