Elected Officials From 20 States Join the Call to Abolish ICE
“The experiment that is ICE has failed, and must be ended as soon as possible," more than 100 officials from 20 states wrote in a statement.
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 Guatemalan Family Faces Endless Obstacles as They Struggle to Recover a 9-Year-Old Boy From U.S. Custody
As deadlines loom for the government to reunite migrant parents and children separated at the border, families are trying to navigate a chaotic bureaucracy.
Donald Trump Law Enforcement Appointees Previously Worked for ICE Contractors
Officials working in America’s deportation machine used to draw their paychecks from the private companies that profited off it.
Immigrant Mothers Were Moved Outdoors During Kirstjen Nielsen’s Secretive Visit to Detention. They Shouted for Help to No Avail.
The DHS secretary quietly visited two ICE detention centers in South Texas, as well as a shelter housing young children separated from their parents.
“Dad, I’m Never Going to See You Again” — Two Brazilian Boys Describe Living Through Family Separation
The boys, ages 9 and 15, have not seen their fathers for more than a month.
The Threat of International Adoption for Migrant Children Separated From Their Families
Are the children separated from their parents in the border crisis and put in the federal government's care at risk of unethical adoptions in the U.S.?
Confusion Reigns at a Texas Courthouse as New Questions Emerge Over Reunification of Migrant Families
Protesters move on the courthouse, the government uses verbal sleight of hand, and a father is prosecuted despite Trump’s order banning family separation.
Trump's "Shithole Countries" Remark Is at the Center of a Lawsuit to Reinstate Protections for Immigrants
“The Trump administration’s decision to end TPS for people from these countries was motivated by its racism against non-white, non-Europeans immigrants."
Calls to Abolish ICE Are Becoming More Mainstream. Is Washington Ready for the Conversation?
The movement to abolish ICE has found its footing on Capitol Hill, but many in Congress are resistant to dissolving the agency without viable alternatives.
Thomson Reuters Defends Its Work for ICE, Providing “Identification and Location of Aliens”
The company is under pressure from Privacy International for its nearly $30 million in ICE contracts via two subsidiaries.