http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/immigrantjustice/uploads2012-10-23T11:23:52.057Zhttp://www.youtube.com/img/pic_youtubelogo_123x63.gifImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeYouTube data API24125http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/v307H3lW-2k2012-10-12T17:59:11.000Z2012-10-12T18:11:36.000ZIn August 2012, the National Immigrant Justice Center and Physicians for Human Rights released Invisible in Isolation, the first study on the use of solitary confinement and segregation of immigrants detained in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security. In this video, NIJC Associate Director of Litigation Claudia Valenzuela interviewed her client Bibi about her experiences during more than six months in solitary confinement at a CCA detention center in North Georgia. Sign the petition to end solitary confinement in immigration detention: http://www.immigrantjustice.org/EndSolitaryConfinement Read the report to learn more: http://www.immigrantjustice.org/InvisibleinIsolation Video credits: Interview: Claudia Valenzuela Translation: Macarena Rodriguez Video: Tara Tidwell Cullen Images via Creative Commons: Dailypic Joy Coffman Michael MolinariImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsIn August 2012, the National Immigrant Justice Center and Physicians for Human Rights released Invisible in Isolation, the first study on the use of solitary confinement and segregation of immigrants detained in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security. In this video, NIJC Associate Director of Litigation Claudia Valenzuela interviewed her client Bibi about her experiences during more than six months in solitary confinement at a CCA detention center in North Georgia. Sign the petition to end solitary confinement in immigration detention: http://www.immigrantjustice.org/EndSolitaryConfinement Read the report to learn more: http://www.immigrantjustice.org/InvisibleinIsolation Video credits: Interview: Claudia Valenzuela Translation: Macarena Rodriguez Video: Tara Tidwell Cullen Images via Creative Commons: Dailypic Joy Coffman Michael MolinariBibi's Story: Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detentionhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/p0HN2dJQXAM2012-06-29T15:29:43.000Z2012-08-10T22:47:14.000ZCarlos and Rafael Robles thank President Obama for his promise to grant deferred action to DREAM Act youth.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsCarlos and Rafael Robles thank President Obama for his promise to grant deferred action to DREAM Act youth.DREAMers Say Thank You to President Obamahttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/9d0aTMagwcM2012-06-01T22:57:44.000Z2012-09-17T21:36:28.000ZNIJC client Rashed, an asylum seeker and former detainee at Tri-County Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois, shares his view of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement oversight of the jail.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsNIJC client Rashed, an asylum seeker and former detainee at Tri-County Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois, shares his view of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement oversight of the jail.ICE Immigration Detention Inspections at Tri-County Jailhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/N0Q_dCllDmM2012-06-01T22:46:34.000Z2012-06-01T22:46:34.000ZNIJC client Rashed, an asylum seeker and former detainee at Tri-County Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois, describes the chronic overcrowding he experienced at the facility.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsNIJC client Rashed, an asylum seeker and former detainee at Tri-County Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois, describes the chronic overcrowding he experienced at the facility.Overcrowding in ICE immigration detentionhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/rsda9FlGew82012-06-01T21:48:07.000Z2012-06-01T22:34:46.000ZNIJC client Rashed, an asylum seeker and former detainee at Tri-County Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois, describes the chronic overcrowding he experienced at the facility.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJustice41.87811 -87.6298NewsNIJC client Rashed, an asylum seeker and former detainee at Tri-County Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois, describes the chronic overcrowding he experienced at the facility.Overcrowding in ICE immigration detention (Version 1)2012-05-30http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/ETW7tduTWnQ2012-05-31T22:48:40.000Z2012-06-01T21:52:06.000ZNIJC client Rashed, an asylum seeker and former detainee at Tri-County Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois, shares his view of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement oversight of the jail.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJustice41.87811 -87.6298NewsNIJC client Rashed, an asylum seeker and former detainee at Tri-County Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois, shares his view of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement oversight of the jail.ICE Immigration Detention Inspections at Tri-County Jail2012-05-30http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/O4aTXRcpvNA2012-05-03T15:01:36.000Z2012-06-27T17:24:56.000ZOn April 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Arizona v. United States and decide the constitutionality of Arizona SB 1070, the notorious "papers please" immigration law that allows local police officers to arrest and question residents simply for looking undocumented. The Court's ruling will have ramifications for communities across America and our country's commitment to equal justice for all. The case could determine whether states have the right to legalize discrimination and racial profiling and how far states can go to enact their own punitive immigration laws. Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center, DePaul University College of Law's Center for Public Interest Law, and the Society for Asylum and Immigration Law hosted a panel discussion on April 19 about how the SB 1070 argument might play out at the Supreme Court and how this landmark case could affect immigrants and American citizens in the Midwest and beyond.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsOn April 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Arizona v. United States and decide the constitutionality of Arizona SB 1070, the notorious "papers please" immigration law that allows local police officers to arrest and question residents simply for looking undocumented. The Court's ruling will have ramifications for communities across America and our country's commitment to equal justice for all. The case could determine whether states have the right to legalize discrimination and racial profiling and how far states can go to enact their own punitive immigration laws. Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center, DePaul University College of Law's Center for Public Interest Law, and the Society for Asylum and Immigration Law hosted a panel discussion on April 19 about how the SB 1070 argument might play out at the Supreme Court and how this landmark case could affect immigrants and American citizens in the Midwest and beyond.Arizona SB 1070 at the U.S. Supreme Court (Updated)http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/tBMGKQEJ1Ek2012-04-26T20:14:15.000Z2012-04-26T20:20:11.000ZVote for Erica, a member of NIJC's Junior Leadership Board, to be the National Ambassador of Rōti. If she wins, Rōti will donate a day's lunch sales to NIJC! You can vote once every 24 hrs until April 29, so please vote at www.immigrantjustice.org/roti and help us provide justice for immigrants by sharing this video.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNonprofitVote for Erica, a member of NIJC's Junior Leadership Board, to be the National Ambassador of Rōti. If she wins, Rōti will donate a day's lunch sales to NIJC! You can vote once every 24 hrs until April 29, so please vote at www.immigrantjustice.org/roti and help us provide justice for immigrants by sharing this video.Vote for Immigrant Justice!http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/Reg-xk8EMEc2011-12-15T19:42:09.000Z2012-05-04T02:27:57.000ZOver 5,000 children from around the country wrote letters to President Obama hoping he make their wish a reality: that no more families be torn apart by deportation and detention. A delegation of those kids went to Washington D.C. in December to deliver the letters.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsOver 5,000 children from around the country wrote letters to President Obama hoping he make their wish a reality: that no more families be torn apart by deportation and detention. A delegation of those kids went to Washington D.C. in December to deliver the letters.A Wish for the Holidays: Stop separating families!http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/K7RvoW0IrOs2011-11-17T17:04:22.000Z2011-11-17T17:18:32.000ZThe U.S. government nearly denied asylum to a persecuted Iranian woman seeking protection in the United States, arguing she participated in terrorist activity. However, she merely handed out fliers for and supported a group that promoted democracy in Iran. Amanda Raad, associate with Ropes and Gray, represented the woman and tells her story.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsThe U.S. government nearly denied asylum to a persecuted Iranian woman seeking protection in the United States, arguing she participated in terrorist activity. However, she merely handed out fliers for and supported a group that promoted democracy in Iran. Amanda Raad, associate with Ropes and Gray, represented the woman and tells her story.Pro bono attorney talks about asylum seeker overcoming terrorism barhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/zdQ7wtZrFbs2011-08-30T18:43:40.000Z2011-08-30T18:57:25.000ZThe Secure Communities program is an immigration enforcement program allowing finger-print sharing between state and local law enforcement agencies and the federal government. NIJC staff and one of NIJC's clients testified at a public hearing in Chicago in August 2011 along with elected officials, concerned community members, and members of local law enforcement, to the destructive effects of this program.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsThe Secure Communities program is an immigration enforcement program allowing finger-print sharing between state and local law enforcement agencies and the federal government. NIJC staff and one of NIJC's clients testified at a public hearing in Chicago in August 2011 along with elected officials, concerned community members, and members of local law enforcement, to the destructive effects of this program.Stop tearing families apart!http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/zzy64VL9XII2011-06-20T17:26:00.000Z2012-04-04T05:07:01.000ZSenator Richard Durbin and Carlos and Rafael Robles, two NIJC clients and DREAM Act eligible college students, testify to the importance of the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is federal legislation that would allow immigrant students to receive a higher education or join the military and obtain status in the United States.