Children Separated Under Trump's “Zero Tolerance” Policy Say Their Trauma Continues
Children who were separated from their parents at the border tell The Intercept that they continue to live in fear.
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.
Trump Administration Says Deportable Immigrants Can’t Go to the Courts — Even If Their First Amendment Rights Are Violated
An activist says he was targeted for deportation because of First Amendment-protected speech. The government says he can't have a day in court.
Donald Trump Isn’t Just Slashing the Refugee Quota, He’s Dismantling the Entire Resettlement System
As the president prepares to slash the refugee cap to another historic low, advocates say the figure is no longer a reliable indicator of actual admissions.
FBI Pressed Detained Anti-ICE Activist for Information on Protests, Offering Immigration Help
ICE has been criticized for detaining and deporting other activists, but this case also indicates an FBI interest in anti-ICE protests.
For Parents Deported Without Their Children, Lack of Information From the U.S. Government Is Excruciating
Nearly two months after they were deported without their children, distraught parents say no one from the U.S. government has contacted them.
Trump Officials Were Warned That Family Separations Would Traumatize Children
A former official from the Office of Refugee Resettlement warned that family separations had "significant potential for psychological injury to the child.”
Immigrant Detainees Describe Abusive Conditions in “Guantánamo Bay for Asylum-Seekers”
The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit enumerating egregious conditions for immigrant detainees at a federal prison in Victorville, California.
A Family Faces an Impossible Choice: Reunite Child With Her Detained Mother or Undocumented Father?
Jhoseline was still in detention and likely to be deported, while Miguel could end up deported himself if he engaged with the system.
Reunited With Their Children, Immigrant Mothers Find Themselves in a Strange and Unforgiving Land
Many traumatized and disoriented immigrant detainees in South Texas are simply being dropped at bus stations by ICE — without food, water, or money.
ICE Detainee Diagnosed With Schizophrenia Spent 21 Days in Solitary Confinement, Then Took His Own Life
Efraín Romero de la Rosa's suicide was the second in 15 months by a detainee with a history of mental illness at a privately run ICE detention center.