Under former Mayor Eric Adams, 48 people died in New York City jails or immediately upon release from Department of Correction (DOC) custody. Any death is a tragedy—but 48, which may in fact be an ...
NEW YORK – Today, the Vera Institute of Justice updated its Immigration Court Legal Representation Dashboard to include representation data for children, including unaccompanied children. The data—not ...
Despite a narrative that progress on criminal justice reform has slowed—or even died—the movement proved resilient in state houses across the country. In 2026, legislatures in 45 states with active ...
New data from Vera’s ICE Detention Trends dashboard reveals record detention levels and an expanding network of facilities nationwide. New United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data ...
Congressional Democrats sent Republicans a list of 10 demands for ICE accountability. These policies could help rein in ICE overreach, but they must be accompanied by clear enforcement measures. Below ...
One year into President Trump’s second term, federal immigration policies are systematically dismantling the right to due process. From the early days of his administration, Trump has launched a ...
NEW YORK — After a Minneapolis resident was horrifically shot and killed by a federal agent on Wednesday, and the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on immigrants, a broad coalition of New York ...
The Republican crime bill, rumored to arrive early in 2026, has its origins in President Donald Trump’s March 2025 address to Congress. In that speech, Trump said he was “asking for a new crime bill, ...
Bobbi Cobaugh wrote in Inquest that “the only way to atone for a murder was to become a better person.” While incarcerated in the New York State prison system, she earned a paralegal degree, associate ...
Recent reports show that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is currently holding more than 59,000 people across the United States—a record and unprecedented high. Here’s what we found. 1. The ...
Under existing law, immigration judges have the discretion to determine whether a person held in detention is neither a flight risk nor a danger to their community and is qualified for a bond hearing.
On the first day of his presidency, Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring that people in federal custody (including immigration detention) be placed in facilities based on their sex ...
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