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsSenator Richard Durbin and Carlos and Rafael Robles, two NIJC clients and DREAM Act eligible college students, testify to the importance of the DREAM Act. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is federal legislation that would allow immigrant students to receive a higher education or join the military and obtain status in the United States.Support the DREAM Acthttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/cmiy6KIz5uM2011-06-07T14:55:14.000Z2011-09-19T17:05:51.000ZPaul Amberg, associate at Baker & McKenzie LLP in Chicago, talks about securing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for a Guatemalan girl who came to the United States alone.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsPaul Amberg, associate at Baker & McKenzie LLP in Chicago, talks about securing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for a Guatemalan girl who came to the United States alone.Pro bono attorney talks about unaccompanied immigrant child casehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/EMdFO5DcTgI2009-07-23T11:48:20.000Z2010-10-23T02:01:05.000ZUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres speaks about the need to protect the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the United States, including those detained by the Department of Homeland Security. The keynote speech was delivered during the 10th Annual Midwest Light of Human Rights Awards, a benefit for Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center, on June 19, 2009, in Chicago, IL.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNewsUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres speaks about the need to protect the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the United States, including those detained by the Department of Homeland Security. The keynote speech was delivered during the 10th Annual Midwest Light of Human Rights Awards, a benefit for Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center, on June 19, 2009, in Chicago, IL.Part 1/2: UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Protect Human Rights of Refugees in the U.S.http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/rajUsEQV_Co2009-07-23T05:19:22.000Z2010-03-04T00:28:43.000ZUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres speaks about the need to protect the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the United States, including those detained by the Department of Homeland Security. The keynote speech was delivered during the 10th Annual Midwest Light of Human Rights Awards, a benefit for Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center, on June 19, 2009, in Chicago, IL.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeChicago, ILNewsUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres speaks about the need to protect the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the United States, including those detained by the Department of Homeland Security. The keynote speech was delivered during the 10th Annual Midwest Light of Human Rights Awards, a benefit for Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center, on June 19, 2009, in Chicago, IL.Part 2/2: UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Protect Human Rights of Refugees in the U.S.2009-06-19http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/JpNFNpi5kq02008-10-27T03:53:19.000Z2011-01-13T01:00:42.000ZAsylum seekers who are fleeing human rights abuses often encounter more violations of their human rights once they arrive in the United States.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeNonprofitAsylum seekers who are fleeing human rights abuses often encounter more violations of their human rights once they arrive in the United States.Rule of Law and the U.S. Detention Systemhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/mB5UChiZHWI2008-10-27T01:35:26.000Z2010-08-26T05:11:21.000ZJunaid Afeef, interim director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, speaks about the breakdown of the immigrant detention system that led to the death of detainee Hassiba Belbachir in 2005 in a Chicago-area county jail. His talk was part of a panel on immigrant detention held in conjunction with a special Chicago film screening of "The Visitor" in October 2008. The event was presented by Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights as part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant & Refugee Week and in partnership with Active Voice. For more information, visit www.immigrantjustice.org, www.midwesthumanrights.org, and activevoice.net/thevisitorImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeChicago, ILNewsJunaid Afeef, interim director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, speaks about the breakdown of the immigrant detention system that led to the death of detainee Hassiba Belbachir in 2005 in a Chicago-area county jail. His talk was part of a panel on immigrant detention held in conjunction with a special Chicago film screening of "The Visitor" in October 2008. The event was presented by Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights as part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant & Refugee Week and in partnership with Active Voice. For more information, visit www.immigrantjustice.org, www.midwesthumanrights.org, and activevoice.net/thevisitorHassiba Belbachir's death in immigrant detention2008-10-22http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/4pScWK3YxXA2008-10-27T01:09:05.000Z2010-08-21T17:10:57.000ZAttorney Tara Magner, policy director for the National Immigrant Justice Center, speaks