Gregory Pratt
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10 years ago | Immigration
Immigrant-rights activists are planning to hold a protest vigil at the Pinal County Jail July 7 in hope of pushing the federal government to end its immigrant-detention contract with the county. It'll start at 6:30 and end at 9:30. Their demonstra...
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10 years ago | Immigration
The Arizona ACLU released a report on conditions in Arizona immigrant-detention facilities today alleging serious abuses of detainees in the custody of private prisons and the Pinal County Jail. It is titled, "In Their Own Words: Enduring A...
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10 years ago | Longform
A trio of immigrants crouches against the wall in an attempt to catch a narrow ray of sunshine. The men are in jail, locked inside a concrete triangle. It is mid-morning in Florence, and only traces of day can be smuggled into the building t...
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10 years ago | Immigration
New York Times "We're not always who you think we are," Vargas writes of illegal immigrants. "Some pick your strawberries...[others] write news articles you might read." An illegal immigrant on the Washington Post reporting team that won a...
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10 years ago | Immigration
It's official: undocumented students enrolled in Maricopa Community Colleges this fall will have to pay $317 per credit hour. The Community Colleges Governing Board voted to implement its tuition increase targeting undocumented students in th...
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10 years ago | Immigration
Griselda Nevarez Maricopa Community Colleges' Board Members are backpedaling on their tuition hike despite General Counsel Lee Combs' fearmongering. The Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board will hold a special meeting tomorrow eveni...