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The House immigration subcommittee is investigating a whistleblower complaint accusing doctors at an ICE detention center of surgically removing detainees' wombs
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship is looking into allegations that an…
Charles Davis
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A whistleblower complaint alleging hysterectomies being performed on women from an ICE detention center recalls the ugly history of forced sterilization in the US
Eugenics, the belief that certain people should not reproduce because they have undesirable traits,…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Women at an ICE facility in Georgia accused a doctor of performing unwanted hysterectomies on them. Lawyers say the problems run even deeper.
The Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia, which houses immigrants for Immigration and Customs E…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Here's how many ICE detention centers are holding immigrants in every state
When border officials capture an undocumented family trying to enter the US, the agents arrest the …
Leanna Garfield,Shayanne Gal
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A Black teen didn't do her online schoolwork during the pandemic. A judge sent her to juvenile detention.
Black youth in Michigan are incarcerated more than 4 times as often as white youth. The governor ha…
Jodi S. Cohen
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'Disturbance' at LA County prison leaves 2 inmates, 7 others hospitalized
Two inmates, six deputies, and one custodian were injured, according to the Los Angeles County Sher…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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DOJ has agreed to temporarily halt deportations for some migrant detainees and whistleblowers who alleged medical and sexual abuse at a Georgia detention center — until at least a Biden-Harris administration
The ruling temporarily protects four women alleging medical abuse from deportation, and could pave …
Azmi Haroun
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Evangelical leaders express shock over report of sterilization of detainees at an ICE detention facility
Evangelical leaders issued a statement saying reports of non-consensual hysterectomies at an ICE fa…
Charles Davis
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A notoriously abusive detention center nicknamed 'Ritmo' may be re-opening under Trump
Subsequent reports exposed even more illegal activity at the detention center. A 2011 documentary f…
Madeleine Sheehan Perkins
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A backup coronavirus hospital in Memphis could be housed in an expo center in the middle of a black, low-income residential area and residents are worried
States across the country are turning public spaces like convention centers into makeshift hospital…
Sarah Al-Arshani,Sarah Al-Ars…
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America's absurd war on 'organized retail crime'
Target and CVS call them criminal masterminds. Most are homeless or mentally ill.
Amy Martyn
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Clarence Thomas raised him 'as a son.' Now he's facing 25-plus years on weapons and drug charges.
Years ago, Thomas took in a 6-year-old relative who reminded him of himself. His sister's grandson,…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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The man who flung himself at a Nevada judge and attacked her during a sentencing hearing told police he was having a bad day
Shocking footage showed 30-year-old Deobra Redden violently launch himself at the judge just moment…
Katie Balevic
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A woman who poured gasoline on the Atlanta birth home of Martin Luther King Jr. charged with attempted arson, police say
A woman who attacked Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home was arrested and charged with attempted ar…
Thibault Spirlet
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has kept its use of deadly force secret. Until now.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has kept its use of deadly force secret. Exclusive documents re…
Lila Hassan
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A 12-year-old boy drove a stolen forklift and led police on a low-speed chase around the suburbs for an hour
Police said they found the boy driving the forklift on Saturday evening and pursued "at speeds of 1…
Matthew Loh
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A Mississippi jail escapee was captured after a 3-week manhunt, authorities say. It's the jail's 6th escape within 2 months.
A Mississippi sheriff acknowledged that the jail is "poorly built." The inmates were able to escape…
Michelle Mark
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Off-duty pilot facing attempted murder charges said 'I'm not okay' before trying to turn off plane's engines
Joseph Emerson was riding as a passenger in the cockpit aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 when he …
Natalie Musumeci
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An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to turn off the plane's engines during a flight is now facing dozens of attempted murder charges
The off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot was detained by the flight crew and arrested in connection to th…
Natalie Musumeci
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Man charged with murder after police say he stole a forklift from Lowe's and ran over a 73-year-old woman in a Home Depot parking lot
Maryland Police said the suspect stole a forklift from Lowe's and rammed it into a 73-year-old woma…