about the need for humane immigration reform and protection of due process and human rights for detained immigrants. Her talk was part of a panel discussion on the immigrant detention system held in conjunction with a special Chicago film screening of "The Visitor" in October 2008. The screening was presented by Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights as part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant & Refugee Week and in partnership with Active Voice. For more information, visit www.immigrantjustice.org, www.midwesthumanrights.org, and activevoice.net/thevisitorImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeChicago, ILNewsAttorney Tara Magner, policy director for the National Immigrant Justice Center, speaks about the need for humane immigration reform and protection of due process and human rights for detained immigrants. Her talk was part of a panel discussion on the immigrant detention system held in conjunction with a special Chicago film screening of "The Visitor" in October 2008. The screening was presented by Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights as part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant & Refugee Week and in partnership with Active Voice. For more information, visit www.immigrantjustice.org, www.midwesthumanrights.org, and activevoice.net/thevisitorWhy we need humane immigration reform2008-10-22http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/xZIu373gpng2008-10-27T00:34:31.000Z2012-02-27T14:51:30.000ZLawyer Colby Kingsbury fought for two and a half years for the release of her client from immigrant detention. In this video she speaks about the experience and about the importance of access to counsel for detained immigrants. Her talk was part of a panel discussion on immigrant detention held in conjunction with a special Chicago film screening of "The Visitor," presented by Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights as part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant & Refugee Week and in partnership with Active Voice. For more information, visit www.immigrantjustice.org, www.midwesthumanrights.org, and activevoice.net/thevisitor.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeChicago, ILNewsLawyer Colby Kingsbury fought for two and a half years for the release of her client from immigrant detention. In this video she speaks about the experience and about the importance of access to counsel for detained immigrants. Her talk was part of a panel discussion on immigrant detention held in conjunction with a special Chicago film screening of "The Visitor," presented by Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights as part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant & Refugee Week and in partnership with Active Voice. For more information, visit www.immigrantjustice.org, www.midwesthumanrights.org, and activevoice.net/thevisitor.Lawyer speaks about immigrant detention2008-10-22http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/SPkCCJ0BKXg2008-10-27T00:22:34.000Z2010-08-26T19:17:28.000ZRashed Binrashed was 19 years old when he came alone to the United States to escape persecution following a civil war in his native country of Yemen. Several years later, as the result of some bad legal advice he received during the asylum process, he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. For more than two and a half years, Rashed was held at three different county jails near Chicago. In this video, Binrashed speaks about his experience in detention and the need for fair and humane reform of the immigrant detention system. His talk was part of a panel discussion held in conjunction with a special Chicago screening of the film "The Visitor" in October 2008, presented by Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights as part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant & Refugee Week and in partnership with Active Voice. For more information, visit www.immigrantjustice.org, www.midwesthumanrights.org, and www.activevoice.net/thevisitor.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeChicago, ILNewsRashed Binrashed was 19 years old when he came alone to the United States to escape persecution following a civil war in his native country of Yemen. Several years later, as the result of some bad legal advice he received during the asylum process, he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. For more than two and a half years, Rashed was held at three different county jails near Chicago. In this video, Binrashed speaks about his experience in detention and the need for fair and humane reform of the immigrant detention system. His talk was part of a panel discussion held in conjunction with a special Chicago screening of the film "The Visitor" in October 2008, presented by Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center and the Midwest Coalition for Human Rights as part of the City of Chicago's Immigrant & Refugee Week and in partnership with Active Voice. For more information, visit www.immigrantjustice.org, www.midwesthumanrights.org, and www.activevoice.net/thevisitor.Asylum seeker speaks about immigrant detention2008-10-22http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/XdQHJeEILgs2008-07-29T03:45:33.000Z2012-03-23T08:35:35.000ZOn May 12, 2008, nearly 400 workers were arrested in an ICE raid on the Agriprocessors, Inc., meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. In the following months, witnesses and news media reported a number of human rights and due process violations against the workers that took place at the plant and in the makeshift courtrooms set up by the U.S. government following the raid. On July 27, 2008, activists and people of faith from Iowa and across the country marched in Postville to show solidarity for the workers and their families and to call for fair and humane immigration reform.