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U.S. immigration policy contributes to family separation, generational trauma

In 2020, a group of people detained at the notorious Adelanto ICE Processing Center launched a protest by refusing to return to their cells. GEO Group sent in an armed force that deployed chemical…

In 2020, a group of people detained at the notorious Adelanto ICE Processing Center launched a protest by refusing to return to their cells. GEO Group sent in an armed force that deployed chemical wea...

As some of the lowest-paid museum staff in LA, AFSCME members are pushing for hourly wage increases and other demands.

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If your family member was taken off of the streets by masked federal agents, what lengths would you go to in order to find them?

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Jenaro Ernesto Ayala speaks with The Southlander about the extreme brutality of federal agents and how this impacts the well-being of his community.

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An ICE agent slammed into his pickup truck twice then lied to cops about it. Check out @abemarquez.bsky.social's interview with Leo Martinez of immigrant advocacy group VC Defensa.

Martin spoke with The Southlander about “Earth’s Greatest Enemy,” and her revolutionary optimism about the growing consciousness of people around the globe.

ICE targeted a father of 3 U.S. Marines. Watch our mini documentary where we sat down to talk with Narciso and his wife, Martha.

In October, the government’s new fiscal year begins, which will bring billions of dollars in increased funding for immigration enforcement.

In the immediate aftermath and in the days that followed, people who say they were protesting peacefully reported bruises, cuts, and even broken bones on social media.