Immigration
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
A Judge Has Temporarily Blocked Trump From Raising Fees For Asylum-Seekers And Citizens
The new rules would have established a $50 fee for asylum-seekers and raised the prices for immigrants applying to become US citizens from $640 to upward of $1,170.
Hamed Aleaziz
Here’s How Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Newest Supreme Court Nominee, Has Ruled On Abortion, Immigration, And Policing
Barrett has consistently sided with her fellow Republican appointees on the bench.
Zoe Tillman
Women Detained By ICE Told Members Of Congress They Underwent Unwanted Medical Procedures
"If you are going to take a blade to a woman's body, then you need to have informed consent otherwise it is an assault to that woman."
Adolfo Flores
A Judge Ordered Him Released From Prison Due To COVID-19 Concerns. He Died Of The Disease Two Months Later In ICE Custody.
“He always believed he was going to get out,” his daughter said. "We had so many plans. And then…none of that happened.”
Hamed Aleaziz
Immigrant Women Detained By ICE Said A Gynecologist Performed Procedures Without Their Consent
"All I could think was, what else happened to my body while I was unconscious?"
Adolfo Flores
A Congressional Oversight Committee Found That ICE Detainees Died After Receiving Poor Medical Care
“While the medical examiner ruled the cause of death ‘undetermined,’ the complete lack of medical leadership, supervision and care that this detainee was exposed to is simply astonishing," the report states.
Hamed Aleaziz
Immigrant Women Detained By ICE Will No Longer See A Doctor Accused Of Performing Unwanted Gynecological Procedures
The gynecologist told ICE officials this week he will no longer see patients from a Georgia detention facility, according to an official with knowledge of the matter.
Adolfo Flores
ICE Is Planning To Expand DNA Collection Of Detained Immigrants Nationwide
Sources said ICE officials have also explored advocating for the prosecution of immigrants who refuse to have their DNA collected.
Hamed Aleaziz
A Federal Appeals Court Has Allowed The Trump Administration To End A Program That Lets 300,000 Immigrants Live In The US
The ruling is expected to affect over 200,000 US-born children in addition to the immigrants who have benefited from the program.
Adolfo Flores
Judges Blocked The Trump Administration From Excluding Undocumented Immigrants From The Census Count
It was "not particularly close or complicated" that Trump violated federal law with his latest presidential order related to the census, a special three-judge panel found.
Zoe Tillman
A Whistleblower Has Accused Top DHS Officials Of Lying About Border Threats To Support Trump's False Claims
The complaint also accuses DHS officials of suppressing intelligence reports on Russia and making false statements to Congress.
Adolfo Flores
