October 6, 2026  Contacts:  Public Justice, communications@publicjustice.net   The Legal Aid A federal court granted preliminary relief to immigrants challenging the Trump Administration's unprecedent...

Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect.

Tens of thousands of immigrants have received letters to pay up or leave, as the government enlists debt collectors and seizes tax refunds.

Criminal justice expert Jessica Pishko says ICE’s abuses in Minneapolis are rooted in an over-criminalization of immigration policy and that Customs and Border Protection is even more radical than ICE...

USC Dornsife study reveals how Illinois’ bipartisan repeal of law charging inmates for room and board could support the repeal of similar laws

Trump's executive order eliminating transgender rights in prison will hurt or kill trans prisoners, experts warn.

Emails show Virginia Department of Corrections officials discussing how to punish people at Red Onion State Prison who self-immolated.

Some local officials see President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations as an answer to their budget woes.

Georgia is among several states that have moved away from charging parents for their kids' time in foster care. But parents who already owe money for past cases are still on the hook.