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticePostville, IANewsOn May 12, 2008, nearly 400 workers were arrested in an ICE raid on the Agriprocessors, Inc., meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. In the following months, witnesses and news media reported a number of human rights and due process violations against the workers that took place at the plant and in the makeshift courtrooms set up by the U.S. government following the raid. On July 27, 2008, activists and people of faith from Iowa and across the country marched in Postville to show solidarity for the workers and their families and to call for fair and humane immigration reform.Immigration March in Postville, Iowa2008-07-27http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/3dQA_bttQgQ2008-06-04T00:01:12.000Z2011-05-12T08:02:56.000ZNewly available federal data shows a steady increase in the number of immigrants in administrative detention who have signed deportation orders waiving their right to see a judge. The National Immigrant Justice Center, through a Freedom of Information Act request, collected data showing that 94 percent of the 80,844 stipulated orders of removal signed between April 1997 and February 2008 were by immigrants who spoke primarily Spanish, and most had not been charged with a crime. "Given our work with this population, the data backs up our longstanding concern that immigrants in detention face language barriers and do not fully comprehend the implications of signing stipulated order of removal forms," said National Immigrant Justice Center Director Mary Meg McCarthy. "And while Immigration and Customs Enforcement suggests that increasing numbers of deportations make society safer, in reality most of the detained immigrants encouraged to sign away their rights and be deported had no criminal charges against them."ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticeChicago, ILNewsNewly available federal data shows a steady increase in the number of immigrants in administrative detention who have signed deportation orders waiving their right to see a judge. The National Immigrant Justice Center, through a Freedom of Information Act request, collected data showing that 94 percent of the 80,844 stipulated orders of removal signed between April 1997 and February 2008 were by immigrants who spoke primarily Spanish, and most had not been charged with a crime. "Given our work with this population, the data backs up our longstanding concern that immigrants in detention face language barriers and do not fully comprehend the implications of signing stipulated order of removal forms," said National Immigrant Justice Center Director Mary Meg McCarthy. "And while Immigration and Customs Enforcement suggests that increasing numbers of deportations make society safer, in reality most of the detained immigrants encouraged to sign away their rights and be deported had no criminal charges against them."Detained Immigrants Coerced to Sign Away Their Rightshttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/Y6O54y2z8C42008-04-29T22:14:43.000Z2010-08-18T23:09:32.000ZIn 2006, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General found serious health and safety concerns at immigrant detention facilities and that detainees' requests for medical attention were often ignored. In this video, a young woman from Pakistan who was detained by the Department of Homeland Security for nearly two years while she sought refugee protection in the United States describes her experience being locked up with violent inmates and trying to access medical care. When she discovered a lump in her shoulder, a jail nurse told her "it's just a fatty tumor" and the government refused her request to see a doctor to have it checked out.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJustice60604NewsIn 2006, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General found serious health and safety concerns at immigrant detention facilities and that detainees' requests for medical attention were often ignored. In this video, a young woman from Pakistan who was detained by the Department of Homeland Security for nearly two years while she sought refugee protection in the United States describes her experience being locked up with violent inmates and trying to access medical care. When she discovered a lump in her shoulder, a jail nurse told her "it's just a fatty tumor" and the government refused her request to see a doctor to have it checked out.Medical care in immigrant detentionhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/KOT5dce-v_g2008-03-20T01:01:28.000Z2012-07-04T00:20:39.000ZEvery year, the U.S. detains more than 230,000 immigrants in detention centers and county jails throughout the country. Ten to 13 percent of these detainees are asylum seekers. In this video, an asylum seeker from Cameroon describes how her baby was taken from her and she was jailed when she arrived at a U.S. airport and asked for help.ImmigrantJusticehttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ImmigrantJusticechicago, ilNewsEvery year, the U.S. detains more than 230,000 immigrants in detention centers and county jails throughout the country. Ten to 13 percent of these detainees are asylum seekers. In this video, an asylum seeker from Cameroon describes how her baby was taken from her and she was jailed when she arrived at a U.S. airport and asked for help.Asylum Seeker Talks About Immigration Detention