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January 10, 2017 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

Immigration in the News

This month, we include more post-election updates about community responses and support for migrant and refugee rights as well as stories about prosecutions, detention, and border deaths. In addition, we include in-depth year-end series that focus on the migration experience and immigration reform.

  • From CNN (12/28/16), a story of a Michigan middle school where student harassment created fears for targeted classmates and concerns among educators there: http://www.cnn.com/videos/living/2016/12/28/middle-school-build-a-wall-chant-goes-viral-wallace-pkg-ac.cnn/video/playlists/ac360-videos/.
  • From The New York Times (12/27/16), coverage of the Sanctuary Movement as houses of worship ready themselves for the new administration: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/us/houses-of-worship-poised-to-serve-as-trump-era-immigrant-sanctuaries.html?emc=edit_th_20161228&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230.
  • From The Nation (12/26/16), an in-depth article about the consequences of family detention: https://www.thenation.com/article/meet-the-central-american-women-the-united-states-is-detaining-and-deporting/.
  • From The New York Times (12/23/16), a video report and article about the deadliest year for migrants crossing the Mediterranean: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/world/europe/migrant-death-toll-mediterranean-europe.html?emc=edit_th_20161224&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230.
  • From Immigration Impact (12/21/16), a report on the confiscation of personal belongings during the deportation process: http://immigrationimpact.com/2016/12/21/migrant-possessions-mishandling/#-possessions-mishandling/.
  • From The Washington Post (12/21/16), an invitation to interpret New York photographer Gary He’s holiday image of Santa at the border fence: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/12/21/here-is-santa-claus-at-a-border-fence-he-wants-you-to-choose-your-own-metaphor/.
  • From Tucson News Now (12/20/16), news of the Tucson City Council’s unanimously passed resolution to support the rights of immigrants: http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/34102771/city-council-unanimously-passes-no-deportation-resolution.
  • From The New York Times (12/19/16), an Op-Doc short virtual reality film about the experience and impact of indefinite detention on the lives of migrants and refugees in Great Britain: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/opinion/indefinite-immigrant-detention-opdocs-vr.html?emc=edit_th_20161220&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230.
  • From the Los Angeles Times (12/16), a five-part report about influx of Haitian, African, and Asian migrants traversing Latin America to reach the U.S.: (1) http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fg-immigration-trek-america-tijuana/; (2) http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fg-immigration-trek-america-colombia/; (3) http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fg-immigration-trek-america-mexico/; (4) http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fg-immigration-trek-america-bangladesh/; and (5) http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fg-immigration-trek-america-solutions/.
  • From STAT News (12/16/16), a special report on the failure of U.S. detention centers to accommodate the special needs of immigrants who are mentally ill, suffering from trauma, or at risk for suicide: https://www.statnews.com/2016/12/16/immigrants-mental-health/.
  • From the Los Angeles Times (12/15/16), an article addressing the under-reporting of migrant deaths by U.S. Border Patrol: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border-patrol-count-20161128-story.html.
  • From The Marshall Project (12/12/16), a feature about a Georgia detention facility with the highest deportation rate in the country: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/12/12/america-s-toughest-immigration-court#.lHp7Bzxev.
  • From Univision (12/11/16), a segment about those who go missing along the Migrant Trail, and the remains and belongings found there (in Spanish): http://www.univision.com/shows/aqui-y-ahora/madres-logran-identificar-los-restos-de-inmigrantes-fallecidos-al-cruzar-la-frontera-video?cmpid=444222.
  • From The Guardian (12/7/16), an article about a recent report from No More Deaths and La Coalición de Derechos Humanos documenting the strategic use of hostile desert terrain as a “weapon” against migrants: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/07/report-us-border-patrol-desert-weapon-immigrants-mexico.
  • From The New York Times, an article and an editorial about how California and other states hope to protect immigrants during the new administration: (article, 12/4/16) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/us/california-to-consider-laws-to-protect-immigrants-from-trump-policies.html?emc=edit_th_20161205&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230; and (editorial, 12/9/16) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/opinion/california-looks-to-lead-the-trump-resistance.html?emc=edit_th_20161209&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230.
  • From The New York Times (12/1/16), an article about the 520,000-case backlog of immigration cases: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/us/deluged-immigration-courts-where-cases-stall-for-years-begin-to-buckle.html?emc=edit_th_20161202&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=68564230.
  • From the Tucson Sentinel (11/29/16), findings that immigration offences were part of 52% of all federal prosecutions in 2016: http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112916_immigration_prosecutions/immigration-main-charge-52-all-federal-prosecutions/.
  • From NPR (11/29/16), a story about a Tijuana restaurant adding Haitian cuisine to its menu to offer refugees from that country a taste of home: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/11/29/503179292/tijuana-restaurant-revamps-menu-to-give-haitian-refugees-a-taste-of-home.
Photographer Gary He’s annual Christmas card (of He dressed as Santa at the border fence) caught the attention of The Washington Post and invites viewers to formulate their own interpretations.

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