At Largest ICE Detention Center in the Country, Guards Called Attempted Suicides “Failures”
A scathing official report confirmed systemic neglect and abuse that detainees at ICE’s Adelanto immigration detention center have condemned for years.
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.
The Trump Administration Carried Out Thousands More Family Separations Than Previously Acknowledged
An Amnesty International report describes an orchestrated campaign by the Trump administration to seek “the full dismantling of the U.S. asylum system.”
Immigrant Detainee Called ICE Help Line Before Killing Himself in Isolation Cell
Jeancarlo Alfonso Jimenez-Joseph repeatedly brought his suicidal thoughts to the attention of officials at a private ICE detention center run by CoreCivic.
California Border District Reverses Course on a Key Component of Operation Streamline
Judges in San Diego are no longer accepting same-day pleas for illegal entry misdemeanor cases, ending a major aspect of the fast-track prosecution program.
Citing Trump’s Racism, a Federal Judge Restores Protections for Immigrants Fleeing Wars and Disasters
A federal court has suspended the Trump administration’s termination of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of refugees.
“Zero Tolerance” Pushed Asylum-Seekers to Cross the Border Illegally, DHS Report Confirms
A report by the DHS inspector general also shows that Jeff Sessions and Kirstjen Nielsen lied about prosecuting asylum-seekers at the border.
El Salvador Is Trying to Stop Gang Violence. But the Trump Administration Keeps Pushing Failed "Iron Fist" Policing.
The U.S. government is funding important new gang rehabilitation programs with one hand, and punitive policing with the other.
A Deported Father Made a Desperate Attempt to Reunite With His Son
A father who was tricked into being voluntarily deported made a desperate attempt to enter the U.S. again to find his child.
ICE Defied a Court Order in Vendetta Against Deportee
Danny Michel was wrongfully deported in 2016. After fighting for two years to return, ICE defied a court order and detained him.
Voices
Trump’s Plan to Deny Green Cards to People on Medicaid or Food Stamps Is a Full-Blown Attack on the Immigrant Poor
Trump is creating an impossible choice between getting help and legal residency — his administration's latest tool of ethnic cleansing.