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A woman drives in a caravan protesting conditions detainees face in ICE detention centers.

May 22, 2020

ICE’s Lack of Transparency About COVID-19 in Detention Will Cost Lives

ICE’s Lack of Transparency About COVID-19 in Detention Will Cost Lives
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection checking the identification of someone seated in a car.

May 22, 2020

This Family Just Reminded CBP We Don’t Lose Our Rights at the Border

This Family Just Reminded CBP We Don’t Lose Our Rights at the Border
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.
Two children wear masks and hold signs that read "I want my dad free and healthy" and "I want my dad alive not dead!!" as part of a protest calling for the release of detained immigrants in front of the GEO Detention Center in Aurora, Colorado.

Apr 8, 2020

“They Don’t Care if You Die”: Immigrants in ICE Detention Fear the Spread of COVID-19

“They Don’t Care if You Die”: Immigrants in ICE Detention Fear the Spread of COVID-19
Two boys running around and playing outside of tents in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Mar 26, 2020

Asylum Seekers Stranded in Mexico Face a New Danger: COVID-19

Asylum Seekers Stranded in Mexico Face a New Danger: COVID-19
Detainees walk in a hallway at the Northwest Detention Center, a federal immigration facility in Tacoma, Washington.

Mar 25, 2020

Living with COVID — in an Immigration Jail

Living with COVID — in an Immigration Jail
A Greyhound bus parked at a Los Angeles Greyhound bus station. Greyhound has denied the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers access to buses to conduct warrantless searches.

Mar 20, 2020

How the ACLU Organized to End Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses

How the ACLU Organized to End Racial Profiling on Greyhound Buses
US military members are seen next to a red metal and barbed wire fence at the US border

Mar 18, 2020

The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border

The Military Should not be Searching Cars or Checking Documents at the Border
On a sunny day in California, two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers escort a man in handcuffs. Trump administration officials have confirmed plans for two new tactics in their anti-immigrant agenda.

Mar 5, 2020

Trump is Sending Special Forces-style Agents into Pro-Immigrant Cities

Trump is Sending Special Forces-style Agents into Pro-Immigrant Cities
A collage of a black-and-white image of two people hugging, overlaying a beige and red background with a barbed wire gate behind the people. This image depicts the difficulties of family separation policies that have come from the Trump administration.

Feb 26, 2020

Family Separation, Two Years After Ms. L

Family Separation, Two Years After Ms. L