Trump Is Blowing Up a National Monument in Arizona to Make Way for the Border Wall
“A historically significant area is going to be changed irreparably. You’re never going to be able to put it back together.”
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.
Federal Judge Reverses Conviction of Border Volunteers, Challenging Government’s “Gruesome Logic”
The judge agreed with the No More Deaths volunteers’ religious liberty defense and condemned the U.S. government’s “deterrence by death” border strategy.
One Year into “Remain in Mexico,” the U.S. Is Enlisting Central America In Its Crackdown on Asylum
Mexico is doing the work of Trump’s wall, keeping migrants from the U.S. Now the administration is trying to push the border to Central America.
Voices
"Public Charge" Ruling Shows the Supreme Court Won’t Save Us From Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
The court’s conservative majority has made its support for fascistic policies clear. We need a political response to Trumpian excess, not just a legal one.
Trump Banished Immigration Rights Activist for Speaking Out. He's Suing ICE to Come Back.
Jean Montrevil was deported after reviving his immigrant rights activism. His First Amendment suit says he was targeted for protected speech.
At Boston Immigration Court, ICE Must Now Justify Detaining Noncitizens — Reversing Decades of Precedent
ICE attorneys are now required to prove that a noncitizen poses a danger or flight risk in order for the court to deny bond.
Targeting Iran
U.S. Border Agency Says It's Not Singling Out Iranians. This Family Waited 11 Hours and Was Asked About Iranian Heritage.
At a border crossing with Canada, Customs and Border Protection made dozens of families with Iranian heritage wait for hours to enter the U.S.
How ICE Uses Social Media to Surveil and Arrest Immigrants
ICE emails provide a rare inside look at the agency’s use of Facebook and commercial data brokers to track down an immigrant in California.
Spokane vs. the Border Patrol: How Immigration Agents Stake Out a City Bus Station
Border Patrol agents have arrested 71 people at the Spokane bus depot this year, part of a nationwide increase in immigration enforcement on Greyhound buses.
The Government Has Taken At Least 1,100 Children From Their Parents Since Family Separations Officially Ended
Border Patrol agents, untrained in child welfare, decide that some parents are unfit to stay with their children based on brief interactions in detention.