FBI Redirected a Quarter of Staff to Target Immigrants Under Trump's Deportation Push
Over 9,000 FBI personnel were assigned to immigration after Trump returned to office — a massive diversion that experts warn could put national security at risk.
The War on Immigrants
The Intercept has been reporting from the front lines and the borderlines — exposing the lies and the inhumanity of U.S. immigration enforcement agencies.
Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall
DHS was in talks with the wildlife refuge that hosts the ancient site to make sure it was protected, a local archeologist said.
Who Decided to Indict Kilmar Abrego Garcia Over a Years-Old Traffic Stop?
A DOJ prosecutor insists he charged Abrego based strictly on evidence of human smuggling. A federal judge seems skeptical.
ICE Is Looking for Parking in New York City — For a 150-Vehicle Deportation Fleet
With its last contract expiring, activists say garage owners should spurn ICE to avoid becoming complicit in Trump’s deportation blitz.
Two-Thirds of People Arrested by ICE in Minnesota Surge Had No Criminal Records, New Data Reveals
The White House had said all the thousands of people arrested were “dangerous criminal” immigrants.
Voices
ICE at Airports Trains Us to Accept Being Terrorized in Our Daily Lives
I had an ultimately harmless encounter with ICE at a TSA checkpoint. It was a preview of a new, more sophisticated way to terrorize people.
How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Phone at the Airport
If you’re traveling, follow these digital security practices to keep federal authorities from getting into your phone.
Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings
The policy has been in place for at least a year — but school security keeps letting ICE agents in.
Chilling Dissent
Federal Agents Are Intimidating Legal Observers at Their Homes: “They Know Where You Live”
Immigration authorities in Minnesota have identified legal observers by name and address, and in some cases showed up at their homes.
Tennessee Wants to Let Schools Ban Immigrant Kids, Threatening to “End Public Education as We Know It”
A Tennessee bill would take the right to education away from undocumented children. The Heritage Foundation is pushing it in other states.