Elizabeth Warren Condemns ICE's "Cruel and Unnecessary" Use of Solitary Confinement, Demands Answers
“That’s what I’ve waited so long to hear, that someone in a position of power would look at this information and say, ‘This is clearly wrong.’”
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 Palestinian Activist Got Swept Up in the War on Terror. Decades Later, ICE Tried to Secretly Deport Him to Israel.
Abdelhaleem Ashqar was targeted in a trifecta of post-9/11 prosecutions. He spent 11 years in federal prison before ending up in ICE’s custody.
What You Need to Know About Trump's Mass Deportation Threat
It’s logistically impossible for ICE to deport “millions” of people. Trump’s tweet was about appealing to a nativist base rather than an actual policy.
Mexico Made Refugee Concessions Months Before Trump Tariff Threats, DHS Documents Say
Bit by bit, Trump’s story of bullying Mexico into concessions on asylum-seekers is falling apart.
Private Border Wall Expands Onto Federal Land, Blocking Access to Historic Site
We Build the Wall has expanded its private border wall to land owned by the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission, a federal agency.
In Scott Warren's No More Deaths Trial, Prosecutors Attempt to Paint a Web of Conspiracy
Prosecutors are basing conspiracy charges against No More Deaths activist Scott Warren on questionable cellphone evidence.
Family Services Counselor Fired After Speaking Out Against Surveillance of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Sarah DeYoreo, who was fired from Morrison Child and Family Services, said that staff were being encouraged to act as an extension of law enforcement.
How a California Community Helped Hundreds of Migrants the Border Patrol Dropped at a Greyhound Station
In San Bernardino, volunteers scrambled to provide the mostly Guatemalan arrivals with the help and logistical support that Border Patrol did not.
Vigilantes Helped Steve Bannon's Group With Private Border Wall Near El Paso
The builders of the private border wall near El Paso were aided by armed vigilantes who have been capturing and terrorizing migrants.
Thousands of Immigrants Suffer in Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention
Locked for weeks or months in solitary cells, mentally ill and vulnerable detainees are plagued by anxiety, anger, depression, and suicidal impulses.