Maryam Saleh

Maryam Saleh is an editor and reporter based in Washington, D.C., whose work focuses on immigration and national security.

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The War on ImmigrantsThousands of Immigrants Suffer in Solitary Confinement in ICE Detention

Spencer Woodman, Maryam Saleh, Hannah Rappleye, Karrie Kehoe — May. 21

Locked for weeks or months in solitary cells, mentally ill and vulnerable detainees are plagued by anxiety, anger, depression, and suicidal impulses.

The War on ImmigrantsA Homeland Security Whistleblower Goes Public About ICE Abuse of Solitary Confinement

Maryam Saleh, Spencer Woodman — May. 21

Ellen Gallagher's yearslong effort to draw attention to ICE's use of solitary confinement was met with a maze of bureaucratic indirection and indifference.

The War on ImmigrantsJustice Department’s Four-Year Effort to Strip Citizenship From Kansas Man Flops in Federal Court

Maryam Saleh — May. 10

An HVAC repairman in Kansas didn’t tell his wife about a previous marriage. The Department of Justice tried to strip his citizenship for it — and failed.

ICE Set to Deport Somalis Who Were Returned to U.S. on Infamous Botched Flight

Maryam Saleh — Apr. 9

ICE is planning to deport some Somali immigrants who said they experienced abuse on board a December 2017 deportation flight that was returned to the U.S.

The War on ImmigrantsTrump Administration Is Spending Enormous Resources to Strip Citizenship From a Florida Truck Driver

Maryam Saleh — Apr. 4

The administration has asked for $207.6 million to investigate more than 700,000 cases of U.S. citizens who might be susceptible to denaturalization.

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