Trump Deploys Marines to a “Manufactured Crisis,” Defense Official Says
A defense official told The Intercept that Trump’s move to use Marines to stifle anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles is a “provocation.”
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.
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LA Protesters Aren’t Inviting Violent Authoritarianism, They’re Mobilizing to Stop It
Adam Schiff and centrist concern trolls have it completely backward: Trump’s immigration crackdown is the source of pervasive violence.
Trump’s Dangerous Decision to Suppress Anti-ICE Protests With Troops
The National Guard’s response to civilian protests has a deadly history made infamous by the Kent State massacre.
ICE Official Reveals Miserable Conditions for U.S. Immigrants at Djibouti Prison
A top ICE official said illness is common at Camp Lemonnier, with inadequate medical care and exposure to smoke from burn pits.
Trump Travel Ban Punishes Victims of the U.S. War Machine
Trump’s latest travel ban hits Afghans who aided the U.S. in its failed 20-year war.
The Intercept Sues for Records About Arizona’s Financial Surveillance Dragnet
The Transaction Record Analysis Center database logs millions of wire transfers sent to or from Mexico and U.S. border states.
Weapons Violations, Misconduct, and Whistleblower Retaliation at ICE
Allegations of long-running misconduct plague ICE’s Houston deportation hub.
Trump Is Coming for Chinese Students. Who Will Protect Them?
Universities should reject Republicans’ requests for information about Chinese students, academic worker unions said.
ICE Agents Are Camped Outside Immigration Courts to Make Arrests
The tactical shift accelerates the erosion of limits on ICE — and appears to be aimed at speeding up the pace of deportations.
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Trump Is Prosecuting a Congressional Democrat for Doing Her Job. The Media’s Response: No Big Deal.
You’d never know reading the New York Times that charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver are nothing but an authoritarian attack.