Immigrants/Migrants

Domestic News

Imperialist sanctions and the crisis migrants face

October 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Chris Fry Millions of migrants have braved incredible hardship to find shelter and jobs in the U.S. Many have fled U.S. supported repressive regimes. Hundreds of thousands of others have left their countries that […]
Domestic News

Activists Turn Up Pressure on President Biden Following Court Decision Betraying New Jersey Detention Ban

September 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Alexa Gelbard,  Jenny Garcia, Detention Watch Network NEW JERSEY- Today, U.S. Federal Judge Robert Kirsch granted a preliminary injunction against New Jersey’s immigration detention ban to private prison corporation CoreCivic. CoreCivic and Immigration and Customs […]
Rally at Elizabeth Development Center for Shutdown of Elizabeth Detention Center
Domestic News

NJ Congressional Delegation Urges President Biden to Withdraw Support for Elizabeth Detention Center’s Private Operator CoreCivic

August 30, 2023 fwstaff
By Jenny Garcia, Detention Watch Network, and Amy Torres, New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice For Immediate Release: August 25, 2023 NJ Congressional Delegation Urges President Biden to Withdraw Support for Elizabeth Detention Center’s Private […]
Domestic News

Senator Booker, Pick a Side: Shut Down Elizabeth Detention Center

August 30, 2023 fwstaff
By Kathy O’Leary, Common Dreams On Monday August 14, in Trenton, New Jersey, CoreCivic, the private-for-profit prison giant, had its day in court as it argued for an injunction against a 2021 New Jersey law […]
Protesters outside Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey
Domestic News

Biden, Bollwage: New Jersey Doesn’t Want an ICE Detention Center in Elizabeth

August 4, 2023 fwstaff
By Detention Watch Network Elizabeth, New Jersey – With just five weeks until the Elizabeth Detention Center’s (EDC) contract expires on August 31, dozens gathered to protest the continued arrest and incarceration of immigrant community […]
Elizabeth Detention Center
Domestic News

Elizabeth Detention Center Could Close This Summer

June 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Kathy O’Leary, Pax Christi NJ and Jenny Garcia, Detention Watch Network June 19, 2023 Elizabeth, New Jersey – Local New Jersey groups gathered Saturday in front of the Elizabeth Detention Center (EDC) taking turns […]
International News

World Refugee Day Marked by 108 Million Being Displaced

June 23, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe June 20th of every year is commemorated as World Refugee Day, an acknowledgment of those who have fled their countries of birth to seek relief from dangerous conditions which are human in […]
Migrant children - from cages to sweatshops
Domestic News

Migrant children forced to toil for Big Business

March 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Chris Fry On February 25th, the New York Times published an article titled “Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.” The article describes in gruesome detail how thousands of migrant […]
African students continue experiencing racism after fleeing Ukraine war
International News

Statement on the situation of African Students who were studying in Ukraine

February 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Africans in Ukraine As the thousands of African students who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, we are writing to you in a time of great need. We are calling on […]
Frederick Douglass
Domestic News

Frederick Douglass speaks on immigrant rights

February 22, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff In 1867, the most important figure in the anti-slavery movement in the U.S., Frederick Douglass, gave a speech in Boston about immigrant rights, specifically those people coming from China and Japan. […]