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    Coalition Petitions Homeland Security to End Privatization of Detention Centers

    Jacinta Gonzalez of Mijente: “The country’s detention system represents a major crisis made worse by companies profiting from the suffering of the people kept inside.”

    Kenrya Rankin Sep 28, 2016 3:11PM EDT

    Arab-American Journalist Put Through 'Psychological Torture' By Federal Officials

    Kim Badawi, a Paris-born American photojournalist, recently tweeted about how Homeland Security detained and interrogated him over his work in the Middle East. 

    Sameer Rao Nov 25, 2015 2:51PM EST

    Morehouse Alum Jeh Johnson Tapped to Head Homeland Security

    Obama will tap an African American, Jeh Johnson, to succeed Janet Napolitano as head of the Department of Homeland Security
    Brentin Mock Oct 17, 2013 4:19PM EDT

    Is Obama Poised To Create Stop-and-Frisk Nation?

    Amidst national debates around racial profiling, Obama endorses the head cheerleader for stop-and-frisk policies to head Homeland Security.
    Brentin Mock Jul 18, 2013 1:51PM EDT

    U.S. Says Sorry for Holding Up 'King of Bollywood' at NY Airport

    Khan’s incident might be gaining international attention because he is a celebrity, but the truth is that ordinary American citizens and immigrants here in the United States grapple with racial and religious profiling routinely at airports.
    Jorge Rivas Apr 13, 2012 1:41PM EDT

    Obama's Ongoing Detention Disaster

    Promises, promises of reform, but still no follow through.
    Catherine Traywick Oct 21, 2010 11:10AM EDT
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