On Oct. 24, six protesters were arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The protesters — Howard Gale, Jennifer Gosar, Elizabeth Graham, Nikita Minkin, Nick Peda and Jessie Yadlowsky — were arrested Aug. 6 while waiting for Sen. Maria Cantwell to take a stance and public role in ending ongoing abuses at U.S. detention camps.
The U.S. government has held a record number of migrant youths in federal custody this year, according to a report from the public TV show “Frontline” in partnership with the Associated Press. ...