WEATHER ALERT
US border facilities for migrant children are improving but still need work, court monitor says
Read full article: US border facilities for migrant children are improving but still need work, court monitor saysThe U.S. is still separating some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the border despite broad improvements at detention centers in Texas.
Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tactics
Read full article: Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tacticsA company that provides services for immigrants in federal detention has been ordered to pay more than $811 million in restitution and penalties in a lawsuit alleging it used deceptive and abusive tactics.
Community packs out mayoral inauguration as Deegan brings a ‘brand new day’ to Jacksonville
Read full article: Community packs out mayoral inauguration as Deegan brings a ‘brand new day’ to JacksonvilleSeveral people who attended the historic inauguration for newly-sworn in Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan said witnessing history was their duty and standing behind Deegan is important to move the city forward.
Does the fact the city is suggesting the Donna Deegan Mother’s Day run be moved until after the election concern you?
Read full article: Does the fact the city is suggesting the Donna Deegan Mother’s Day run be moved until after the election concern you?We want to know, does the fact the city is suggesting the Donna Deegan Mother’s Day run be moved until after the election concern you?
Investigation of journalists by Customs unit is under review
Read full article: Investigation of journalists by Customs unit is under reviewAn internal review has been launched into the actions of a special Customs and Border Protection unit that used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including an Associated Press reporter.
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala deploy troops to lower migration
Read full article: Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala deploy troops to lower migrationThe Biden administration has struck an agreement with Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala to temporarily surge troops to their borders in an effort to reduce the tide of migration to the U.S. border.
EXPLAINER: Questions remain about conditions of migrant kids
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Questions remain about conditions of migrant kidsHere are some of the takeaways from Tuesday's visit to the facility in Donna, Texas, by The Associated Press and CBS. What's clear is that the Donna facility, which opened Feb. 9, is tremendously overcrowded. Rooms walled with plastic partitions and designed for 32 children held more than 500 on Tuesday. The Biden administration let journalists tour the Donna facility for the first time Tuesday, with permission for photos and video to be shot. By comparison, in 2018 the Trump administration allowed reporters to tour its main holding facility in McAllen, Texas, but did not allow journalists to take photos or video.
Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facility
Read full article: Over 4,000 migrants, many kids, crowded into Texas facilityMigrants are processed at the intake area of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, in Donna, Texas, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Oscar Escamilla, acting executive officer of the U.S. Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley, said 250 to 300 kids enter daily and far fewer leave. Border Patrol agents asked them if they had a contact in the U.S. and allowed the child to call that person. The Border Patrol generally is not supposed to detain children for more than three days, but Health and Human Services lacks space. More than 2,000 kids have been at the Donna facility for more than 72 hours, including 39 for more than 15 days.
Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden's border secrecy
Read full article: Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden's border secrecyThe photos were released by Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat from the border city of Laredo. The photos from Donna show some of the same detention areas as in the images released by Cuellar. The following year, hundreds of families and children detained at one West Texas border station went days without adequate food, water or soap. The AP has also petitioned Psaki to open border facilities. The newly published photos released by Cuellar’s office show groups of children crowded together inside the partitions.
Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden's border secrecy
Read full article: Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden's border secrecyPresident Joe Biden's administration faces mounting criticism for refusing to allow outside observers into facilities where it is detaining thousands of immigrant children. Cuellar said he released the photos in part because the administration has refused media access to the Donna tent. The following year, hundreds of families and children detained at one West Texas border station went days without adequate food, water, or soap. The AP has also petitioned Psaki to open border facilities. But lawyers who have interviewed children detained at Donna say some can go days without being allowed outside.
Children packed into Border Patrol tent for days on end
Read full article: Children packed into Border Patrol tent for days on endThe lawyers interviewed more than a dozen children Thursday in Donna, Texas, where the Border Patrol is holding more than 1,000 people. The Border Patrol currently has a record high of more than 3,000 children in detention, according to government data obtained by AP. More children are waiting longer in Border Patrol custody because long-term facilities operated by U.S. Health and Human Services have next to no capacity. AdMost Border Patrol stations were designed for short-term detention of adults, with cold, concrete cells with the lights always on. One died of the flu at the Border Patrol station in Weslaco, Texas, where minors are currently being held.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Get Special 'Suits' Nods in Series Finale
Read full article: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Get Special 'Suits' Nods in Series FinaleSuits ended its nine-season run with a finale that gave everyone a happy ending, but not every former star returned for the farewell. This isn't the first time during Suits' final season that Markle was given a nice hat tip. The series finale also featured a subtle joke referencing Markle's husband, Prince Harry. I hope that its mission accomplished, but I think they'll be happy and they'll be able to imagine everybody happy," Rafferty told ET. Markle was on Suits for seven seasons before officially announcing in November 2017 that she would be leaving after getting engaged to Prince Harry.
'Suits': Patrick J. Adams and Gabriel Macht Team Up for One Last Con in Trailer for Final
Read full article: 'Suits': Patrick J. Adams and Gabriel Macht Team Up for One Last Con in Trailer for FinalThe trailer for the final four episodes of Suits is here. "Harvey, you and I have conned the world for years," Mike (Patrick J. Adams) says to his former mentor, as a vignette of the power duo over the first seven seasons of Suits plays. Watch the trailer for the final episodes below. The final four episodes begin Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, with the series finale set for Sept. 25. RELATED CONTENT:'Suits' Makes Cute Reference to Meghan Markle in Latest Episode'Suits' Sneak Peek: Patrick J. Adams Faces Off Against Katherine Heigl in a Battle of Wits (Exclusive)'Suits': Patrick J. Adams Says Returning for Final Season Was About Celebrating the Show's Legacy (Exclusive)'Suits': Patrick J. Adams and Gabriel Macht Reunite in Bromantic Final Season Sneak Peek