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On AlterNet: ice

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "ice"

The Translator's Perspective: an Inside Account of the Biggest ICE Raid in History

The Translator's Perspective: an Inside Account of the Biggest ICE Raid in History

Erik Camayd-Freixas, New America Media. July 14, 2008.
An interpreter struggles with his conscience after a massive immigration raid in Iowa.

Meat-Packing Giant Raided by ICE Faces Criminal Investigation

Meat-Packing Giant Raided by ICE Faces Criminal Investigation

Wendy Feliz Sefsaf, New America Media. July 11, 2008.
Agriprocessors, Inc. faces charges for wanton mistreatment of mostly immigrant workers.

Voices From a Raid

Voices From a Raid

David Sullivan, American News Project AlterNet: Video. July 10, 2008.
Immigration raids are making headlines across the country. Hear from the people they affect the most: families.

The Arctic Resource Rush Is On

The Arctic Resource Rush Is On

Ed Struzik, Yale Environment 360. July 10, 2008.
With sea ice melting, there is a rush to tap the abundant riches that lie beneath the permafrost and the ocean floor.

Protesters Blast ICE Raids in East Houston

Protesters Blast ICE Raids in East Houston

Brave New Films, Dream Activist AlterNet: Video. June 30, 2008.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest undocumented female workers, but leave managers and company officials alone (of course).

Child Detainees Battle an Unforgiving System Alone

Child Detainees Battle an Unforgiving System Alone

Maya Schenwar, TruthOut.org. June 27, 2008.
Children who enter the US parentless may undergo a series of harsh trials before they ever reach the courtroom to seek asylum.

Children Paying a Heavy Price for ICE's Showy Immigration Raids

Children Paying a Heavy Price for ICE's Showy Immigration Raids

Kay Steiger, In These Times. June 24, 2008.
The children of those arrested in flashy-but-ineffectual ICE raids -- many of whom are U.S. citizens -- suffer dire consequences.

Scapegoating Non-citizens Produces Few Measurable National Security Gains

Scapegoating Non-citizens Produces Few Measurable National Security Gains

yave begnet, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 24, 2008.
The U.S. is committing human rights abuses in the name of freedom and democracy.

Inside Bush's Billion-Dollar Immigration Gulag

Inside Bush's Billion-Dollar Immigration Gulag

Tom Barry, Americas Policy Program. June 23, 2008.
ICE has created a multi-billion dollar industry for holding immigrants deemed "removable" by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

When Riding the Bus Turns into a Ticket to Jail

When Riding the Bus Turns into a Ticket to Jail

Caroline Kim, Jenna Loyd, ColorLines. June 23, 2008.
Border Patrol agents are checking the citizenship status of travelers passing through by bus and train every day in New York, deporting immigrants.

Detained Immigrants Continue to Die in American Custody

Detained Immigrants Continue to Die in American Custody

Liza Sabater, Culture Kitchen AlterNet: Video. June 19, 2008.
In ICE Prisons, alleged status violations can be a death sentence.

Suspected Illegal Immigrants Deported Without Getting Their Day in Court

Suspected Illegal Immigrants Deported Without Getting Their Day in Court

Tara Tidwell Cullen, National Immigrant Justice Center. June 10, 2008.
Due process is a vitally important tenet of liberal democracy.

ICE's Newest Trick: Deporting Valedictorians

Corinne Ramey, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: PEEK. June 9, 2008.
ICE attacks the best and brightest.

Immigration Raids: Harbinger of a Police State?

Immigration Raids: Harbinger of a Police State?

David Neiwert, Firedoglake AlterNet: Immigration. May 26, 2008.
What happens when the immigration raids in Iowa spread to other cities and states?

ICE Detainees Lack Medical Care

ICE Detainees Lack Medical Care

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Immigration. May 23, 2008.
Medical neglect is killing undocumented workers in government custody.

Enforcement on Steroids: Homeland Security's Emerging Immigration Police State (Part II)

Enforcement on Steroids: Homeland Security's Emerging Immigration Police State (Part II)

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 22, 2008.
The idea that the government isn't trying to enforce its immigration laws is hogwash -- the problem is that it's all it's doing.

Postville, Iowa: A National Disgrace

Postville, Iowa: A National Disgrace

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. May 21, 2008.
Was this massive immigration raid a sign of things to come?

State Violence in Immigration Raids, Sean Bell Case May Build Black-Latino Unity

State Violence in Immigration Raids, Sean Bell Case May Build Black-Latino Unity

Roberto Lovato, Of America AlterNet: Immigration. May 21, 2008.
The black and latino communities face a common threat in the shooting of Sean Bell and the ICE raids against immigrants.

Corruption Bubbles Up Amidst the Immigration Crackdown

Corruption Bubbles Up Amidst the Immigration Crackdown

David Neiwert, Firedoglake AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 16, 2008.
Workers bear the brunt of government enforcement while business owners get off scott-free.

Juan Crow: The Deep South's New Second-Class Citizens

Juan Crow: The Deep South's New Second-Class Citizens

Roberto Lovato, The Nation. May 15, 2008.
Latinos' subordinate status in Georgia strongly resembles that of African-Americans who lived under Jim Crow.

Immigrant Community in Iowa Devastated by ICE Raid

Immigrant Community in Iowa Devastated by ICE Raid

Yave, Citizen Orange AlterNet: PEEK. May 13, 2008.
Over 300 people were arrested in the biggest workplace raid this year.

Undocumented Immigrants Face Abuses, Un-American Treatment in Detention

Undocumented Immigrants Face Abuses, Un-American Treatment in Detention

Cristina Jimenez, Drum Major Institute. May 13, 2008.
It really shouldn't matter what one's opinion about the larger immigration question is -- these are basic issues of human rights.

Juan Crow in Georgia

Juan Crow in Georgia

Roberto Lovato, Of America AlterNet: PEEK. May 9, 2008.
Latinos in the south are living in an environment resembling the plight of African Americans living under Jim Crow.

Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now?

Are Immigration Authorities Going After School Children Now?

Amanda Martinez, New American Media. May 8, 2008.
If true, then it's hard to imagine the cruelty that resides in these people's hearts.

66 Deaths in Immigrant Prisons Signal Need to Shut Down ICE

66 Deaths in Immigrant Prisons Signal Need to Shut Down ICE

Roberto Lovato, Of America AlterNet: PEEK. May 6, 2008.
Between January 2004 and November 2007, 66 people died while in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.