ICE detained a trans migrant at her asylum hearing. Her lawyers still can't contact her
Attorneys for a transgender woman say they still haven't been able to contact her after she was arrested during her asylum hearing.
June 4, 2025
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Childish Congressional Republicans Deserve Detention
Punishment is needed for a week of bullying, brawling, immaturity, and nonsense.
November 16, 2023
Brittney Griner Released from Russian Detention
The out WNBA star was released as part of a reported prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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December 8, 2022
Gay Asylum-Seeker Is Stuck in Immigration Detention
A gay, HIV-positive Russian man is afraid he might be deported back to his native country.
April 27, 2017
Brittney Griner's Detention In Russian Jail Extended Again
The WNBA superstar is reportedly being investigated for the "large-scale transportation of drugs" and faces up to 10 years in jail.
June 15, 2022
Being Queer in a Juvenile Detention Center: A Survivor's Story
Sasha doesn't want other LGBT youth in placement centers to endure what she did.
April 13, 2018
ICE Still Locks Trans Women in Cells With Men
A former detainee says Immigration and Customs Enforcement must stop housing transgender women with men in private prisons. In a word, it's about rape.
May 25, 2015
Brittney Griner to Publish Memoir on Wrongful Detention in Russia
The WNBA star will explain in vivid detail what it was like to be wrongfully detained as a political pawn in Russia without speaking the language.
April 11, 2023
Before Stonewall: The Women's House of Detention Changed Queer History
The historian Hugh Ryan will change how you think about our history.
May 10, 2022
The U.S. Must Release All LGBTQ+ Immigrants From Detention
The violence of the detention system falls hardest on people already facing persecution and bias because of their sexuality or gender identity.
August 31, 2021
ICE Denies Existence of Hunger Strike at Texas Detention Center
Is the government telling the truth?
August 3, 2018
Chechen Gay Men Tell of Horrific Abuse in Detention Centers
Those who have escaped Chechnya are coming forward with stories of beatings, electric shocks, and more.
April 14, 2017
HRC Calls for TSA 'Full Investigation' Into Trans Woman's Detention
The Human Rights Campaign has called on the Transportation Security Administration to investigating the alleged mistreatment of a trans woman at an Orlando airport — and the treatment of all trans passengers.
September 22, 2015
WATCH: 5 Arrested at Rally to End Trans Immigration Detention
Powerful images from a boisterous demonstration to end the detention of transgender immigrants, organized by Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement under the hashtag #Not1More say it all.
May 28, 2015
Do New Immigration Detention Guidelines Fail Trans Detainees?
What was once a problem is still a problem even after an Obama administration review, trans activists warn.
March 14, 2014
Britney Griner's Russia Detention Was Just Extended — Here's How Long
The out WNBA star has already been in Russian custody for three months.
May 13, 2022
Watch First Video Footage of Brittney Griner Since Russia Detention
It's the first moving image of Griner after a month of detainment.
March 17, 2022
Brittney Griner's Detention Extended Until May, Russian Media Reports
The Phoenix Mercury basketball player was arrested in February.
March 17, 2022
First Gay Couple Married in an Immigration Detention Center
Tom Swann and Guillermo Hernandez are the first gay couple to marry in a federal immigration center.
March 16, 2016
Bisexual Jamaican in U.K. Released From Detention After 6 Weeks
Orashia Edwards is still fighting for asylum despite evidence he'd be in danger if deported.
September 9, 2014
Undocumented Gay Journo On 'Scary, Emotional' Detention
Pulitzer Prize-winning gay undocumented journalist Jose Antonio Vargas spent eight hours in immigration detention Tuesday after he tried to board a plane leaving McAllen, Texas, for Los Angeles.
July 16, 2014