Voices
What the Concentration Camps of Bosnia Can Teach Us About the Abuse of Immigrants on the U.S. Border
I never thought the pattern of abuse and deceit that I saw at Serb-run prison camps in the 1990s would be relevant to America — but it is.
Justice
The War on Immigrants
A Whistleblower Pointed to ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement. Now Pressure Mounts for Congressional Investigation.
A government watchdog wants a full accounting for abuses against people detained by ICE — and how an internal whistleblower came to be ignored.
The War on Immigrants
As Push Against ICE Exploitation of Solitary Confinement Gains Momentum, Cory Booker Calls for Hearings
Booker asked Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham to convene a hearing in response to the findings of an ICIJ and Intercept investigation.
The War on Immigrants
Elizabeth Warren Condemns ICE's "Cruel and Unnecessary" Use of Solitary Confinement, Demands Answers
“That’s what I’ve waited so long to hear, that someone in a position of power would look at this information and say, ‘This is clearly wrong.’”
The War on Immigrants
This Palestinian Activist Got Swept Up in the War on Terror. Decades Later, ICE Tried to Secretly Deport Him to Israel.
Abdelhaleem Ashqar was targeted in a trifecta of post-9/11 prosecutions. He spent 11 years in federal prison before ending up in ICE’s custody.
The War on Immigrants
What You Need to Know About Trump's Mass Deportation Threat
It’s logistically impossible for ICE to deport “millions” of people. Trump’s tweet was about appealing to a nativist base rather than an actual policy.
Georgia Prepares to Carry Out the 1,500th Execution in the U.S. Since 1976
Marion Wilson Jr. is set to die on June 20 in the state that gave rise to the so-called modern death penalty era. But the system is as unfair as ever.
How a Right-Wing Attack on Protections for Native American Children Could Upend Indian Law
The battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act could have implications for federal laws based on tribes’ political relationship with the U.S. government.
The War on Immigrants
Mexico Made Refugee Concessions Months Before Trump Tariff Threats, DHS Documents Say
Bit by bit, Trump’s story of bullying Mexico into concessions on asylum-seekers is falling apart.
Voices
How New York's Criminal Justice System Killed a Transgender Woman at Rikers Island
Layleen Polanco was arrested on sex work charges, incarcerated for not making $500 bail, and held in solitary.