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

Palantir Just Scored a $1 Billion Deal With DHS

Palantir’s deal with DHS should alarm everyone. The mass surveillance company is partnering with the federal agency terrorizing people in…

Inhumane Conditions and Deaths Inside ICE Detention

The inhumane conditions, human rights violations, and deaths inside ICE detention centers are well-documented. We need to deal with this…

Government Lied About What Happened in ICE Shooting of Minneapolis Man

The Department of Justice dropped all charges against two Venezuelan men after discovering federal agents lied under oath about what…

Immigration policy in the US: A complete guide to how we got here

Immigration policy in the US and public opinion of migrants have changed throughout history, from the Statue of Liberty welcoming…

ICE is Arresting Legal Observers in Minneapolis — Witnesses Watching Immigration Raids Are Being Taken Off the Streets

They came to watch. To document. To bear witness. Now, they’re disappearing too. ICE is ramping up arrests of legal…

ICE Chief Defends Mass Deportations at Fiery ICE Congressional Hearing

At the ICE congressional hearing, Chief Todd Lyons defended the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign while Democrats demanded accountability for…

CoreCivic: A look into one of ICE’s biggest contractors

Resist Hate has done stories in the past on CoreCivic and the conditions in its private prisons. Now, DHS is…

How “Mega Centers” Are Redefining Immigration Detention in the U.S.

The Trump administration is purchasing warehouses to repurpose as “mega centers.” Each building will house around 5,000 immigrants.

Federal agents left “death cards” after detaining immigrants

ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards (ICE death cards), recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the…

READ: The Fiery Order From Judge Biery That Has Republicans Melting Down

The order from Judge Biery says, “..the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest…

Former FBI Agent: Federal Agents in Minneapolis Udermining Basic Law Enforcement Principles

The Trump administration says federal agents have “absolute immunity” from prosecution in Minneapolis. Department of Justice and Homeland Security officials…

ICE Agents Will Start Wearing Body Cameras in Minneapolis

One of the items on the list of ICE policy changes from Democrats in Congress—along with an end to mask-wearing—is…

Man Arrested by ICE is Hospitalized: 8 Skull Fractures, 5 Brain Bleeds

ICE Took a Detainee to a hospital emergency room claiming he “ran into a wall.” CT scan reveals at least…

ICE Detained a 4-Year-Old U.S. Citizen and her Honduran Family in Hotels for Weeks

The mother and her two young children, one of them born in the United States, were not able to contact…

Why the Shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is so Significant

The shooting of Alex Pretti by CBP agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the second fatal shooting of an American citizen…

Thousands Protest ICE in Maine

Thousands came out to protest ICE in Maine. After the fatal shooting of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis Saturday morning—and…