Immigration detention centers
An Ethiopian national, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, was mistakenly released from an English prison and returned to HMP Chelmsford in a "very confused state" multiple times, before being escorted to the railway station, a witness has revealed. Kebatu, who was jailed for 12 months in September for the sexual
Emigration and immigration
A major police operation is underway to re-arrest an asylum seeker who was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford after serving one month of a 12-month sentence for sexual assault. Hadush Kebatu, a 38-year-old Ethiopian national, was meant to be deported but was instead released due to a prison service error.
Deportation
Hadush Kebatu, a 38-year-old asylum seeker, was meant to be deported back to Ethiopia but was instead released from HMP Chelmsford due to a human error. The mistaken release has sparked outrage and protests from the public, with Kebatu at large in London. The incident is a further blow to
Emigration and immigration
A 38-year-old Ethiopian asylum seeker, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, has sparked nationwide protests after being accidentally freed from jail on a 12-month sentence for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl. The blunder occurred at HMP Chelmsford, Essex, where Kebatu was meant to be transferred to an immigration detention centre
Emigration and immigration
A federal appeals court has stayed a lower court's order to halt operations at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, siding with Governor Ron DeSantis. The decision comes just two weeks after a federal judge, Kathleen Williams, issued a preliminary injunction to
Emigration and immigration
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge's order requiring Florida and the federal government to shut down and dismantle a controversial immigration detention facility built in the Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted requests from the State
Emigration and immigration
A group of over 50 faith leaders and community members gathered at the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the Everglades on August 24 for a peaceful, interfaith vigil. The event was organized by Jewish leaders from South Florida congregations and drew attendees from various religious and political backgrounds. The
Emigration and immigration
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's directive to deny bond hearings to certain immigrants was unlawful, leading to the release of Juan Manuel Lopez-Campos, a 26-year resident of the United States and father of five U.S. citizen children, from immigration detention. Lopez-Campos, who has
Emigration and immigration
The federal government has opened a new immigration detention facility at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, dubbed "Louisiana Lockup" by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The facility, also known as Angola Prison, will provide up to 416 beds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold "the worst
Emigration and immigration
State lawmakers in Nebraska are in a heated dispute with Governor Jim Pillen over his plan to convert a state prison into a migrant detention center for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The proposal, which would turn the Work Ethic Camp in McCook into a 300-bed facility, has
Emigration and immigration
The Trump administration awarded a lucrative contract to Acquisition Logistics LLC, a small business with little experience in correctional facilities, to build and operate a massive immigration detention complex at Fort Bliss in west Texas. The lack of transparency surrounding the contract and the company's qualifications has raised
Emigration and immigration
Representatives from two New Mexico counties that house federal immigration detention facilities warned state lawmakers of potential economic consequences if a ban is implemented. The ban aims to prohibit state and local governments from contracting with a federal agency for civil immigration detention. A legislative committee's discussion on
