How the U.S. Weaponized the Border Wall
The idea of weaponizing the border reaches back to at least the 1970s, when the U.S. began to turn its attention away from the Vietnam War.
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.
Journalists, Lawyers, and Activists Working on the Border Face Coordinated Harassment From U.S. and Mexican Authorities
The Intercept has uncovered a pattern of official harassment aimed at journalists covering migrant caravans in Mexico, as well as attorneys and activists.
Trump Ripped This Immigrant Family Apart. They Watched the State of the Union Together From the Congressional Gallery.
Albertina Contreras and her daughter, Yakelyn, were victims of Donald Trump’s family separation policy. On Tuesday, they attended the State of the Union.
GOP Leadership Instructs Lawmakers to Play Up Gruesome Murders and Rapes by Immigrants
In the Trump era, GOP lawmakers are openly being encouraged to stoke fear over immigrant crime.
A Member of Congress Tried to Go to an Immigration Activist’s ICE Check-in. ICE Tried to Block Her.
”It’s a way for ICE to continue doing their work in the shadows, like secret police. It’s much easier to detain someone when nobody’s watching.“
ICE Courthouse Arrests in New York Increased 1,700 Percent Under Trump
The courthouse operations have been coupled with increased reports of ICE agents using physical force to take undocumented immigrants into custody.
Trump's Shutdown Offer Creates a De Facto Asylum Ban for Central American Minors
The GOP offer to Democrats would require Central American minors to request asylum from their home countries and sets a cap for granting asylum.
Trump's Border Wall Would Destroy Historic Gravesites in South Texas
A stop on the Underground Railroad and an early African-American burial site in South Texas are endangered by the first section of Trump's border wall.
As Trial Starts for Border Humanitarian Volunteers, New Documents Reveal Federal Bureaucrats’ Obsession With Stopping Activists
The activists are on trial for leaving lifesaving supplies along a deadly migrant route — or what the government considers “littering.”
William Barr May Be Worse on Immigration Than Jeff Sessions
William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, has a long record of immigration extremism.