ICE Got Warrants Under “False Pretenses,” Claims Columbia Student Targeted Over Gaza Protests
The law behind the warrants bars concealment of people in the country illegally, yet the students were legal residents living on campus.
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.
ICE Is Erasing Rules That Protected Trans Immigrants
Records reviewed by The Intercept show that ICE altered contracts with immigration detention centers to cut transgender care requirements.
How a Landlord and a Florida PR Firm Helped Trump Kick Off the Tren de Aragua Gang Panic
Trump’s “Operation Aurora” swept up only one suspected gang member — but set the stage for a radical expansion of government power.
The Intercept Briefing
Exclusive: As Trump Threatens to Deport Him, Momodou Taal Says It’s “Time to Escalate for Palestine”
A Cornell student suing the Trump administration over free speech — and now facing deportation threats — shares his story on The Intercept Briefing.
Trump Wants Immigrants on U.S. Soil to Hand Over Social Media Accounts to Apply for Citizenship
Trump is demanding social media handles for citizenship, green card, and visa applicants whether they're already in the U.S. or not.
Chilling Dissent
He Sued Trump Over Free Speech. Then ICE Demanded He Turn Himself In.
Cornell student Momodou Taal’s lawyers said the demand was “retribution” for his lawsuit against the crackdown on pro-Palestine speech.
Columbia Admissions Guidance for Undocumented Immigrants Vanishes From Site
The page went dark as Columbia caved to the Trump administration’s anti-Palestinian and anti-immigrant attacks.
Columbia Apologized to Mahmoud Khalil in May 2024 for One-Day Suspension
Marco Rubio justified Khalil’s arrest using the same protest-related charges Columbia brought against him — but dismissed a day later.
Trump Rushes Deportations Using a Wartime Law With a Shameful History
Trump says the Alien Enemies Act gives him power to deport people he alleges are linked to the Tren de Aragua prison gang.
Why Trump Is So Desperate to Keep Mahmoud Khalil in Louisiana
Government lawyers would be happy to avoid a legal precedent set in the case of Ravi Ragbir during the first Trump administration.