Woody Guthrie Sang Against Dehumanizing the Immigrants Killed in a Plane Crash. ICE Is Doing It All Over Again.
The folk singer wrote the tune “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)” about the same 1948 plane crash ICE is memorializing today.
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.
ICE Arrested Father Who Cared for His Ill Son — Then Denied His Request to Attend Son’s Funeral
“The officer informed me that his director stepped in and told him that Maher would not be allowed to attend Wael’s burial.”
While Minnesotans Rejoice Over Greg Bovino’s Ouster, His Replacement Is a Deportation Hard-Liner
The most notable difference between Tom Homan and Bovino is that Homan has deported a lot more people — and done it at a national scale.
Read the Report on Alex Pretti’s Killing — and the Bizarre Q&A CBP Gave Congress First
When Congress pressed CBP for a report on Pretti’s killing, it offered answers to a list of questions. CBP also supplied the questions itself.
Even Democrats Who Crafted ICE Funding Compromise Are Questioning It
Fearing primaries for abetting Trump’s crackdown, top Democrats are turning away from a deal they crafted to avoid another government shutdown.
Inside the Somali-Led Resistance to Trump’s Assault on Minneapolis
Somalis are fighting back, from homemade sambusas for protesters to foot patrols on the lookout for ICE.
DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recruitment post after Jonathan Ross killed Renee Good.
“They Could See My Color”: Minneapolis Uber Driver Speaks Out on Why Border Patrol Accosted Him
Ahmed Bin Hassan, a Somali American, was defiant as more than a dozen masked federal agents harangued him about his accent.
Border Patrol Agents Shot Two People in Portland During Immigration Stop
The shooting came just one day after an ICE agent in Minneapolis shot and killed Renee Nicole Good.
Blackwater Successor Hunts Immigrants for ICE
Constellis Holdings, which traces its roots to Erik Prince’s mercenary firm Blackwater, landed an ICE contract as a bounty hunter.