Immigration
ICE Expelled 33 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.
Hamed Aleaziz
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."
Hamed Aleaziz
Immigrant Children Who Were Denied The Chance To Request Asylum Under An Illegal Rule Are Facing Deportation
"I don't want to spend another Christmas in this detention center."
Adolfo Flores
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
ICE Is Trying To Deport Immigrant Women Who Witnessed Alleged Misconduct By A Gynecologist, Attorneys Say
"It's as if ICE is trying to clear house before the new administration comes in by deporting as many of these witnesses as soon as possible."
Adolfo Flores
“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.”
Hamed Aleaziz
Joe Biden Won, But America’s Problems Aren’t Over
It’s official: Biden is our new president. But just because we’re almost done with the utter chaos of Trump doesn’t mean the country is cured of its ills.
Scaachi Koul
Immigrants Stuck On The Mexican Side Of The Border Are Celebrating Biden's Win
Thousands of immigrants sent back to Mexico by the Trump administration hope Joe Biden will make good on his promise to end the policy that has forced them to wait in dangerous border cities.
Adolfo Flores
Think You’re Tense? Try Being A DACA Recipient Watching Election Night.
"There's so much at stake here.”
Nidhi Prakash
Cuban Asylum-Seekers Stranded At The US–Mexico Border Are Drumming Up Support For Biden
"We have no human rights here and the Mexican government hasn't offered us any protection."
Adolfo Flores
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
US Border Officials Told Asylum-Seekers They Didn't Have Space, Regardless Of Whether They Actually Did
"We observed CBP officers telling aliens the port was at capacity and did not have the capability to process them, regardless of actual capacity and capability at the time."
Adolfo Flores
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
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.”
Hamed Aleaziz
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
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."
Hamed Aleaziz
No, Trump Didn't Say "Good" In Response To A Question About Kids Separated From Their Parents At The Border
A clip from the debate shows that the president said "go ahead" to the moderator.
Jane Lytvynenko
“The Unicorn”: How One Man Successfully Gained Asylum In Trump’s America
He fled Honduras, was kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Mexico, and fought the US immigration system without a lawyer. Is Francisco’s story one of hope, or luck?
Adolfo Flores
Lawyers Can't Find The Parents Of More Than 500 Immigrant Children Who Were Separated By The Trump Administration
"People are constantly asking me when we will find all the families and I unfortunately do not know."
Stephanie K. Baer
Endless Waits At An Immigrant Camp On The Mexico Border Are Pushing Desperate People To Make Tough Choices
"They've lost hope in the system and are abandoning their entire asylum case in favor of human smugglers."
Adolfo Flores
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."
Hamed Aleaziz
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
Despite Outrage Over Gynecological Procedures At An ICE Facility, A Detainee Says Conditions Haven't Changed
"I need to get out of this place."
Adolfo Flores
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.
Hamed Aleaziz
As Trump Cuts Refugee Admissions, US Officers Wonder: “Is This Who We Are?”
“I think Americans are missing that this is a part of our history and who we are and speaks to our values," one refugee officer said.
Hamed Aleaziz
The Trump Administration Is Giving Up Its Fight To Prevent Undocumented Teens From Getting Abortions
The administration issued a new policy explicitly preventing ORR staff from blocking minors in its care from obtaining abortions or disclosing their pregnancies.
Ema O'Connor
