Northwestern University
Jacqueline Stevens is director of Northwestern University's Deportation Research Clinic, and co-editor of Citizenship in Question: Evidentiary Birthright and Statelessness.
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Lawsuit alleges thousands of ICE detainees were forced into labor Photo by Barnellbe A lawsuit against private prisons has now been opened up to a class action that could involve some 60,000 undocumented workers. They've been detained by ICE at profit-making centers where many say they've been punished unless they perform labor for one dollar a day. Jackie Stevens, Director of Northwestern University's Deportation Research Clinic, has more.
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The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.
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What is Trump's plan for Middle East peace? On his first foreign tour, President Trump has promised "peace" between Israel and the Palestinians. Are there any details for re-starting talks that have been stalled for the past three years?
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