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News & Commentary about Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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Demonstrators standing in front of a mobile billboard that says, “It’s past time to end Trump-era policies at the border.”

Mar 22, 2022

Five Things to Know About the Title 42 Immigrant Expulsion Policy

Five Things to Know About the Title 42 Immigrant Expulsion Policy
Migrants in line to seek asylum in Matamoros, Mexico.

Mar 2, 2022

My Family Came to Seek Asylum, But Found Danger Instead

My Family Came to Seek Asylum, But Found Danger Instead

Oct 28, 2021

The Biden Administration's Immigration Double Talk

The Biden Administration's Immigration Double Talk
Empty cell at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison.

Oct 5, 2021

More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration

More of the Same: Private Prison Corporations and Immigration Detention Under the Biden Administration
A screenshot of surveillance video taken shortly before men detained at the Torrance County were pepper-sprayed for engaging in a peaceful hunger strike

Sep 28, 2021

Understaffed, Unsanitary ICE Facility in New Mexico Fails Annual Inspection

Understaffed, Unsanitary ICE Facility in New Mexico Fails Annual Inspection
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during news conference with a U.S. Homeland Security flag behind him.

Jul 21, 2021

Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.

Secretary Mayorkas Pledged to End His Agency’s Anti-Immigrant Abuses. Here’s What He’s Delivered.
Woman holds sign that reads "Close the Camps" outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Portland

Jun 29, 2021

Cruelty and Coercion: How ICE Abuses Hunger Strikers

Cruelty and Coercion: How ICE Abuses Hunger Strikers
Still image of a detained man from the video

Jun 9, 2021

Mass ICE Detention is Unnecessary — and We Have Proof

Mass ICE Detention is Unnecessary — and We Have Proof
A woman wears a protective face mask and gloves as she protests outside of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office Friday, May 29, 2020, in Plantation, Fla.

Apr 5, 2021

ICE’s Watchdog Agency Confirms Dangerous Conditions in Arizona Immigration Detention Facility

ICE’s Watchdog Agency Confirms Dangerous Conditions in Arizona Immigration Detention Facility
An ICE agent holding an Immigration Detainer form.

Feb 24, 2021

How Did ICE Deport a Survivor of the Walmart Shooting?

How Did ICE Deport a Survivor of the Walmart Shooting?