The War on Immigrants

As the Trump administration has ratcheted up its vicious crackdown 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.

The War on ImmigrantsHow the Border Patrol Began Its Investigation Into No More Deaths Volunteer Scott Warren

Ryan Devereaux — Jul. 21

Newly unsealed documents detail the tip that led the Border Patrol to zero in on humanitarians rescuing migrants in the Arizona desert.

The War on Immigrants“Do We Believe in Asylum? If We Do, We Need to Stop This Rule”: Trump Policy Upends Protections at U.S.-Mexico Border

John Washington — Jul. 16

A new rule bars asylum for people who passed through another country on the way to the U.S. Advocates call it “plainly illegal.”

The War on ImmigrantsTrump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy Exposes Migrants to Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder in Dangerous Border Cities

Debbie Nathan — Jul. 14

The U.S. government’s Migrant Protection Protocols, or “Remain in Mexico,” in fact puts migrants in grave danger.

The War on ImmigrantsBorder Patrol Chief Carla Provost Was a Member of Secret Facebook Group

Ryan Devereaux — Jul. 12

Three months after her appointment as chief of the Border Patrol, Carla Provost posted in the “I’m 10-15” Facebook group.

The War on ImmigrantsFrom the Mediterranean to Mexico, Capt. Pia Klemp Believes Rescuing Refugees Is Worth Facing Prison Time

Camille Baker — Jul. 10

If governments are criminalizing people who “show basic human decency, then I think that shows that we’re doing something very right.”

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