Lawsuit: Power Failure at Federal Jail a Humanitarian Crisis
4 February 2019Correctional officers wore scarves and layers of clothing, while inmates had short-sleeve shirts and light cotton pants on, the lawsuit said.
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Government to Expand, Extend Texas Tent Shelter for Children
11 September 2018A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that the facility will be expanded to 3,800 beds from its initial capacity of 360 beds.
Texas Lockup is Epicenter of Family Immigration Detention
10 August 2018Currently housing 1,520 mothers and their children, about 10 percent are families who were temporarily separated and then reunited under a “zero tolerance policy” that has since been reversed.
Texas Opens Investigation of Reported Immigrant Child Death
9 August 2018A report that a child died shortly after being released from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas has inflamed the debate over the detention of immigrant families.
Documents: Youth Care Worker Sexually Abused Immigrant Boys
3 August 2018Federal authorities allege that a former youth care worker at a Phoenix-area facility for immigrant youths sexually abused eight teenage boys.
Is This Audio of Detained Children Crying for Their Parents?
19 June 2018ProPublica published a surreptitious recording of distressed immigrant children inside an unnamed detention facility.
Did Jeff Sessions Say ‘If We Inflict Fear and Pain on Children, Adults Won’t Want to Come Here’?
14 June 2018A quote widely attributed to the Attorney General appeared to stem from a viral video shared by Sen. Jeff Merkley's visit to a detention center.
Did President Trump Order the Building of ‘Concentration Camps’?
30 January 2017An order calling for the construction of more immigrant detention facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border was equated with the establishment of "concentration camps."
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Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
15 February 2019Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.
Is U.S. Actor Sam Elliott Really Dead?
15 July 2019A frequent producer of junk news managed to trick some readers into believing that the popular actor had died in July 2019.
Did U.S. Women’s Soccer Player Give Nazi Salute Outside Holocaust Museum?
15 July 2019The photo was shared by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan with a message congratulating the team for its World Cup win.
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.
Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook from Making Your Posts Public?
4 June 2012"WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"