News & Commentary about Deportation and Due Process

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A hand holds a large white protest sign reading "ICE OUT" in bold blue letters during a crowded demonstration outside a government building. An American flag waves above the crowd, and additional signs in the background include messages calling to abolish ICE.

Jul 16, 2026

We Documented 1,200+ Actions by ICE. Here's What We Found.

Four masked DEA police officers wearing tactical vests labeled “DEA POLICE” walk across a downtown intersection at night, with tall office buildings, streetlights, traffic signals, and cars with headlights behind them.

Apr 6, 2026

States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations

Heavily armed ICE and Border Patrol agents guard the Broadview ICE facility from peaceful protesters opposed to 'Operation Midway Blitz' in Chicagoland; their sign reads 'Immigrants Make America Great'

Nov 6, 2025

Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership at ICE Offices Despite Human Rights Violations

American and Texas state flags flying on the dome of the Texas State Capitol building.

Nov 2, 2023

White Supremacy is Fueling Extreme Anti-Immigrant Policy in Texas

A hand holding up a "With LGBT Refugees" sign.

Oct 10, 2023

Asylum Seeker's Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System

Margarito Castañon Nava looks into the camera as he stands next to an American flag hanging from a wooden fence behind him on his right.

Apr 12, 2023

This Deceptive ICE Tactic Violates the Fourth Amendment

A man seeking asylum in the United States wears a shirt that reads, "BIDEN PLEASE LET US IN!," as he stands among tents that line an entrance to the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.

Jan 26, 2023

Biden Must Reverse Plans to Revive Deadly Trump-era Asylum Bans

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Jun 23, 2022

Supreme Court Ruling Rejects the Promise of Miranda Rights

Jan 27, 2022

Why Is America So Keen on Separating Families?

A group of signs on the ground protesting harmful immigration policies, some of which read “No Human Is Illegal,” and “Help Not Death.”

Jan 7, 2022

The Biden Administration is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case