Jose Olivares

6 days ago | theintercept.com | Matt Sledge |Jose Olivares

The CEO of the private prison firm CoreCivic told investors on a Thursday call that his company has a value proposition for the federal government: American prison profiteers are less likely to draw legal challenges than foreign alternatives — an apparent reference to the infamous El Salvador prison housing immigrants who were illegally deported from the U.S. CoreCivic is among the biggest players in the immigration detention business — and they’re looking to capitalize on contracts for U.S....

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jose Olivares

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials are seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children in operations nationwide with a view to deporting them or pursuing criminal cases against them or adult sponsors sheltering them legally in the US, according to sources and an Ice document. The moves are sparking fears of a crackdown on such children and prompting alarm about what one critic called “backdoor family separation”.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jose Olivares

Immigration officials detained a US citizen for nearly 10 days in Arizona, according to court records and press reports. As the NPR affiliate Arizona Public Media, first reported, 19-year-old Jose Hermosillo, a New Mexico resident visiting Arizona, was detained by border patrol agents in Nogales, a city along the Mexico border about an hour south of Tucson.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jose Olivares

Massachusetts governor Maura Healey said on Sunday that Donald Trump’s attacks on Harvard University and other schools are having detrimental ripple effects, with the shutdown of research labs and cuts to hospitals linked to colleges.

1 month ago | dropsitenews.com | Jose Olivares |Ryan Grim

The story below could play a major role in shaping the outcome of the Ecuadorian election on Sunday, where the left-leaning party of Rafael Correa is challenging the incumbent right-wing President Daniel Noboa. If you want more coverage of Latin American politics, let us know by upgrading to a paid subscription or using this link to make a tax-deductible contribution. Haz clic aquí para leer este artículo en español. I’m upgrading to a paid subscription to encourage more of this kind of reporting.