US Citizens Trying To Get Their Parents Green Cards Feel Hopeless After Trump's Latest Immigration Ban
"I feel so desperate and hopeless now. I just want my parents here with me."
ICE Is Trying To Deport A Girl Who Fled Threats After She Reported Her Dad For Sexually Assaulting Her
Attorneys for the girl are trying to stop her deportation to Honduras, where her family faced threats because she reported her father for sexually assaulting her when she was 13.
A Guatemalan Boy Who Died In US Custody Told His Father "I'm Going To Die"
The statements from Felipe Gómez Alonzo's father and secondhand quotes from Border Patrol agents provide new details about the events that led to the 8-year-old's death.
Fear Among Immigrant Detainees Spreads As Coronavirus Outbreaks Hit ICE Detention Centers
"At this point we're just waiting to be next because the virus is passed so easily," one detainee told BuzzFeed News.
Farmworkers Are Caught Between Coronavirus Fears And Feeding The Nation: “We Are Very Worried”
“I’m scared of getting sick. I don’t have any type of health insurance, anything to help me.”
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The unpublished report by the Government Accountability Office said the failure of US agencies to accurately track and share data made it harder for immigrant families to be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.