Emily Bregel

Russian asylum seeker Maksim Borisov, 22, said he was thrown into solitary confinement for refusing to “voluntarily” agree to return to Russia, where he'd fled persecution as a gay man.

Advocates say ICE isn't equipped to handle mental health crises in detention, relying on solitary confinement — and even pepper spray — as quick fixes.

When she arrived at Eloy Detention Center in Arizona last year, asylum seeker Narges Dehghani said she was at her most vulnerable.

When she arrived at Eloy Detention Center in Arizona last year, asylum seeker Narges Dehghani said she was at her most vulnerable.

When she arrived at Eloy Detention Center in Arizona last year, asylum seeker Narges Dehghani said she was at her most vulnerable.

Attorney Mo Goldman is representing Karla Toledo, a 31-year-old DACA recipient arrested by immigration agents on May 18 in Tucson.

New subscriber benefit! Share this article paywall-free When she arrived at Eloy Detention Center in Arizona last year, asylum seeker Narges Dehghani said she was at her most vulnerable.

The deportation case against Tucson DACA recipient Karla Toledo has been terminated, about two weeks after the 31-year-old was arrested at her home and detained for five days at Eloy Detention Center.

As public attention has turned to immigration enforcement in the interior of the U.S., human rights advocates want to draw attention back to an ongoing, decades-long crisis: Migrating people are