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.”
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.
“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.
A Pastor’s Legal Fight Against CBP Exposes a Reckless Surveillance Operation
Kaji Dousa’s lawsuit identified the CBP officials who blacklisted activists and journalists under Trump — and uncovered a web of lies and inconsistencies.
ICE Settles With Immigrant Rights Leader Who Sued Over First Amendment Violations
Ravi Ragbir said he was targeted for deportation because of protected speech criticizing ICE and the immigration enforcement regime.
Texas National Guard Filmed Trespassing During Border Operations
Soldiers patrolling border communities with assault rifles is the latest escalation in Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star.
Startup Pitched Tasing Migrants From Drones, Video Reveals
Well-funded Brinc positions its use of robots as nonviolent, but an early promo video undercuts this message.
ICE Review of Immigrant's Suicide Finds Falsified Documents, Neglect, and Improper Confinement
An internal review of Efraín Romero de la Rosa's death in ICE custody found almost two dozen policy violations during his stint in detention.
U.S. Border Authorities Failed to Prepare for Influx of Haitian Migrants Despite Weeks of Warnings
Local officials had warned for weeks that large groups of Haitian migrants were moving through Mexico toward the border.
Intercepted Podcast
A Legacy of Corruption and Abuse: The Post-9/11 Immigration Megabureaucracy
The United States’ hard-line immigration enforcement is one of the most significant consequences of the war on terror.
In Targeting Haitians, Biden May Execute the Largest Mass Expulsion of Asylum-Seekers in Recent History
“This is anti-Black racism in our immigration policy. Period.”