#detention-centers

#detention-centers

The United Nations has warned that migrants in Libya, including young girls, face the risk of being killed, tortured, raped, or forced into domestic slavery. According to a UN Human Rights Office report released on Tuesday, migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees are being forcibly abducted and jailed for long periods until they're sold or kidnappers receive ransom from relatives. list of 4 itemsend of list They endure prolonged detention and are coerced through torture and inhumane treatment into paying for their release, said the report titled Business as Usual.

Last week, two Democrats in the Senate hosted a " bicameral public forum to receive testimony on the violent tactics and disproportionate use of force by agents of the Department of Homeland Security." Here in Minnesota, we continue to deal with the thousands of immigration enforcement agents who have unleashed unspeakable violence on our state. Flights leave daily with men, women, and children, some of whom are citizens, green-card holders, or asylum-seekers with pending cases, to detention centers with a prevailing culture of abuse. Countless other legal observers and protesters, including myself, have been handcuffed and detained for hours without being charged with a crime, or intimidated with weapons and threats.

GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being "the last to know," then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to your email's in-box... and then... YOUR HEAD.) * Proposed Detention Center Fee Yields Hostile City Council Meeting Wednesday's City Council meeting saw multiple disruptions and expulsions as councilors passed an algorithmic rental price-fixing ban and considered a proposal meant to deter landlords from opening detention centers. Prior to the meeting, three different groups held demonstrations outside City Hall.⁠

The first was at about 8:40 a.m., when a woman, surrounded by people who appeared to be ICE agents, was handcuffed in the hallway outside of the courtroom.