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.
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.
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.”
Voices
Four Months Ago, Biden Said Haiti Wasn’t Safe. Now He’s Deporting Thousands There.
The Biden administration is using a Trump-era policy to justify mass deportations — only Biden is doing it at a faster pace.
Little-Known Federal Software Can Trigger Revocation of Citizenship
Known as ATLAS, the software mines various federal databases for derogatory information. It runs autonomously on Amazon servers.
ICE Discussed Punishing Immigrant Advocates for Peaceful Protests
Internal documents show how ICE surveilled immigrant advocates' protest activities — and floated retaliating against them for it.
ICE Locks Down Facility as Women Protest Handling of Possible Tuberculosis Case
Women detained by ICE staged a protest after learning of possible tuberculosis exposure. Facility staff responded by taking away phone access.
The Biden Administration Is Routinely Sending Mexican Children Back to Danger, Report Finds
While the administration vowed to end Trump’s practice of expelling unaccompanied minors, the practice persists for children from Mexico.
Biden’s Border Agenda Collides With the Realities of Mexico's Violence
In regions wracked by the drug war, the U.S. and Mexico remain hooked on militarization.