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Tennessee Immigration & Refugee Rights Coalition

Coverage of Tennessee Immigration & Refugee Rights Coalition in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 31 · 10:01 UTCMost recent: Jul 31 · 21:41 UTC
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Amnesty Internationalorganization2Sanctuary of the Southorganization2Southern Poverty Law Centerorganization2ACLU of Louisianaorganization2Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)organization2Louisianaplace2Nashvilleplace2asylum claimtopic2Kennedy Human Rights Centerorganization1Department of Homeland Securityorganization1Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Centerorganization1Department of Homeland Security (DHS)organization1breastfeeding motherperson1
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  • POLITICSJul 31 · 21:41 UTCLOUISIANA ILLUMINATOR
    ICE broke its own rules when it sent a nursing mom to a Louisiana detention center, advocates say

    Human rights organizations are demanding the release of a nursing mother detained by ICE in Louisiana since May, alleging violations of ICE's policies against detaining pregnant or nursing parents. The woman, breastfeeding two children including a toddler with Down Syndrome, has a pending asylum claim and no criminal record. The Department of Homeland Security claims she left her children with an adult during her arrest, which advocates dispute.

  • POLITICSJul 31 · 10:01 UTCTENNESSEE LOOKOUT
    ICE separated nursing mom from infant, toddler, against its own rules, advocates say

    Human rights organizations have filed a complaint against ICE for detaining a breastfeeding mother of two young children since May, alleging violations of ICE's own policies against detaining nursing parents. The mother, with a pending asylum claim and no criminal record, is held in Louisiana 700 miles from Nashville, separated from her infant and toddler, one of whom has Down Syndrome and medical issues.