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Incarcerated LA Youth Fought for the Right to Hug Their Parents — and Won

Incarcerated LA Youth Fought for the Right to Hug Their Parents — and Won

Having enshrined youths’ right to hug parents during visits behind bars, activists are pushing for decarceration.

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Families Are Fighting Draconian No-Contact-Visit Policy at California ICE Jail

The California City Detention Facility has banned loved ones from hugging those who are facing possible deportation.

14.09.2026 10

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It’s Not Just Delaney. Immigration Jails Have Had Hundreds of Hunger Strikes.

Formerly incarcerated immigrants, solidarity activists, and scholars discuss the underreported resistance in ICE jails.

07.08.2026 20

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Coalition Calls on CA Governor to Commute State’s Remaining 578 Death Sentences

The California Anti-Death Penalty Coalition wants Gavin Newsom to grant clemencies before his term ends in five months.

06.08.2026 20

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US Is Legally Obligated to Provide Asylum. SCOTUS May Help Trump End It Anyway.

The federal government is appealing a case from Trump’s first term to reinstate an asylum ban at the southern border.

19.12.2025 60

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Racial Profiling Is ICE’s New Norm. Activists Are Mobilizing in Response.

Arizonans long endured grim racial profiling under SB 1070. Now the Supreme Court has greenlighted its use nationwide.

15.11.2025 40

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