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

Trump’s Smart Wall is Hurting the Environment and the Habitats of Endangered Species

Trump’s $46.5 billion Smart Wall expansion is bulldozing through national parks, endangered habitat, and Big Bend — with zero environmental…

Elvira Benitez Lived in the U.S. for 36 Years, She Was Detained at a Routine Check-In

Benitez left Mexico for the U.S. when she was 15 years old. She has never been in trouble with the…

Afghan Ally Who Served U.S. Army Special Forces Dies in ICE Custody Less Than 24 Hours After Arrest

Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, a 41-year-old Afghan ally and father of six, died in ICE custody in Dallas less than 24…

Trump Admin Wants SCOTUS to Remove Protections for Haitians

The Trump regime ran to the Supreme Court and requested another “favor.” This time they asked the justices to strike…

ICE Bought $87M Warehouse in Pennsylvania

The purchase of the warehouse in Pennsylvania is part of a national push by ICE to build more detention facilities.

Legal Refugees Face Detention After DHS “Reinterprets” Green Card Law

The Department of Homeland Security issued a policy memo in February 2026 that could lead to the detention of refugees…

Libertarian think tank finds immigrant workers reduced U.S. government deficit by $14.5 trillion

A Cato Institute study analyzing 30 years of government budget data found that immigrants generated a $14.5 trillion fiscal surplus…

Minnesota County launches investigation into Grev Bovino’s conduct during ‘Operation Metro Surge’

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty launched the Transparency and Accountability Project, investigating 17 incidents of potential unlawful conduct by federal…

ICE posed as police officers, used fake missing child story to arrest a Columbia student without warrant — Case Dismissed

ICE posed as police and used a fake missing child story to enter a Columbia University building and arrest student…

Trump admin waives 28 environmental protection laws to build section of border wall through Big Bend National Park in Texas

The Trump administration plans to build a border wall through Big Bend National Park in Texas, waiving 28 federal environmental…

Judge threatens criminal contempt charges against ICE for defying over 200 court orders

Minnesota’s chief federal judge threatens criminal contempt charges against ICE and the state’s top federal prosecutor after over 200 court…

Nearly Blind Rohingya Refugee Found Dead After Border Patrol Dropped Him at a Coffee Shop and Left

Nurul Amin Shah Alam survived persecution in Myanmar. He survived the long, uncertain journey to the United States as a…

Texas grand jury refuses to indict ICE agent who fatally shot 23-year-old US citizen Ruben Ray Martinez

An ICE agent fatally shot Ruben Ray Martinez through the driver’s side window. DHS claims he attempted to hit an…

Kristi Noem’s cannibal deportation story was fake. She lied. AGAIN.

Multiple federal law enforcement officials confirm that Kristi Noem made up the cannibal deportation story, exposing a pattern of dehumanizing…

Don’t End Temporary Protected Status (TPS) For Our Neighbors

The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status to expel lawful immigrants to countries facing political turmoil — while also…

The Children of Dilley

ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish…