Ryan Farrick is a freelance writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.
A district judge based in White Hall, Arkansas, is accused of operating a ‘debtors’ prison,’ repeatedly locking up citizens too impoverished to cover court fines and fees. Local and national civil rights organizations are taking up the case of six Arkansas residents who claim they were caught up in an inescapable circuit of punishment. Each
Federal officers descended upon the small Nebraska town of O’Neill early Wednesday morning, detaining over one-hundred illegal immigrants. Workers were taken from rural tomato plants, cattle feedlots and potato processing facilities. A dozen others were detained on suspicion of conspiring to exploit illegal labor for profit, fraud and money laundering. The Omaha World-Herald reports that
An Islamic advocacy organization is planning to sue the federal government over its terror watchlist. USA Today reports the suit touches on a recently revealed program—operating under federal instruction, air marshals allegedly kept tabs on air passengers with no known links to terror groups. Gadeir Abbas, senior litigation attorney with the Council on American-Islamic Relations,
Protests at the headquarters of for-profit prison corporation CoreCivic are drawing attention to the company’s practice of denying diabetics timely treatment. Three inmates have sued CoreCivic over its medical practices. Plaintiffs say they’re provided sub-standard healthcare. Insulin shots are administered without routine, complicating detainees’ ability to regulate their blood sugar. A class-action suit filed earlier
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration over its decision to rescind asylum protections for victims of gang violence and domestic abuse. POLITICO reports that the organization is arguing against an administration policy put forward by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Under Sessions, the Justice Department and other federal agencies have “generally”
A federal judge ruled that a woman whose son was shot across the U.S-Mexico border can sue for damages. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz isn’t entitled to qualified immunity. Judge Andrew J. Kleinfield penned the majority opinion, opining that the Fourth Amendment applies to the cross-border killing.
The Trump administration is pushing back against a court order that would see the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program fully reinstated. Last week’s ruling requires the federal government to restart the program—commonly called by its acronym, DACA—by August 23rd. The decision was condemned by the Justice Department, which pledged to “take every lawful measure”
The Trump administration is seeking to make citizenship harder to obtain for legal immigrants who’ve made use of public welfare programs. According to NBC News, the proposal is expected to be released some time within the next several weeks. Legal immigrants would face limited options for getting green cards or citizenship if they’ve ever withdrawn
Immigrants launched a lawsuit against the United States government on Wednesday, alleging harsh conditions at a federal prison used to house undocumented aliens. Filed in a federal court in Riverside, CA, the suit says conditions at the medium-security facility are too stringent for detainees simply awaiting trial. Many of the incarcerated are asylum-seekers whose applications
It’s bizarre but hardly surprising: on Thursday, the Trump administration told a federal judge that it wasn’t responsible for finding deported immigrant parents whose children remain in the United States. In a court filing, the Department of Justice argued that the responsibility lies with the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU led a class-action lawsuit