How ICE Became The Face Of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown And Where It Goes From Here After Biden Is In Charge
"ICE put their MAGA hat on. They’re gonna try to take it off come January, but I don’t know how successful that will be."
The Trump Administration Is Trying To Force BuzzFeed News To Divulge Its Sources With A Subpoena
“This is embarrassing for ICE,” the former acting director of the agency said. “When you’re trying to intimidate the press, you cross a line.”
ICE Expelled 32 Immigrant Children Back To Guatemala After A Judge Said They Couldn't
“It is unconscionable that they are leaving the kids there and that they did not immediately bring them back,” one immigration analyst said.
Biden Has Picked A Cuban Immigrant And Former Obama-Era Official To Lead DHS
"When I was very young, the United States provided my family and me a place of refuge. Now, I have been nominated to be the DHS Secretary and oversee the protection of all Americans and those who flee persecution in search of a better life for themselves and their loved ones."
ICE Arrested More Than 150 Immigrants In A Nationwide Sweep
The operation targeted immigrants who officials say had promised to leave the US but did not.
A Judge Has Blocked The Trump Administration From Turning Back Unaccompanied Children At The Border
Before the pandemic, unaccompanied immigrant children were sent to government-run shelters as they attempted to pursue their asylum cases.
Immigration Officials Have Been Told Not To Communicate With Joe Biden's Transition Team
“It’s disturbing and disheartening," one agency official told BuzzFeed News.
“The Chaos May End”: How DHS Employees Are Reacting To Biden's Win
“We can actually carry out our mission for the American people again.”
Anonymous Trump Critic And Former DHS Staffer Miles Taylor Has Left Google
Taylor, who had been on unpaid leave from Google, was employed by the company for a little more than a year.
A Judge Blocked A Trump Policy That Allowed Officials To Deny Residency To Immigrants Who Might Use Public Benefits
The policy had allowed officials to deny green cards to immigrants who were deemed likely to use Section 8 housing vouchers, most forms of Medicaid, and other assistance.
DHS Authorities Are Buying Moment-By-Moment Geolocation Cellphone Data To Track People
The Department of Homeland Security also argues that using the information is perfectly legal and that the agency does not need a warrant to purchase it, according to a memo obtained exclusively by BuzzFeed News.
More Than 40 Immigrants Have Died In ICE Custody In The Past Four Years. Here Are Thousands Of Records About What Happened.
BuzzFeed News has obtained thousands of pages of documents from internal investigations of deaths of immigrants held in ICE custody.
The "Anonymous” Figure Who Claimed To Be Resisting Trump Actually Defended His Controversial Immigration Policies
“They served as gatekeepers, White House liaisons, executors of policy," one source said of Miles Taylor and his high-ranking DHS colleagues.
Border Officials Turned Away Unaccompanied Immigrant Children More Than 13,000 Times Under Trump’s Pandemic Policy
“This is an enormous number of children who are being summarily sent back without any due process, potentially to serious or fatal danger.”
Detention Facilities For Immigrants Fast-Tracked For Deportation Were Rife With Problems, Inspectors Find
Federal inspectors also found that families were held in Border Patrol custody for longer than a week, well beyond the 72-hour standard for detention.
Trump Said At The Debate That Immigrant Children Detained In Cages Were “So Well Taken Care Of”
"They are so well taken care of. They're in facilities that were so clean."
Department Of Homeland Security Employees Have Been Told To Report Colleagues Suspected Of Leaking Information
“This is another way to say to people: People are watching you. It is not just us, but your fellow colleagues now have an eye on you."
ICE Is Planning To Fast-Track Deportations Across The Country
The new policy will give agents the ability to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants without a hearing in front of a judge.
ICE Arrested More Than 100 Immigrants In California Weeks Before The Presidential Election
The arrests were the latest effort by ICE to target the state and its policies that reduce the cooperation between local police and federal agents when it comes to immigration enforcement.
Federal Officials Now Say That Transferring Detainees Between Jails Holding Immigrants Contributed To Coronavirus Outbreaks
The draft report also acknowledges that the inability for adequate social distancing within ICE detention centers contributed to the spread of the virus.