wrongful detention

Woman Faces Deportation After Phone App Leads Her to Canadian Border Instead of Costco

Apr 25, 2025

A Guatemalan woman living in the United States without legal status is now facing deportation after a wrong turn on the way to Costco led her to the Ambassador Bridge toll plaza near the U.S.-Canada border. The incident has sparked renewed calls for transparency and reform of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) practices along…
18 Years, No Trial! How a Houston Man Got Lost in the System

Apr 21, 2025

How does someone spend 18 years in jail without ever having a trial? That question is echoing across Harris County, Texas, after revelations that Edric Wilson — once accused of murdering the great-aunt of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen — spent nearly two decades in pretrial detention at the Harris County Jail, only to have his…
Family Of Black Girls Handcuffed By Police And Held At Gunpoint Reach $1.9 Million Settlement

Feb 14, 2024

In a case that sparked nationwide outrage, the family of Black girls who were handcuffed by police and held at gunpoint has reached a $1.9 million settlement with city officials in Aurora, Colorado. The incident, which occurred in 2021, involved Brittney Gilliam and her daughters, who were mistakenly detained by police officers who believed the…

Woman Faces Deportation After Phone App Leads Her to Canadian Border Instead of Costco