Voices
Can Trump’s Plan for Warehouse Immigrant Detention Camps Be Stopped?
ICE has the money it needs to turn warehouses into prisons for immigrants. But local pressure is stopping projects in their tracks.
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.
Senate Dems Who Pushed Meatier ICE Reform Shy Away From Criticizing Schumer’s Softer Package
“Right now, we’ve got to get some constraints in place,” said Elizabeth Warren, who had supported stronger measures.
Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem
Asked about an ICE ad featuring the song “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” DHS said: “Not everything you dislike is ‘Nazi propaganda.’”
ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans
Major banks have denied financing to GEO Group and CoreCivic — but legislation pushed by the firms could force their hand.
Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
Woody Guthrie Sang Against Dehumanizing the Immigrants Killed in a Plane Crash. ICE Is Doing It All Over Again.
The folk singer wrote the tune “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)” about the same 1948 plane crash ICE is memorializing today.
ICE Arrested Father Who Cared for His Ill Son — Then Denied His Request to Attend Son’s Funeral
“The officer informed me that his director stepped in and told him that Maher would not be allowed to attend Wael’s burial.”
While Minnesotans Rejoice Over Greg Bovino’s Ouster, His Replacement Is a Deportation Hard-Liner
The most notable difference between Tom Homan and Bovino is that Homan has deported a lot more people — and done it at a national scale.
Read the Report on Alex Pretti’s Killing — and the Bizarre Q&A CBP Gave Congress First
When Congress pressed CBP for a report on Pretti’s killing, it offered answers to a list of questions. CBP also supplied the questions itself.
Even Democrats Who Crafted ICE Funding Compromise Are Questioning It
Fearing primaries for abetting Trump’s crackdown, top Democrats are turning away from a deal they crafted to avoid another government shutdown.