ICE Plans to Spend $18 Million on Thousands of New Tasers
ICE is seeking thousands of new “conductive energy weapons,” as well as training at a U.S. military base on how to use them.
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.
Amid Protests, Phoenix Police Swept Up Immigrants on Mistaken Charges. Now They Face Deportation.
“This is a prime example of why local law enforcement should not have any interaction with ICE — because cops make mistakes,” a Phoenix attorney said.
Redirecting Asylum-Seekers From U.S. to Guatemala Was a Cruel Farce, Report Finds
Nearly 1,000 Hondurans and Salvadorans seeking asylum in the U.S. were sent to Guatemala instead, where they face threats similar to those they fled.
"It's Like Purgatory": How the U.S. Has Undermined the Promise of Asylum
An excerpt from the new book, “The Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Beyond.”
Voices
We Need to Reverse the Damage Trump Has Done in Latin America. Biden's Plans Don't Cut It.
When it comes to Latin America, Joe Biden promises a return to the status quo of the Obama administration. That's not good enough.
ICE Transferred Cameroonian Women After They Protested Their Detention. Now, Despite Coronavirus, It Won’t Grant Them Parole.
“You don't want to give us parole, let us go home. Give us court dates so that we can attend our court proceedings,” one of the women said of ICE.
Mass Immigration Prosecutions on the Border Are Currently on Hold. What Comes Next Is Uncertain.
With the coronavirus sweeping the country, federal defense attorneys and court officials witnessed a rare pause in the longstanding prosecution pipeline.
ICE Officials in Texas Are Keeping Migrants in Jail With Potentially Illegal Blanket Parole Denials
San Antonio attorneys say ICE is denying parole to detainees under the “transit bar,” a new Trump policy blocking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Border Patrol Invited the Press to Watch It Blow Up a National Monument
The Border Patrol detonated explosives on sacred Native American lands while tribal leaders were testifying against the desecration in Washington, D.C.
Family Separations at the Border Constitute Torture, New Report Claims
Physicians for Human Rights examined the lasting psychological effects on Central American families who were torn apart by U.S. immigration officials.