Immigration detention centers

ICE raid

What Happens to Undocumented Immigrants Once They Fall Into ICE’s Hands? What Happens to Undocumented Immigrants Once They Fall Into ICE’s Hands?

In New York, undocumented immigrants can languish in abominable detention centers for months or even years.

Feb 20, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Immigration protesters

How Local Leaders Can Resist Trump’s Deportation Machine How Local Leaders Can Resist Trump’s Deportation Machine

They should “explicitly remove immigration enforcement from the purview of their local law-enforcement departments.”

Feb 10, 2017 / Kung Li

Immigration ban protests

Refugees Are Welcome Here! Refugees Are Welcome Here!

New York City finds itself on the front lines of the fight against Trump’s Muslim ban.

Jan 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Ched Nin

These Men Have Been in This Country for Over 30 Years. Now They Could Be Deported. These Men Have Been in This Country for Over 30 Years. Now They Could Be Deported.

A group of Cambodian refugees resettled in the US in the wake of the Vietnam War are in danger of being sent back.

Jan 4, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting

Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting Meet the Central American Women the United States Is Detaining and Deporting

Horrific conditions in the Northern Triangle led to a major policy crisis for the Obama administration. A new wave of refugees could do the same for Trump.

Dec 26, 2016 / Emily Gogolak

Xavier Becerra

The Most Important Appointment Since the Election Wasn’t Made by Trump The Most Important Appointment Since the Election Wasn’t Made by Trump

California’s incoming attorney general, Congressman Xavier Becerra, is poised to lead states resisting the Trump administration.

Dec 6, 2016 / David Dayen

Detention in Washington

Will Immigrants in Long-Term Detention Get Their Day in Court? The Supreme Court Is About to Decide. Will Immigrants in Long-Term Detention Get Their Day in Court? The Supreme Court Is About to Decide.

The Court needs to recognize the constitutional rights of people in detention before it’s too late.

Nov 28, 2016 / Alina Das

Prison Barbed Wire

ICE Plans to Reopen the Very Same Private Prison the Feds Just Closed ICE Plans to Reopen the Very Same Private Prison the Feds Just Closed

Advocates cheered when the Justice Department began shuttering its private prisons. But immigration officials saw an opportunity.

Oct 27, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler

What if the US Really Did Deport 11 Million People?

What if the US Really Did Deport 11 Million People? What if the US Really Did Deport 11 Million People?

A case study of New York’s Hudson Valley, where immigrants—with and without documents—have brought once-dead towns back to life.

Sep 29, 2016 / Feature / DW Gibson

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The Obama Administration Continues Pulling Away From Private Prison Companies The Obama Administration Continues Pulling Away From Private Prison Companies

Homeland Security launches a review of private detention centers, weeks after DOJ began closing its own facilities.

Sep 2, 2016 / Seth Freed Wessler

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