Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Church Because ICE Separates Families Every Day
Sanctuary was an alternative to an impossible choice: dash her American son’s dreams of working for NASA, or allow herself to be deported without him.
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.
Two Boys Sue the U.S. Government for Separating Them From Their Fathers
It’s been nearly a month since the families were separated. Only one of the boys has been able to speak to his father.
Rep. Steny Hoyer: Members of Congress Protesting Family Separation Should Maintain “Decorum”
Hoyer told CNN it was “not appropriate” for members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus protesting family separation to yell at President Donald Trump.
An Abused Woman Came to the U.S. Seeking Asylum. The Government Took Her 5-Year-Old Son. This Is How She Got Him Back.
“I cried some, but I tried to be strong,” the little boy said when he was reunited with his mother after 38 days of separation.
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Separating Migrant Families Is Barbaric. It's Also What the U.S. Has Been Doing to People of Color for Hundreds of Years.
Donald Trump's family separation policies on the southern border are horrific — and they fit right into American history.
The U.S. Has Taken More Than 3,700 Children From Their Parents — and Has No Plan for Returning Them
The U.S. has created a bureaucratic nightmare for families whose children have been taken away from them.
Trump Cabinet’s Bible Study Minister Justifies Child Separation as Consequence of Immigrants’ “Illegal Behavior”
Some members of the Christian right expressed reservations about Donald Trump's hard-line policies, but not those closest to the administration.
Desperate Asylum-Seekers Are Being Turned Away by U.S. Border Agents Claiming There’s “No Room”
The practice of turning away asylum-seekers at the border has suddenly become routine, in defiance of U.S. and international law.
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The Misogynistic Logic of Jeff Sessions’s Horrifying New Asylum Policy For Domestic Violence Victims
Attorney General Jeff Sessions dismissed domestic violence as a “private” crime — compounding his anti-immigrant stance with misogyny.
Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” Crackdown Won’t Stop Border Crossings but It Could Break the Courts
There’s no evidence hard-line that immigration enforcement deters border crossers. The administration is cracking down anyway.