No Way Out: Congress’ Bed Quota Traps LGBT Immigrants in Detention ArticleMay 14, 2015 No Way Out: Congress’ Bed Quota Traps LGBT Immigrants in Detention Data obtained by CAP through a Freedom of Information Act request reveal that Immigration and Customs Enforcement elected to detain 68 percent of LGBT immigrants who were eligible for release in fiscal year 2014. May 14, 2015 Sharita Gruberg
A Little-Known Congressional Quota is Placing LGBT Immigrants in Grave Danger ArticleMay 9, 2014 A Little-Known Congressional Quota is Placing LGBT Immigrants in Grave Danger Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s bed quota is becoming increasingly outdated, inefficient, and inhumane. May 9, 2014 Sharita Gruberg
Infographic: Detention Means Big Money for For-Profit Prisons ArticleMay 9, 2014 Infographic: Detention Means Big Money for For-Profit Prisons Nearly two-thirds of all immigrant detainees are held by the Corrections Corporation of America, or CCA, and the Geo Group Inc. May 9, 2014 Sharita Gruberg
Infographic: What Could $600 Million Buy? ArticleMay 9, 2014 Infographic: What Could $600 Million Buy? The bed quota costs taxpayers $600 million each year that could go toward housing vulnerable populations. May 9, 2014 Sharita Gruberg
Infographic: How Long Are People in Detention? ArticleMay 9, 2014 Infographic: How Long Are People in Detention? Immigrants that are fighting their deportation cases are detained the longest. May 9, 2014 Sharita Gruberg
Infographic: Do We Need to Detain 34,000 Immigrants Every Day? ArticleMay 9, 2014 Infographic: Do We Need to Detain 34,000 Immigrants Every Day? Seventy percent of detained immigrants are subject to mandatory detention; the other 30 percent are detained to meet the quota. May 9, 2014 Sharita Gruberg
Infographic: Congress’ Immigrant Bed Quota ArticleMay 9, 2014 Infographic: Congress’ Immigrant Bed Quota Each day, a congressional mandate requires that Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detains 34,000 immigrants. May 9, 2014 Sharita Gruberg