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Prisoners Tortured by the CIA Find Justice (In Europe)
A court handed down a huge victory yesterday, for two men who were rendered to a secret prison in Poland and tortured by the CIA. But it wasn't in an American court. And it wasn't the United States that was held to account.
By By Marcellene Hearn, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project
Afraid, Lawyerless, and Warehoused: The Mothers of Artesia
The road to Artesia from Las Cruces, New Mexico, is a scenic three-hour drive past pristine white sand dunes, through chilly, foggy mountain ranges, and across flat, open pampas spotted with yucca plants. Artesia, itself, is a dusty town of around 11,000 people, mostly farmers, ranchers, and workers at local oil wells and refineries.
I traveled that road myself this week, on my way to the new Family Residential Center in Artesia run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This facility currently houses around 620 women and children from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. It’s the first step in the federal government’s ill-advised plans to dramatically expand the warehousing of vulnerable children and their parents in facilities throughout the country, at a cost to taxpayers of hundreds of millions of dollars.
By By Vicki B. Gaubeca, ACLU of New Mexico
Guantanamo's New Purgatory
This piece originally appeared at Defense One.
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By By Zak Newman, ACLU Washington Legislative Office
660 Gasps for Breath, Then Death
We still don't know where the drugs came from.
By By Brian Stull, ACLU Capital Punishment Project
Many Deported as "Recent Border Crossers" Are Neither Recent Nor Anywhere Near the Border, Nor Crossing It
This piece originally ran on MSNBC.com.
By Chris Rickerd, ACLU National Political Advocacy Department
Sorry Mr. Mayor, But Atheists Have Rights, Too
They say you can't fight city hall, but sometimes there's no other choice.
By By Carrie Ellen Sager, PFRB Legal Fellow, ACLU
Why Are These Indian Children Being Torn Away From Their Homes?
Imagine entering family court and knowing that what's at stake is the person you hold most dear – your child. Now imagine having a judge tell you that he's removing your child from your custody, from your home. When you ask him why, the judge's replies, "I honestly can't tell you." The judge then signs an order giving custody of your son to Social Services.
By By Stephen Pevar, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU
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