Lost Boys: Undocumented Youth Caught in Justice System ‘Limbo’
In the summer of 2012, immigration authorities entered the juvenile hall in Orange County, California and took “Alex,” then a 14-year-old, into federal custody. They allowed him to make one phone call to his mother, Marisa.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents told him he might be sent to a Texas facility, but Alex told Marisa over the phone that he knew... [...]
Senate Democrats Press SEC on Companies’ Political DonationsNearly every Senate Democrat on Monday called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to require corporations to disclose their political spending.Forty-four Senate Democrats made the push in a letter to SEC Chairman Mary Jo White, the latest in a series of appeals to the agency to craft such rules. The requests have all been met with little public comment from Ms. White.“We ask... [...]
California to Limit Solitary Confinement in PrisonsCalifornia will put an end to the practice of keeping prisoners in solitary confinement for decades because of gang affiliation, under a proposed legal settlement announced Tuesday.The settlement, disclosed by state officials and lawyers for inmates, could result in the release from isolation of more than half of the 3,000 prisoners now in solitary confinement in the state. The settlement must... [...]
TX Man Shot by Deputies Had Hands Up; 'Sensational,' Sheriff Gripes
A video shows two Bexar County, Texas, deputies opening fire and killing a man who appears to have his hands up, reports the San Antonio Express-News. Gilbert Flores, 41, died when deputies Greg Vasquez and Robert Sanchez shot him during a call for a domestic disturbance last Friday morning. The cellphone video, first published by KSAT 12, an ABC affiliate, appears to show... [...]
Subway Pitchman Jared Fogle Admits to Child Porn, Sex CrimeJared Fogle, the former longtime Subway pitchman who starred in one of the most iconic advertising campaigns, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of distributing pornography and attempting to pay for sex acts with children.Under the terms of his plea agreement with federal prosecutors in Indiana, he agreed to a prison term of at least five years and could face up to 12.5 years... [...]
