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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2020 Whistleblowing Nurse from Detention Center in Georgia Reports Unsafe Practices that Promote the Spread of COVID-19 in ICE Detention Government Accountability Project and Project South client urges DHS OIG to address danger to worker, immigrant, and public safety WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project and Project South filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security…

Rights groups mourn death of Jose Freddy Guillen Vega from COVID-19 Advocates decry ICE’s ‘inaction and ruthless policies’ August 12, 2020   Contacts: Amilcar Valencia, El Refugio, amilcar@elrefugioministry.org, 770.899.4754 Kevin Caron, Georgia Detention Watch, kevintcaron@gmail.com, 815.222.2886 Azadeh Shahshahani, Project South, Azadeh@prjs.palantetech.coop, 404.574.0851 Sebastian Saavedra, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR), sebastian@glahr.org, 678.794.2535 Carly Pérez…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2020 “The epitome of greed”: Private Prison Corporation Asks Immigrants to Bear Cost of Their Detention   As CoreCivic’s forced labor scheme is challenged in court, the corporation sinks to new low in its efforts to maximize profit from south Georgia detention center   ATLANTA – Attorneys with the Southern…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2020 Contact: James Woo, Advancing Justice-Atlanta Marketing & IT Manager, jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org / 404-585-8446 Azadeh Shahshahani, Project South Legal & Advocacy Director, azadeh@prjs.palantetech.coop / 404-574-0851 Murtaza Khwaja, CAIR-Georgia Legal & Advocacy Director, mkhwaja@cair.com / 404-432-8847 Georgia’s Racial Justice and Human Rights Groups Rebuke ICE Guidance That Could Evict Thousands of International Students…

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] Another COVID-19 tragedy:  ICE must release all people from detention now Lumpkin, Georgia —Project South, Georgia Detention Watch, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights and Detention Watch Network are demanding the immediate release of people from immigration detention and an investigation and public release of the findings related to the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2020  “We’re just waiting to get infected!” Immigrants in Georgia ICE detention center sound the alarm, demand immediate release as state becomes epicenter of COVID-19 crisis in Southeast   In audio recordings, detained immigrants at the for-profit Stewart Detention Center describe cramped conditions, a lack of plan to deal with…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 28, 2020 Eleventh Circuit Rules Federal Anti-Trafficking Law Can Apply to Private Immigrant Detention Corporations  ATLANTA – The U.S Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today affirmed the denial of CoreCivic’s motion to dismiss a complaint, filed on behalf of a class of immigrants forced to work while detained at Stewart…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *PRESS STATEMENT* March 11, 2020   Press Contacts: Jeff Migliozzi, jeff.migliozzi@splcenter.org; Swathi Shanmugasundaram, sshan@advancingjustice-atlanta.org; Priyanka Bhatt, Priyanka@prjs.palantetech.coop; Sebastian Saavedra, Sebastian@glahr.org; Preye Cobham, Esq.,  womenwatchafrika@gmail.com   Immigrant Advocates Strongly Oppose Anti-Sanctuary Bill in General Assembly ATLANTA – Immigrant community organizations strongly oppose HB 1083, which will harm immigrant families and compromise public safety.…

For Immediate Release:  Friday, February 14, 2020 Immigrants’ rights groups hold press conference and graveside service to remember deceased immigrant buried by ICE in unmarked grave Contact: Kevin Caron, Georgia Detention Watch, (815) 222-2886, kevintcaron@gmail.com Priyanka Bhatt, Project South, (404) 622-0602, priyanka@prjs.palantetech.coop   Atlanta, GA — Today immigrant rights groups and community members from across…

For Immediate Release: Monday, October 28, 2019 Stirring testimony from inside the Stewart Detention Center underscores ongoing abuse and racist judge Immigrants’ rights groups file a complaint on behalf of people in detention with the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Lumpkin, Georgia — As people detained at the Stewart Detention Center (Stewart) headed…