Maurizio Guerrero

Maurizio Guerrero

Maurizio Guerrero is a journalist based in New York City who covers immigration, social justice issues, Latin America, and the United Nations. Follow him on Bluesky at @mauriziogro.bsky.social and on

28 posts
Nearly all deaths in ICE custody over 5 years were preventable, new report finds
Immigration

Nearly all deaths in ICE custody over 5 years were preventable, new report finds

No private prison corporation has faced any meaningful consequence as million-dollar contracts have been doled out to the same facilities where deaths occurred, a new report shows

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5 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
color photograph of an outdoor protest. two people stand under an umbrella; one holds a white picket poster that reads "priso
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Death of a mentally ill migrant in solitary confinement lays bare ICE’s cruelty and lack of accountability

The death of a 61-year-old migrant with mental illness from Trinidad and Tobago is raising questions about the U.S. federal immigration agency’s adherence to international, federal, and state regulations governing the treatment of detainees.  Charles Leo Daniel died on March 7 after being held in solitary confinement for

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6 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
color photograph of an outdoor protest. a woman holds a large black poster with the words "tech for ICE" partially covered by
Immigration

Surveillance capitalism has taken over immigration enforcement—stifling dissent and sowing fear for profit

Federal agencies skirt local jurisdictions by purchasing comprehensive identifying data and information technology from private companies

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12 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
color photograph of a Black person lying in a hospital bed with the face out of frame. another Black person holds their hand
Health

Philadelphia considers first US bill to end unlawful medical deportations

The bill comes less than a year after a hospital in Pennsylvania attempted to deport a woman in a coma

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4 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
color photograph of a protester wearing a black winter coat and holding a cardboard sign with handwritten text that reads "ab
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Probe of Chicago police’s alleged sexual crimes exposes asylum-seekers’ vulnerability

Migrants are sexually assaulted at alarming rates across the U.S.

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4 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
Advocates probe death of migrant girl in U.S. custody
Immigration

Advocates probe death of migrant girl in U.S. custody

CBP’s version of events is inconsistent with what Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez’s mother says her daughter experienced while detained

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5 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
color photograph of an outdoor protest. in the mid-ground, six people hold up a black banner with white text that reads "u.s.
Crime, Reform & Abolition

Torture with impunity runs rampant in ICE facilities

The federal government gives private prison companies millions to torture immigrants and snuff out the abolitionist movement

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12 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
color stock photo of a woman's hand with an IV drip hooked up. her face is slightly out of frame as she lies in a hospital be
Immigration

After halting the deportation of a woman in a coma, advocates push for regulating medical deportations

Hospitals have routinely deported undocumented immigrants, even though it’s the job of the federal government

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3 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
young person with black hair with IV line in hand sleep on hospital bed.
Immigration

A Pennsylvania hospital is trying to deport an undocumented woman in a coma

Despite being illegal, medical deportations abound in the U.S.

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4 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
color photograph of three immigrant workers gathered around a metal table sorting crawfish. they wear blue aprons and their h
Economy & Workers' Rights

Non-agricultural guest workers see little justice and protection from predatory employers

The Biden Administration is expanding the H-2B visa program despite how workers are essentially modern indentured servants

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8 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
Community-based programs offer a true alternative for asylum-seekers 
Immigration

Community-based programs offer a true alternative for asylum-seekers 

Community-based programs for asylum-seekers remain grossly underfunded while immigration detention and surveillance keep growing

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8 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero
migrant woman stands facing a border patrol officer in front of a border patrol pick-up truck
Immigration

Immigrants disappear while detained by the US, leaving loved ones and advocates in the dark about their welfare and whereabouts

Immigration advocates fear that Biden’s administration policies contribute to prolonged immigrant disappearances while in custody

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9 Min
By: Maurizio Guerrero

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