Protests for Black Lives
Police Attacks on Protesters Are Rooted in a Violent Ideology of Reactionary Grievance
A peaceful protest movement confronts a lawless police culture.
Ryan Devereaux
Ryan Devereaux is an award-winning investigative journalist and Type Media Center fellow covering immigration enforcement, national security and the environment.
He was a lead reporter on The Intercept’s award-winning series “The Drone Papers,” and winner of the 2017 Online Journalism Award for best feature writing for a small newsroom. In 2020, Devereaux received the Deadline Club’s top prize for feature reporting for “Bodies in the Borderlands,” a yearlong investigation into the criminalization of humanitarian aid in the Sonoran Desert, and in 2023 he shared an Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting for his coverage of Arizona’s illegal dumping of shipping containers as an ad hoc border barrier on protected public lands. He has reported extensively on the drug war in Mexico, the war on terror, and the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to The Intercept, Devereaux worked at The Guardian US covering policing in New York City.
His forthcoming book, “The Hunt: A True Story of Resurrection and Retribution in the West,” from Avid Reader Press, will be published in 2026. He is based in Tucson, Arizona.
He was a lead reporter on The Intercept’s award-winning series “The Drone Papers,” and winner of the 2017 Online Journalism Award for best feature writing for a small newsroom. In 2020, Devereaux received the Deadline Club’s top prize for feature reporting for “Bodies in the Borderlands,” a yearlong investigation into the criminalization of humanitarian aid in the Sonoran Desert, and in 2023 he shared an Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting for his coverage of Arizona’s illegal dumping of shipping containers as an ad hoc border barrier on protected public lands. He has reported extensively on the drug war in Mexico, the war on terror, and the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to The Intercept, Devereaux worked at The Guardian US covering policing in New York City.
His forthcoming book, “The Hunt: A True Story of Resurrection and Retribution in the West,” from Avid Reader Press, will be published in 2026. He is based in Tucson, Arizona.
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Brooklyn Man Was Arrested for Curfew Violation. The FBI Interrogated Him About His Political Beliefs.
After Trump’s assertion that anti-fascists are terrorists, FBI agents are conducting interviews with arrested protesters about their political beliefs.
The Coronavirus Crisis
ICE Detainee Who Died of Covid-19 Suffered Horrifying Neglect
Men inside the Otay Mesa Detention Center, site of the largest coronavirus outbreak in ICE detention, say officials’ negligence lead to a man’s death.
The Coronavirus Crisis
“Burials Are Cheaper Than Deportations”: Virus Unleashes Terror in a Troubled ICE Detention Center
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads to the Deep South, detained immigrants are becoming increasingly desperate.
The Coronavirus Crisis
How ICE Operations in New York Set the Stage for a Coronavirus Nightmare in Local Jails
As the coronavirus was spreading in New York City, ICE was arresting as many immigrants as possible in a politicized crackdown.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Lawmakers Demand That ICE Stop Arresting Immigrants to Prevent Spreading Coronavirus Among Detainees
More than a dozen members of Congress, citing the coronavirus pandemic, called on the Department of Homeland Security to halt arrests and deportations.
The War on Immigrants
Mass Immigration Prosecutions on the Border Are Currently on Hold. What Comes Next Is Uncertain.
With the coronavirus sweeping the country, federal defense attorneys and court officials witnessed a rare pause in the longstanding prosecution pipeline.
The War on Immigrants
The Border Patrol Invited the Press to Watch It Blow Up a National Monument
The Border Patrol detonated explosives on sacred Native American lands while tribal leaders were testifying against the desecration in Washington, D.C.
The War on Immigrants
Trump Is Blowing Up a National Monument in Arizona to Make Way for the Border Wall
“A historically significant area is going to be changed irreparably. You’re never going to be able to put it back together.”
The War on Immigrants
Federal Judge Reverses Conviction of Border Volunteers, Challenging Government’s “Gruesome Logic”
The judge agreed with the No More Deaths volunteers’ religious liberty defense and condemned the U.S. government’s “deterrence by death” border strategy.