Trump Ordered All Immigrants Caught Entering The US Illegally To Be Turned Back To Ward Off Coronavirus Spread
The move is a major departure from the way the US would previously treat immigrants caught entering the country without authorization.
US Agencies Made It Harder To Reunite Immigrant Families Because They Failed To Keep Accurate Records, Report Finds
The unpublished report by the Government Accountability Office said the failure of US agencies to accurately track and share data made it harder for immigrant families to be reunited.
Immigrants Waiting At The Mexican Border Are At High Risk Of Contracting The Coronavirus, Experts Warn
"Imagine how much worse it is when you're living in a refugee camp in one of the most dangerous parts of the world."
An Asylum-Seeker Who Was Kidnapped And Tortured With Acid Begged US Border Officers Not To Send Her Back. They Did Anyway.
For about 12 days she was kept inside a dirty home, occasionally fed old food, and assaulted. And then her 10-year-old daughter saw a way to escape.
The Trump Administration Is Sending 160 Troops To The Border
Officials are sending 80 active-duty personnel to El Paso, Texas, and another 80 to San Diego.
Senior Officials Central To The Trump Administration's Family Separations Failed To Act On Repeated Warnings From Its Staff, According To A New Report
“I told them it was going to traumatize children to separate them unnecessarily,” an ORR staff member said in the report. “I said that to anyone I could.”
The Supreme Court Said The Family Of A Mexican Teen Can't Sue A Border Patrol Agent Who Fatally Shot Him
The court's decision also makes it harder for foreign nationals to sue federal officers for civil rights violations.
A Venezuelan Dad Was Allowed Into The US, But His 18-Year-Old Daughter Was Sent Back To Mexico Alone
"The whole reason I went back to Venezuela was to get her because her life is worth more than mine and now she's alone in Mexico," Branly said.
A Parasite In Her Eyes Was Slowly Making Her Blind, But The US Turned This Immigrant Away Multiple Times
"I feel like I'm going to die here."
A Border Officer Said They Were Told To Lie About Not Having Enough Space To Process Asylum-Seekers
A CBP officer said in a deposition that supervisors instructed them to lie about not having space to process asylum-seekers at the border.
Two Couples Shared What It Was Like Falling In Love At A Migrant Camp At The US–Mexico Border
“He tells me we can’t look back. ‘We have to push forward together.’”
ICE Detainees Were Held Without Bond Hearings For Months. Attorneys Worry It Will Get Worse.
"Don't they understand this is a due process concern?" an attorney told BuzzFeed News. "People are rotting in detention."
Trump Is Imposing Immigration Restrictions On Six More Countries, Including Nigeria And Myanmar
The latest travel restrictions will go into effect Feb. 22.
Immigration "Tent Courts" Aren't Allowing Full Access To The Public, Attorneys Say
Observers and reporters can't watch what some consider to be the most important part of an immigration proceeding.
Border Patrol Is Detaining Asylum-Seeking Families At A Texas Facility For Longer Than The Law Allows
The families are also expected to be deported under a new Trump administration program that sends asylum-seekers to Guatemala to ask for protection there instead.
Top Border Officials Scrambled To Call Officers When They Found Out They Were Questioning Iranian US Citizens
Emails show CBP leaders reached out to officers in Blaine, Washington, after hearing reports of people of Iranian descent being sent to secondary inspection and questioned for hours.
US Citizens From Iran Were Stopped And Questioned At The US Border While Returning From Canada
The questioning was the basis of viral social media claims that the US was detaining Iranians at border crossings. Customs and Border Protection said it was operating with “enhanced posture at its ports of entry to safeguard our national security.”
Asylum-Seekers Keep Getting Sent Back To Mexico Without Their Children Based On Unreliable Information
“I told them, ‘I’m not a thief; my hands are clean. Anything I was accused of is a lie,’” one immigrant told BuzzFeed News. “It didn’t matter in the end.”
An Immigrant Woman Was Allowed To Stay In The US — But Her Three Children Have A Deportation Order
The children were allowed in the US for now, but they face deportation. The confusion Lissette's family is facing is partly a result of the Trump administration's asylum ban.
Inspector General Finds No "Malfeasance" After Two Immigrant Children Died In Border Patrol Custody
An government watchdog investigation into their deaths found "no misconduct or malfeasance by DHS personnel."