CBP Agents Can Have Gang Tattoos — as Long as They Cover Them Up
U.S. immigration officials have sent people to CECOT because of what they deemed gang tattoos. CBP grooming standards allow them.
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 Deports Five Men to Eswatini, Expanding Global Gulag in Africa
It’s the latest development in Donald Trump’s efforts to outsource immigrant detention to poorer countries beset by violence and human rights abuses.
ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court
ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.
Voices
ICE Campaign of Violence Will Lead to More Deaths
Jaime Alanis’s death shows the horrific consequences of a secret police force behaving with utter impunity.
Voices
What to Do When You See ICE in Your Neighborhood
How can you deter the Trump administration's immigrant deportation machine when it pops up in your community? Follow these steps.
House Democrat Calls on Kristi Noem To Resign Over ICE Lies
Bernie Sanders, Delia Ramirez, Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal, and Rashida Tlaib reacted with outrage to The Intercept's investigation.
Trans People Have Disappeared From ICE Records, Against Congressional Orders
The Trump administration has made efforts to "erase" transgender people, who face violence and medical neglect behind bars.
The Private Prison Industry Looks Forward to Soaring Profits Thanks to Trump’s Budget
The $45 billion for immigration detention in the "Big, Beautiful Bill" represented a long-sought win for private prisons.
Trump’s Big Beautiful Gift to Anduril
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act requires all new border surveillance towers to be certified "autonomous." Only Anduril's fit the bill.
How The Intercept Fought to Reveal Key Evidence in Student Deportation Cases
In critical cases involving pro-Palestine speech, The Intercept convinced courts to make the full dockets public.