From the Southern Border to the Midwest: Navigating Paths to Asylum Protection Nadeen Aljijakli I Aljijakli & Kosseff, LLC Lisa Koop I Associate Director of Legal Services National Immigrant Justice Center Jennifer I. Peyton I J Peyton Attorney at Law LLC

Southern Border Issues: Jenna Peyton Jennifer I. Peyton Attorney at Law LLC

Summer of 2014: A storm on the horizon

Children detainees sleep in a holding cell at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in Brownsville, Texas. | AP Photo

Where in the world is Artesia NM and Dilley TX? Map

Artesia, NM

Dilley, TX (Also greeting visitors: CCA’s latest share price on the NYSE, as well as charming artistic renditions of happy, detained families)

Artesia, NM Opened June 2014Opened June 2014 Beds: 700Beds: 700 Federal Law Enforcement Training CenterFederal Law Enforcement Training Center $266 per person per day$266 per person per day Dilley, TX Opened December 2014Opened December 2014 Beds: 2,400Beds: 2,400 Private Contract awarded to CCA $290 MillionPrivate Contract awarded to CCA $290 Million $296 per person per day$296 per person per day Current occupancy: 1,758Current occupancy: 1,758 (as of September 29, 2015)

Same or different? Ansel Adams, Manzanar from Guard Tower, 1943 South Texas Family Residential Facility Dilley,TX

1 st Ohio Team: August th week of pro bono presence on the ground in Artesia, NM

2 nd Ohio Team: March nd week of pro bono presence on the ground in Dilley, TX

3 rd Ohio Team: June 2015 Dilley, TX

4 th Ohio Team: August 2015 Dilley, TX No, we did not coordinate our O-H-I-O very well…our hearts were in it!

5 th Ohio Team: September 2015 Dilley, Texas

Five Ohio Teams!

Problems? There’s no problems! Reports of suicide, inadequate medical care, sexual abuse of minor (Artesia) Suicide attempt (week before first Ohio Dilley team arrived) Alleged sexual abuse at Karnes by GEO guard (in laundry room) Consistent reports of poor/inadequate mental and physical health treatment at all facilities

Still no problems here! Hunger strikes (Karnes TX March 2015) Continued changing of rules for volunteers (dress code issue) Crayons as contraband Continued Access to Counsel issues Kim Hunter and Andrew Free banned from Dilley

Not done yet! Over July 4 weekend, refugee children injected with adult doses of vaccine (Hepatitis A) over mothers’ objections Continued lack of accommodations for indigenous languages (those “weird languages”) ICE coercing refugee clients to choose GPS shackle over bond (even clients with G28s on file)

July 30, 2015 to present Four partners in CARA Project (AIC, AILA, RAICES, Clinic) filed multiple formal complaints with DHS’ Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) regarding ongoing inadequate medical care

Grillete = Shackle

Pending Litigation: Jenny L. Flores et al. v. Jeh Johnson, et al agreement that DHS may not secure minors in unlicensed facilities Plaintiffs’ Motion to Enforce Settlement of Class Action Defendants’ Motion to Amend Settlement Agreement

Judge Dolly M. Gee, US District Judge, Central District of California Order to Show Cause dated July 24, 2015 DHS’ Response dated August 13, 2015

Order RE: Response to Order to Show Cause dated August 22, 2015 “An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.” —Mahatma Gandhi

October 19-24, 2015 National Week of Action To coincide with Judge Gee’s Order to Show Cause on DHS. Many cities, including Cleveland, are having events to highlight family detention

How can you help? On The Ground: contact Maheen Taqui at AILA National Sponsor a refugee Personal Care Kit for adult ($5) or baby ($50) through Lutheran World Relief (see Jenna for donation information) or donate here Support Ohio AILA volunteers on the ground with donations to Ohio AILA.

TOGETHER WE CAN END FAMILY DETENTION To read more, visit immigrationpeyton.blogspot.com