Woman’s hypothermia death after her release by ICE is ruled a homicide

Daphy Michel, a vulnerable asylum seeker from Haiti, died at Pittsburgh bus shelter days after leaving federal custody A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker in Pennsylvania after being released from federal custody a homicide. Meanwhile, an attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigration and … Read more

No Crocs or baby onesies – the draconian Delaney Hall dress code ICE uses to deem toddlers ‘too provocative’

Visitors say arbitrary and changing rules prevent visitation and cause stress to families and their detained loved ones In January, Gabriela Soto’s husband was detained in Delaney Hall, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Newark, New Jersey. She has been “very stressed” in the months since, comforting her heartbroken children and spending … Read more

Key takeaways from the Guardian’s inquiry into the church’s handling of a predatory priest

Despite reports of Anthony Odiong preying on female congregants, the Catholic church extended his term Catholic church had been alerted to Texas priest’s sexual predation for years – but dawdled before acting Catholic clergy leaders wanted to add nearly a decade to a priest’s temporary role as pastor at a suburban New Orleans church despite … Read more