She was expelled from the United States, but still thought America would help. She was wrong
Stuck in Panama are asylum-seekers from places like Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, China, Sri Lanka. They are caught in limbo – ...
Venezuelan migrants deported by the US ended up in a Salvadoran prison. This is their legal status
Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government took legal action on behalf of the Venezuelan prisoners seeking their release on ...
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Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrive in Romania after weeks in the United States
After weeks in the U.S., influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have arrived back in Romania, where they face charges of ...
The United States’ Next Colony? El Salvador.
Three years ago, Nayib Bukele, the president-cum-dictator of El Salvador, had a message for American lawmakers: “OK boomers … ...
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Mass Incarceration and Democratic Deterioration: Three Years of the State of Exception in El Salvador
On March 27, 2022, at the request of President Nayib Bukele, the Legislative Assembly passed a state of exception, limiting ...
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The Increasing Significance of Class in American Hyperincarceration
An expanding body of research highlights the rising importance of class in arrests and incarceration in the United States. This research shouldn’t be read ...
Study shows the Bay State spends more than any other on its prisoners
While the Bay State can boast the lowest incarceration rate among the 50 states, it spends more than twice per prisoner as ...
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The United States’ Next Colony? El Salvador.
Why El Salvador? Well, it offered. “We have offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison system,” Bukele wrote online in February, following Secretary ...
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U.S. sent Venezuelan man with pending political asylum case to El Salvador mega prison
When he came to the United States, he was not expecting he would end up held indefinitely in a Central American prison that has been accused of human rights violations, or that the U.S. government ...
How a new Georgia bill could change the fate of domestic abuse survivors in prison
Current Georgia law is strict about how lawyers can bring in evidence of domestic abuse, said Ellie Williams, legal director ...
Maduro says 324 Venezuelans sent by US to El Salvador prison
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that 324 Venezuelan migrants were sent to a maximum-security prison in El ...