Boxed In on the Border
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Defies Biden With Border Wall Made of Shipping Containers
The Biden administration remains silent as the Republican governor brazenly builds an ad hoc wall on protected lands.
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.
The Texas Border County at the Center of a Dangerous Right-Wing Experiment
Officials in rural Kinney County, Texas, are pushing Gov. Greg Abbott to take ever more extreme action against migrants and asylum-seekers.
Texas Jail Warden Charged With Killing Migrant Was Previously Accused of Serious Abuses
Mike Sheppard, who ran a privately operated ICE jail, oversaw alleged abuses and hate crimes so severe that a federal prosecutor involved the FBI.
Ron DeSantis Chartered Planes From GOP-Allied Donor to Fly Migrants to Martha's Vineyard
Recipients of the firm’s donations include the appropriations chief responsible for funding Florida’s migrant relocation program.
After Being Deported by U.S., Walter Cruz-Zavala Disappeared in Notorious Salvadoran Crackdown
U.S. courts twice said he faced torture or murder at the hands of gangs or the Salvadoran state. ICE deported him anyway.
Border Wall Construction Resumes Under President Joe Biden
The Biden administration laid out its plans to rev up work on completing Donald Trump’s signature project.
Border Patrol Agents Are Trashing Sikh Asylum-Seekers’ Turbans
“The turban is sacred.” At least 64 Sikh men have had their headwear confiscated and discarded by Yuma’s Border Patrol.
Fifth Migrant Woman Alleges Sexual Assault Against Nurse at ICE Jail
CoreCivic provided incorrect information to journalists investigating the allegations — and ICE says two investigations remain open.
ICE Searched LexisNexis Database Over 1 Million Times in Just Seven Months
LexisNexis usage logs for Immigration and Customs Enforcement for seven months totaled 1,211,643 searches and 302,431 “reports.”
“This Is America Motherfucker”: Witnesses Describe Border Patrol Killing of Mexican Migrant
Men traveling with Carmelo Cruz Marcos told authorities that Border Patrol agents tampered with evidence and sought to concoct a cover story.