Immigration
Opinion: I Walked Through The Desert To Make It To America. Then They Took Me To The Icebox.
Coming to a new country is like coming into a stranger’s home. At the US border, we are not treated like guests, and we're barely treated like humans.
Irani Garcia Zacarias
ICE Is Detaining Thousands Of Immigrants Who Have Passed A Test Showing Fear Of Persecution Or Torture
"We already knew that Trump had reversed the Obama administration's reforms, but these extraordinarily high numbers are shocking."
Hamed Aleaziz
An Appeals Court Ruled That, Yes, Sleep And Soap Count As “Safe And Sanitary” Conditions For Detained Immigrant Kids
The Justice Department unsuccessfully challenged a judge’s order enforcing a 1997 settlement agreement about conditions for immigrant children in US custody.
Zoe Tillman
A New Trump Policy Could Deny Green Cards To Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits
The new policy, long in the works, will reshape the immigration system.
Hamed Aleaziz
Asylum Seekers In Papua New Guinea Will Have To Give Up Phones As They’re Forced Into New Holding Cells
The men have been told to surrender their mobile phones and medication, and that they will not be able to leave their rooms.
Hannah Ryan
Hundreds Of Employees Were Arrested In An ICE Raid. The Bosses Went Home Without A Charge.
Unlike the immigrants detained in a massive sweep this week, their employers weren't criminally charged or arrested. It's unlikely they'll face prosecution.
Adolfo Flores
More Than 200 Kids Were Missing From Schools After A Massive ICE Raid In Mississippi
“It’s a sad situation. I’m a mother and I’m just imagining my child in that situation. It’s heartbreaking,” a Mississippi school official said.
Hamed Aleaziz
Injured Victims At An El Paso Hospital Refused To Meet Trump During His Visit
Trump and the first lady visited the hospital Wednesday, where eight patients injured in the mass shooting were still being treated.
Claudia Koerner
Families "Are Scared To Death" After A Massive ICE Operation Swept Up Hundreds Of People
About 680 suspected undocumented workers were arrested in Mississippi in one of the largest worksite operations ever conducted by ICE agents.
Hamed Aleaziz
A Secret US Government List Targeting Journalists And Activists Is Under More Expansive Investigation
"Government surveillance that targets journalists, individuals providing legal services to migrants ... is absolutely unacceptable," Sen. Tom Udall said.
Adolfo Flores
Opinion: We Put ICE Detention Centers Into "Orange Is The New Black." Now I'm Heading Back To One.
I first visited an ICE detention facility so I could write it into the show. Then the show ended and I returned, alone, on a different kind of mission.
Carolina Paiz
Obama Called On Americans To Reject Racism In An Apparent Swipe At Trump
"Such language isn't new," Obama wrote. "It's been at the root of most human tragedy throughout history, here in America and around the world."
Salvador Hernandez
The Suspected El Paso Terrorist Said He Was Motivated By A Hatred Of Immigrants
The gunman said in a hate-filled document posted online shortly before the attack that the shooting was in response to a "Hispanic invasion" of Texas.
Brianna Sacks
The Trump Administration Is Ending An Immigration Benefit For Filipino Veterans And Haitians
The programs were ended after Trump signed an executive order in January 2017.
Hamed Aleaziz
Former Top Obama Official Criticizes Democratic Candidates For “Unfair Attack” On Immigration Record
“It is a gross misrepresentation of President Obama’s track record on immigration,” said the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Hamed Aleaziz
The ACLU Is Accusing The Trump Administration Of Wrongfully Separating Families At The Border
A judge gave the government leeway to keep separating immigrant families if parents had a criminal history or were deemed unfit. The ACLU claims the feds pushed that line too far.
Zoe Tillman
The Trump Administration Cut A Question That Could Have Allowed Asylum-Seekers To Try To Avoid Waiting In Mexico
“Do you have a fear of being returned or removed to another country? If so, to which countries do you fear return or removal?," the proposed question read.
Hamed Aleaziz
Trump’s New Immigration Watchdog Said He Will Conduct More Inspections On Detention Facilities
The inspector general's office previously revealed people were being detained in standing room–only cells in Texas.
Adolfo Flores
Trump Says The US And Guatemala Have Signed A "Safe Third Country" Agreement To Restrict Asylum-Seekers
Thousands of US-bound asylum-seekers could be required to first apply for protection in Guatemala under the agreement.
Adolfo Flores
The Supreme Court Will Let Trump Pay For The Border Wall With Billions In Military Funds
A majority of the justices ruled the administration had shown at this stage of the case that it was likely to win.
Zoe Tillman
A Coroner Advised How To Stop Refugees Dying In Detention A Year Ago And The Government Still Hasn't Responded
The government said it would respond to the findings of the inquest into the death of Hamid Khazaei by the end of 2018.
Hannah Ryan
Trump’s Hardline Immigration Chief Was Unlawfully Appointed, Advocates Say
“What they’ve done here is given the president unlimited power to install whoever he wants in a position. He knew Cuccinelli couldn’t be confirmed through the Senate.”
Hamed Aleaziz
A Mexican Man Has Died In ICE Custody In Georgia
The death is the seventh in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since October.
Hamed Aleaziz
Trump’s Border Patrol Chief Admitted She Was Part Of A Secret Facebook Group Filled With Racist, Sexist Comments
The top border official said she was unaware of the racist and misogynistic content in the group because she's "on Facebook very, very rarely."
Salvador Hernandez
An American Teen Held In Border Detention For 3 Weeks Lost 20 Pounds In "Inhumane" Conditions
"He said that it was ... the worst experience ever. He doesn't wish that to anybody."
Claudia Koerner
Trump’s Policy Banning Most Asylum-Seekers Has Been Blocked By A Judge
Hundreds of thousands of Central Americans and others were expected to have been affected by restrictions that went into place last week.
Hamed Aleaziz
An American Teen Showed Border Agents His ID And Birth Certificate. They Detained Him For 3 Weeks.
Francisco Erwin Galicia showed officers his Texas ID, but they believed it was fake.
Claudia Koerner
These Neighbors Formed A Human Chain To Protect A Dad And Son From ICE
“When ICE does stuff like this, we’re gonna protect our neighbors."
Julia Reinstein
This Transcript Shows How Trump's Border Camps Have Thrown A Top Advertising Firm Into Internal Crisis
"This is about people, not just about money," an Ogilvy employee told CEO John Seifert.
Lam Thuy Vo
The Trump Administration Will Let ICE Officials Deport Certain Immigrants Much Faster
The process will allow immigration officers to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants without a hearing in front of an immigration judge.
Hamed Aleaziz
