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Katie Traverso

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ICE officer
  • Immigrants' Rights

ICE Strong Arms Immigrants into Signing Deportation Documents

Immigration agents wanted Heleno to sign a document that would've resulted in his immediate deportation. So they forced him.
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Shackling pregnant women is inhumane
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Shackle a Pregnant Woman, Risk a Foreseeable Tragedy

Despite the fact that she was pregnant, GEO staff at Mesa Verde Detention Center shackled Monserrat Ruiz Cuevas—handcuffs, ankle cuffs, and waist chain—for a trip to the hospital in a downpour. While getting into the vehicle, Monserrat tripped on the shackles and fell hard on her stomach, unable to break her fall. The very next day, Monserrat began bleeding heavily.