Immensely Invisible

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How is ICE handling complaints of sexual abuse from detainees? Maria Hinojosa teams up with Zeba Warsi, and they investigate how women in ICE detention are sexually abused when they were at their most vulnerable — in a medical setting — and how ICE has done very little to stop it. A special investigation by Futuro Investigates in collaboration with Latino USA.

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The work of Futuro Investigates is made possible by The W.K.Kellogg Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, The Tow Foundation, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Michelle Mercer and Bruce Golden, and Hispanics in Philanthropy.

 

The work of Futuro Investigates is made possible by the W.K.Kellogg Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Tow Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Michelle Mercer and Bruce Golden, and Hispanics in Philanthropy.

Published on: July 21, 2023

Government, Humanity, Immigration

‘Immensely Invisible:’ Women Fighting ICE’s Inaction on Sexual Abuses

When 23-year-old Mari walked out of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention in 2022, she felt invisible. It was barely a month after she had entered the United States as an asylum seeker from Venezuela. The once vivacious bodybuilder now felt like she didn’t matter. 

Published on: July 21, 2023

Government, Humanity, Immigration

Ignoring abusers is not an option: A reporter’s notebook covering alleged assault in ICE detention

Early-career journalist Sofía Sánchez reflected on what she learned and unlearned from her first assignment as an investigative associate producer.

Published on: July 21, 2023

Government, Humanity, Immigration

Podcast: Immensely Invisible

How is ICE handling complaints of sexual abuse from detainees? Maria Hinojosa teams up with Zeba Warsi, and they investigate how women in ICE detention are sexually abused when they were at their most vulnerable — in a medical setting — and how ICE has done very little to stop it. A special investigation by Futuro Investigates in collaboration with Latino USA.

Published on: July 21, 2023

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