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A girl and her father stand with some 200,000 immigrants' rights activists flood the National Mall to demand comprehensive immigration reform on March 21, 2010 in Washington DC.

Aug 15, 2021

Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship

Nine Years After DACA Went Into Effect, Congress On The Verge Of Passing A Path To Citizenship
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.
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?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain someone in front of a red truck.

Feb 9, 2021

This is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good

This is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good
Juan Correa Villalonga wears an orange jumpsuit the says "stop deportations" on the back in protest against the ICE agents deporting Venezuelans.

Dec 22, 2020

A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?

A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?
Detainees walk past a map of the world in a hallway of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.

Nov 30, 2020

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — About ICE Detention

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — About ICE Detention
Urooj Alavi with her two children.

Oct 16, 2020

ICE is Trying to Deport My Husband While I Treat COVID Patients

ICE is Trying to Deport My Husband While I Treat COVID Patients
A close up of a police officer wears a "Police" label beside a U.S. ICE (standing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement) badge on his vest.

Sep 3, 2020

For Black Immigrants, Police and ICE Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

For Black Immigrants, Police and ICE Are Two Sides of the Same Coin
CBP agents wearing PPE processing someone wearing a mask behind a chain-link fence.

May 20, 2020

How to Co-opt a Pandemic to Ban Asylum

How to Co-opt a Pandemic to Ban Asylum
Detainees walk toward a fenced recreation area inside of an ICE detention facility in Washington state.

Apr 30, 2020

Immigration Detention Was a Black Box Before COVID-19. Now, it’s a Death Trap.

Immigration Detention Was a Black Box Before COVID-19. Now, it’s a Death Trap.