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Rosaries confiscated from detained immigrants. Photo: Thomas Kiefer/Institute

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"Confiscated" Humans

In an effort to give a human face to the thousands of immigrants detained and separated at the…

June 21st, 2018

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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, the departure of the country's attorney general, Jeff Sessions, who submitted his resignation from the position at the president's request. EFE/Jim Lo Scalzo

Constitutional Crisis?

November 8th, 2018

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Migrant minors in detention centers in the U.S. Source: AP.

"Zero preparation" policy

October 5th, 2018

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes remarks to incoming immigration judges for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) September 10, 2018 in Falls Church, Virginia. Alex Wong/Getty Images

the autocracy of sessions

September 25th, 2018

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File showing Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama during his confirmation hearing to be attorney general before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Molly Riley/Getty Images.

More judges, more deported

September 11th, 2018

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A father carries his sleeping son, 3, after their family illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border on December 7, 2015 near Rio Grande City, Texas. John Moore / Getty Images

Nothing will deter them

August 8th, 2018

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Alejandra Juarez, 39, (L) says goodbye to her children, Pamela and Estela at the Orlando International Airport on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Juarez, the wife of a former Marine is preparing to self-deport to Mexico in a move that would split up their family. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

A voluntary goodbye

August 3rd, 2018

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Department of Justice’s budget on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Illegal or undocumented?

July 30th, 2018

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14 days to reunite them

June 27th, 2018

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The president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, talks about immigration in the Eisenhower executive office building in Washington. EFE / EPA / Jim Lo Scalzo

Without due process?

June 25th, 2018

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Migrant children in a recreation area outside Casa Padre. Credit Loren Elliott/Reuters

Immigrants: a gold mine

June 22nd, 2018

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Source: PBS.

Just enforcing the law?

June 18th, 2018

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A boy from Honduras watches a movie at a detention facility run by the U.S. Border Patrol on September 8, 2014 in McAllen, Texas.

Prison for a child?

June 14th, 2018

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that "rampant abuse and fraud" in the nation's asylum system has helped contribute to the illegal immigrant population of approximately 11 million people. (AP Photo / Andrew Harnik)

No asylum against violence

June 12th, 2018

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Migrants waiting in Tijuana to cross to the United States to seek asylum. Photo: Cuartoscuro

Another way to resist

June 8th, 2018

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FILE PHOTO: A woman touches a family member through the border fence between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, United States, after a bi-national Mass in support of migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, February 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez.

An ilegal policy

June 7th, 2018

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Members of MS-13 in prison. Source: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

Made in the USA

May 30th, 2018

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Gorsuch in the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 1. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

No more "vague" deportations

April 17th, 2018

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The president of the United States, Donald Trump, speaks with the media before a meeting with high military leadership on Monday, April 9, 2018, at the White House, in Washington (USA) EFE / JIM LO SCALZO

When the FBI knocks...

April 10th, 2018

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In the photo: Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The Department of Justice has instructed immigration courts on a new quota system that aims to speed up the resolution of cases. Source: Getty.

Pushing towards deportations

April 3rd, 2018

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These are the officials who are no longer in Trump’s Ship.

White House's "Apprentice"

March 22nd, 2018

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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Rep. Nanette D. Barragán, and Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, extended their hand in support of Deputy Director Andrew McCabe after being fired by the Trump Administration.

Latinos to McCabe: join us!

March 19th, 2018

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According to media reports on 17 March 2018, former Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe was fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, two days before his 50th birthday, after which he would have been able to retire from the FBI with a full pension. EFE/EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Next time, avoid Twitter!

March 19th, 2018

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ICE officials during operations of detention and arrest of immigrants in the State of California.

Is this an ethnic cleansing?

March 13th, 2018

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A handmade sign to deter trespassers hangs in the front yard of Fernando Rivera Jr.’s house in Brownsville, Texas, September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

The paradox of Texas

February 26th, 2018

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El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald J. Trump, habla durante un encuentro con alcaldes estadounidenses en el Salón Este de la Casa Blanca, en Washington (EE.UU.), el miércoles 24 de enero de 2018. Trump se reunió con varios alcaldes para tratar temas relacionados con economía, su política de inmigración y ciudades santuario. EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

An amoral ambush

January 25th, 2018

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Trump’s Former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn (c), upon his departure from the Federal Court in Washington (United States) on December 1, 2017. According to the media, Flynn has been accused by the special prosecutor that investigates the Russian plot, Robert Mueller, of having lied to the FBI about his contacts with the Kremlin. EFE / Michael Reynolds

Liar but not Traitor

December 1st, 2017

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Hundreds of young "dreamers" from different states of the country during a rally to request the approval of the Clean Dream Act last Thursday, November 9 in Washington D.C. EFE

End of the DACA: the…

November 15th, 2017

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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions attends a Senate Judiciary Committee session in the Washington D.C Capitol on October 18, 2017. EFE / MICHAEL REYNOLDS

"What I meant to say was..."

October 18th, 2017

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A group of people protest against the immigration policies of President Donald Trump during the visit of Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Miami on Aug. 16, 2017. Sessions urged the local authorities to follow the example set by Miami-Dade County of "punishing, not protecting" criminals during a speech in which he criticized Chicago's policies. EFE/Giorgio Viera

Sessions calls for…

August 17th, 2017

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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions attends the 41st Annual Conference of the National Organization of African American Security Agents in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on August 1, 2017. EFE / ERIK S. LESSER

New restrictions

August 3rd, 2017

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions' trajectory has been unpredictable: from the political radicalism in Alabama to the takeoff platform of the Trump phenomenon. What no one foresaw was that the fairy tale would be so brief.

With me or against me

August 1st, 2017

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El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump se reúne con representantes de compañías y productores "Made in America", en Washington (Estados Unidos) el miércoles 19 de julio de 2017. EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Crying over spilled milk

July 20th, 2017

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions gestures while testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on the FBI's investigation into the Trump administration, and its possible collusion with Russia during the campaign, in the Hart Senate office Building in Washington, DC, USA, 13 June 2017. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

"An Appalling Lie":…

June 14th, 2017

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(Foto de archivo) el exdirector del FBI James Comey testifica en un comité del Senado en Washington. El exdirector del FBI James Comey declarará mañana 8 de junio de 2017 ante el Comité de Inteligencia del Senado que el presidente Donald Trump le pidió "lealtad" y le solicitó que "dejara pasar" las investigaciones relativas a su exasesor de seguridad nacional, Michael Flynn, por sus vínculos con Rusia. EFE/Shawn Thew

Chronicle of a Testimony…

June 7th, 2017

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Session writes, in order to be deemed a “sanctuary,” a jurisdiction must go out of its way to “willfully refuse to comply with 8 U.S.C. 1373.” At the same time, he makes clear, “a jurisdiction that does not willfully refuse to comply with section 1373 is not a ‘sanctuary jurisdiction.’” EFE

Thought Leaders

[OP-ED]: Conservatives get…

June 6th, 2017