News & Commentary about Immigrants' Rights and Detention

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The back of a police vest reads "Police ICE"

Apr 26, 2022

ICE Program Foments Abuse, Hatred, and Fear — and Makes Us All Less Safe

A migrant leans on a fence of the Gateway International Bridge that connects downtown Matamoros, Mexico with Brownsville, Texas.

Apr 25, 2022

Trump’s Remain in Mexico Policy is at the Supreme Court. Here’s What's at Stake.

Mar 24, 2022

Refugees of Color Matter Too

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

Migrants in line to seek asylum in Matamoros, Mexico.

Mar 2, 2022

Llegamos en Busca de Asilo, Pero Lo Que Encontramos Fue Peligro

Jan 27, 2022

Why Is America So Keen on Separating Families?

GEO and ICE grievance boxes at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.

Jan 12, 2022

Two-Thirds of Voters Want to Stop the Expansion of For-Profit Immigrant Detention

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

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle is seen next to migrants after they were detained and taken into custody.

Dec 17, 2021

New Guidance Fails to Stop Mistreatment of Pregnant People and Their Children in Detention

Immigration detainees leave the cafeteria under the watch of guards during a media tour at the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La., in this Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 file photo.

Nov 12, 2021

ICE’s Detention Oversight System Needs an Overhaul