News & Commentary about ICE and Border Patrol Abuses

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Nov 13, 2025

Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell

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

Border Patrol agents and police congregating during during a demonstration against expanded ICE operations and in support of immigrant rights.

Sep 10, 2025

How Expanded 287(g) Program Turns Local Police Into Deportation Agents

A demonstrator holding a sign that says "Protect Immigrants."

Aug 18, 2025

New Detention Camp at Fort Bliss Marks Dangerous Expansion of Militarized Immigration Enforcement

Close-up of POLICE ICE marking on the back of a vest uniform worn by a trio of officers.

Aug 18, 2025

Live Coverage: ACLU Challenges ICE Detention Centers

A road sign that says Alligator Alcatraz and an individual in front of it holding a sign that says "Cruel and Unusual."

Aug 15, 2025

Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained

Austin, Texas, USA - May 29, 2017: A Hispanic mother and her daughter protest SB 4, an anti-Sanctuary Cities immigration law, outside the Capitol.

Apr 4, 2024

The Most Extreme Anti-Immigration Bill We've Seen

A man and woman with baggage at the border.

Feb 13, 2024

Border Patrol’s Abusive Practice of Taking Migrants’ Property Needs to End

US Customs and Border Protection building facade.

Jan 12, 2024

Government Agencies Shouldn't Be Allowed to Destroy Their Paper Trail of Medical Abuse and Neglect

The exterior of an immigrant detention center.

Dec 7, 2023

We’re Making Sure People in Immigration Detention Know Their Rights