Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story Why Numbers Alone Obscure the Real Deportation Story
The total number of deportations is down under Trump, but don’t confuse that with leniency.
Dec 28, 2017 / Editorial / Julianne Hing
How a Group of Immigration Attorneys Stopped a Deportation Flight to Cambodia How a Group of Immigration Attorneys Stopped a Deportation Flight to Cambodia
ICE is seeking to deport Cambodian Americans at unprecedented speed.
Dec 19, 2017 / Julianne Hing
Under Trump, the Private-Prison Boom Shows No Sign of Slowing Under Trump, the Private-Prison Boom Shows No Sign of Slowing
A conversation with Lauren-Brooke Eisen on her new book on private prisons and the long shadow of mass incarceration.
Dec 14, 2017 / John Washington
An HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Staged a 7-Day Hunger Strike in an ICE Detention Facility An HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Staged a 7-Day Hunger Strike in an ICE Detention Facility
Protesting prolonged detention, substandard medical care, and parole denial, Jesus Rodriguez Mendoza may soon stop eating again.
Dec 12, 2017 / John Washington
A Growing Lawyer ‘Army’ Is Banding Together to Protect Immigrants A Growing Lawyer ‘Army’ Is Banding Together to Protect Immigrants
Immigrants with attorneys are four times more likely to be released from detention.
Nov 23, 2017 / Tania Karas
Anatomy of an Abduction: The Deportation of Cambodian American Refugees Anatomy of an Abduction: The Deportation of Cambodian American Refugees
Cambodians displaced by American bombs are being sent back to a country they barely know.
Nov 21, 2017 / J.M. Wong
We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid
The novel Exit West is about the many migrations that humans undergo. Its author finds universality and hope in that.
Oct 30, 2017 / Q&A / Caitlin L. Chandler
A Look Inside Our Abusive Immigrant Prisons A Look Inside Our Abusive Immigrant Prisons
Each year, the US government locks up roughly 440,000 immigrants in over 200 immigrant prisons.
Oct 18, 2017 / Video / Robert Greenwald
Prosecutors Are Banding Together to Prevent Criminal-Justice Reform Prosecutors Are Banding Together to Prevent Criminal-Justice Reform
A new investigation shows that DA associations are thwarting changes to the death penalty, sentencing, and more.
Oct 18, 2017 / Feature / Jessica Pishko
Pregnant Immigrants Say They’ve Been Denied Medical Care in Detention Centers Pregnant Immigrants Say They’ve Been Denied Medical Care in Detention Centers
A complaint alleges ICE is violating its own guidelines for the treatment of pregnant asylum-seekers.
Oct 12, 2017 / Greg Kaufmann