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.
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.
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.
A Homeland Security Whistleblower Goes Public About ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement
Ellen Gallagher's yearslong effort to draw attention to ICE's use of solitary confinement was met with a maze of bureaucratic indirection and indifference.
Border Official Admits Targeting Journalists and Human Rights Advocates With Smuggling Investigations
A Customs and Border Protection official confirmed that the agency had launched investigations of journalists and immigrant rights advocates on the border.
Some Adoptees Are Undocumented Because Their Parents Forgot to Fill Out a Form. Now Congress Is Taking Action.
Between 25,000 and 49,000 people who were adopted by American parents as children live in fear of deportation because they never got citizenship.
No More Deaths Trial Opens as More Bodies Discovered Along Arizona-Mexico Border
As the federal littering trial of No More Deaths volunteer Scott Warren took place in Ajo, Arizona, volunteers recovered human remains in the desert nearby.
Justice Department's Four-Year Effort to Strip Citizenship From Kansas Man Flops in Federal Court
An HVAC repairman in Kansas didn’t tell his wife about a previous marriage. The Department of Justice tried to strip his citizenship for it — and failed.
"The Fourth Amendment Doesn't Apply Here" — U.S. Border Guards Arrest Arizona Immigrant Rights Volunteer
U.S. border officials arrested a human rights advocate, denying her access to an attorney when she accompanied an asylum-seeker to a border crossing.
Sen. Ron Wyden Demands Answers From DHS and Private Intel Firm Over Spying on Anti-Trump Immigration Protests
Homeland Security distributed information about protests collected by spies for hire. An influential senator on surveillance issues wants to know why.
Scott Warren Worked to Prevent Migrant Deaths in the Arizona Desert. The Government Wants Him in Prison.
Thousands of migrants have died crossing the desert in Arizona. The U.S. government is prosecuting activists who try to save lives and recover bodies.