Immigration

Covering the people, policies, and enforcement actions at the center of America’s immigration debate, our Immigration section reports on ICE abuses, detention conditions, and the communities caught in the crosshairs. We center the human cost of a system that too often treats migrants as political leverage rather than people.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Immigration Archive

300 detainees on hunger strike inside Newark’s Delaney Hall as inspectors are locked out

About 300 detainees inside Newark’s Delaney Hall ICE facility are on hunger strike over maggot-ridden food, denied medical care, and…

When anyone can be ICE: Impersonators are robbing, beating, and raping immigrants

A Noticias Telemundo investigation documented at least 31 cases of fake ICE agents robbing, beating, and raping immigrants in 2025…

5 Suicides, 1,000+ 911 Calls: ICE Detention is Killing People at 20-Year High

Five suicides have occurred in ICE detention so far in 2026, the highest in two decades, with over 1,000 emergency…

Chicago ICE Raid Survivors Share What Happened That Night: Dog Bites, Zip-Tied Kids, and a Black Hawk Helicopter

Seventeen people detained in Chicago’s September 30 ICE raid have filed $90 million in claims against DHS, ICE, the FBI,…

Six People Died in California ICE Detention September, 2025 – March, 2026 — Up From Zero in 2024

California AG Rob Bonta released a state DOJ report Friday documenting 6 deaths and systemic abuses inside the state’s ICE…

An 85-Year-Old Widow Describes Her Time In ICE Detention

An 85-year-old French widow of a U.S. military veteran tells the story of the 16 days she spent in a…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is Collapsing. ICE is a Big Reason Why.

With fewer than 100 days until kickoff, the 2026 FIFA World Cup is in crisis: $625 million in security funding…

The Fake Company ICE Paid $12 Million to Track Immigrants

Edge Ops LLC, the defense contractor awarded a $12 million ICE contract to build an AI tool to track immigrants’…

Scholars Studied 150 Years of Concentration Camp Systems. Conclusion: ICE Detention Now Meets Criteria

Two political scientists who built a dataset of 150 concentration camp systems since 1896 conclude that the U.S. ICE detention…

Texas is Building a Pipeline of Exclusion — Stripping Immigrants of the Right to Drive, Work, and Go to School

The Texas GOP has enacted sweeping regulatory changes outside the legislative process, stripping undocumented immigrants, refugees, and DACA recipients of…

ICE Agent Was Charged For Pointing Gun at Citizens on Minnesota Highway — First Criminal Case From Operation Metro Surge

An ICE agent was charged with two counts of felony assault for pointing a gun at commuters on a Minneapolis…

Lawmakers Walk Into Arizona ICE Facility Unannounced — What They Found Was “Shocking and Sick”

Three lawmakers discovered ICE Detention facility overcrowding during an unannounced visit to a Mesa, Arizona location. They saw people packed…

A Congresswoman Walked Into America’s Largest Detention Center. What She Found Was Horrifying.

Rep. Kelly Morrison visited Camp East Montana, the nation’s largest ICE detention center, and described conditions including overcrowding, medical neglect,…

Buoy Project: Border Communities in the Dark About Trump Admin’s Billion-Dollar Project

The industrial-grade buoys used in the buoy project are already being installed in Brownsville, Texas. They are meant to prevent…

Supreme Court Debates Whether Asylum Seekers Standing at the Border Have Actually “Arrived” in the U.S.

The Supreme Court heard arguments in Noem v. Al Otro Lado over whether asylum seekers stopped at border crossings have…

Holy Sh**! Leave the Poor Guy Alone!

Poor Kilmar Abrego Garcia! First they mistakenly deport him to a foreign gulag. Then they refuse to bring him back.…