Human rights groups are calling on Alejandra Alor Reyes, who is from Mexico, to be released on humanitarian grounds.
PHOENIX — A transgender woman seeking asylum should be released after she was sexually assaulted and harassed while being detained in an Arizona immigration facility with men for nine months, advocates said Thursday.
Reyes, 24, says she fled Mexico after suffering abuse and discrimination because she is transgender. Shortly before presenting herself at an official border crossing to seek asylum, Reyes was kidnapped and beaten, and part of her thumb was cut off, advocates said. “ICE continues to fail to address her needs and further harms her by keeping her in custody,” said Yvette Borja, an attorney with the ACLU of Arizona.
“ICE is committed to upholding an immigration detention system that prioritizes the health, safety, and welfare of all of those in its care and custody, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex individuals,” spokeswoman Yasmeen Pitts O’Keefe wrote.located in New Mexico before it closed in January amid long-standing allegations of inadequate medical care and mistreatment.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Transgender woman sexually assaulted at ICE site, advocates sayA transgender woman seeking asylum should be released after she was sexually assaulted and harassed while being detained in an Arizona immigration facility with men for 9 months, advocates say. - NBCOut
Consulte Mais informação »
The Danger Of Being A Black Woman In BrazilThe second episode of Fundamental, a series of short films by YouTube Originals and Global Fund for Women, explores how the fight for reproductive rights in Brazil is especially hard for Black women.
Consulte Mais informação »
An American woman in Italy has advice for life under countrywide quarantine: Follow the rulesExisting in a country with a mandatory lockdown is like 'living with dread,' an American woman in Italy says. In a country where there have been over 17,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, staying at home but for a solo trip to the store is the way of life
Consulte Mais informação »
Playboy x Missguided's Collaboration Is for the Rebellious WomanMissguided's latest Playboy collection will instantly make you feel stylish and confident. From oversized hoodies to dress shirts, see some of our favorite looks.
Consulte Mais informação »
Lindsey Stirling's 'Opportunity of Lifetime' — Tours NASA Amid Plans to Send First Woman to Moon'Watching this video will always remind me that women can accomplish everything we set our hearts and minds to achieving,' Lindsey Stirling tells PEOPLE of the NASA collaborated visual to her song 'Artemis'
Consulte Mais informação »
Woman admits posting Nazi propaganda at two O.C. campusesThe 23-year-old from Fullerton was sentenced to a year of probation and 40 hours of community service and ordered to pay more than $500 in restitution.
Consulte Mais informação »