Rights for Immigrants in Detention

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
PROGRAM #11305 12:00 PM PT

Rights for Immigrants in Detention. 

California has approved a new law that establishes basic protections in civil detention facilities, including access to medical care, food, hygiene, and communication with family and attorneys. The measure comes as immigration detention expands and scrutiny of conditions inside these facilities grows. What changes under the new law? How will it be enforced? And what recourse will people in detention have?

Guest: Sen. Anna Caballero, California State Senate (D-14), Sacramento, CA.

Immigration: A Priority for Rural Voters? Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown is dividing rural voters ahead of the midterm elections. A new poll finds that most recognize immigrants’ important role in local economies. What else does the survey reveal? Where do rural voters disagree on immigration? And how is the rural vote shaping up heading into November?

Guest: Paula Andalo, Ethnic Media Editor, KFF Health News, Silver Spring, MD.

More Children Face Immigration Court Alone. The crisis is worsening for children forced to navigate the immigration system on their own. A network of community organizations that provided legal assistance has lost federal funding, leaving more than 20,000 children to face judges, government interviews, and complex immigration proceedings without an attorney. At the same time, deportation orders for recently detained children are rising sharply. What rights do these children have? What consequences are already emerging? And what lies ahead for them?

Guest: Claudia Tristán, Communications Manager, ACACIA Center for Justice, Washington, DC.

Photo: ICE/Flickr

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