Multifaith leaders held their seventh vigil to oppose ICE detention at Miami Correctional Facility. The vigil comes a week after ICE immigrant detainee 59-year-old Lorth Sim died in custody at Miami Correctional.
Tag: immigrants
Posted inGovernment
The cost of ICE arrests: Immigrants paying more for bond
Immigration arrests have become more common under the Trump administration, and the financial strain has increased for immigrants in jail.
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As ICE rumors swirl, Indy residents organize
Advocates are verifying sightings, protesting and checking on neighbors.
Posted inEducation
IPS rescinds resolutions about undocumented students and floats new policy after Rokita ICE lawsuit
IPS is proposing a new student safety policy amid a legal battle with Attorney General Todd Rokita over immigration enforcement at schools. Here’s what it would entail.
Posted inArts & Culture
Navidad en Indy: A childhood story of Mexican migration
Artist Beatriz Vasquez uses colorful cut paper and animated shadows to tell the tale of her family’s first Christmas in Indianapolis.
Posted inGovernment
Behind the walls of Indiana’s ICE detention facility
Miami Correctional Facility in Miami County now has 558 ICE detainees as the prison has ramped up immigration operations.
Posted inGovernment
‘Devastated’: Two more immigrants turned away from naturalization ceremony
The Trump administration has put up roadblocks for immigrants seeking citizenship.
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Activists to oppose ICE flights at Indy airport board meeting
Records show nearly 90 detainee flights have come through Indianapolis since July.
Posted inNeighborhoods
These Christmas trees have a global story to tell
The World of Trees exhibit is free and features trees representing dozens of countries.
Posted inGovernment
38 immigrants turned away at naturalization ceremony
They were denied citizenship despite completing the naturalization process.