Voices
What the Concentration Camps of Bosnia Can Teach Us About the Abuse of Immigrants on the U.S. Border
I never thought the pattern of abuse and deceit that I saw at Serb-run prison camps in the 1990s would be relevant to America — but it is.
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.
A Whistleblower Pointed to ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement. Now Pressure Mounts for Congressional Investigation.
A government watchdog wants a full accounting for abuses against people detained by ICE — and how an internal whistleblower came to be ignored.
As Push Against ICE Exploitation of Solitary Confinement Gains Momentum, Cory Booker Calls for Hearings
Booker asked Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham to convene a hearing in response to the findings of an ICIJ and Intercept investigation.
I’m a Journalist but I Didn’t Fully Realize the Terrible Power of U.S. Border Officials Until They Violated My Rights and Privacy
I complacently assumed that CBP’s horrendous treatment of migrants wouldn’t affect me directly, least of all in Austin, the city where I was born.
Ocasio-Cortez Not Apologizing to Kevin McCarthy: "He Should Apologize to the Children That Have Been Separated From Their Parents"
“I think he should apologize for the deliberate conflation and attack on these terms,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
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.’”
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.