Max Rivlin-Nadler
Devastating Drawings by Immigrant Children Facing Deportation
Children born in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras drew what happened the morning of federal immigration raids.
How the System Is Failing Central American Families Facing Deportation
Many of the families targeted by federal raids earlier this month were victims of both questionable legal representation and geographical circumstance.
New Orleans's Cash-Strapped Public Defenders Are Refusing to Take on Serious Felonies
Orleans Parish Public Defenders say they aren't given enough money to properly represent poor people accused of serious crimes, so they're going to simply refuse those kinds of cases.
The Powerful Union Official Standing Between Rikers Island and Reform
Norman Seabrook has run New York City's jail guard union for decades, and isn't exactly pumped about shaking up the hellhole that is Rikers Island.
Why Are the Feds Stalking Immigrants at Courthouses in New York?
City courthouses are the latest front in an ongoing battle between local officials and immigration agents eager to fill their detainee quota.
Our Right to an Attorney Is in Jeopardy
Many public defenders in the United States only have minutes to prepare for a case that might result in years in prison for the accused, as well as the loss of benefits, employment, or custody of their children.