The Mass Deportation Handoff, Biden to Trump
And the Booming Border-Industrial Complex.
Trump Evokes Global Symbol of Torture With Plan to Send Immigrants to Gitmo
Defense attorneys point to a long history of rights abuses at Guantánamo, including mistreatment of Haitian refugees.
ICE Is Swiftly Expanding Its Sprawling Surveillance Apparatus
Within days of Trump’s presidential win, ICE sought out contractors to enlarge, transform, and modernize the agency’s ability to track, monitor, and surveil noncitizens.
American Troops as Migrants
Or Launching a War on America Itself
Trump Says Schools, Churches, Hospitals Aren’t Off-Limits to Immigration Police
Communities are organizing “know your rights” trainings to prepare for ICE and CPB intrusions in “sensitive locations.”
ACLU Sues Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the first sentence of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.
‘Calculated Cruelty’: Report Details Lasting Harms of Trump Family Separation Policy
Up to 1,360 children who were separated from their parents under the Trump administration have not been reunited six years later, according to the new report from a trio of…
ICE Has Been Lying About Its Racial Data Collection and Whitewashing Immigration Data, Advocacy Organizations Find
New records obtained by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration challenge Homeland Security’s claim that immigration agencies do not collect racial data.
Hundreds of Migrant Minors Are Wrongly Sent to Adult Detention Each Year Due to Scam X-Rays, Rights Groups Say
Civil rights organizations file a complaint to compel federal agencies to disclose information about their use of discredited scientific methods to determine the ages of unaccompanied migrant children.
Both Harris and Trump Cite Right-Wing Myths About Fentanyl in Border Policy
Militarizing the border — and promoting rhetoric that demonizes immigrants — will not save any lives.
Why the Far Right Lies About Immigrants
Springfield, Ohio’s immigrant influx is a success story, not a scandal. But when powerful people don’t want to share prosperity, they lie.
EFF & 140 Other Organizations Call for an End to AI Use in Immigration Decisions
Even though AI is unproven in its efficacy, DHS has frenetically incorporated AI into many of its functions.
Three New Kinds of Refugees in a World of Migrants
No migrant wants to leave their home and be treated as a second-class citizen by countries that forced their migration in the first place.
Kamala Harris Has Gone From Immigration Reformer to Border Hawk. What’s Next?
Immigration is a major concern for voters, and it’s possible Harris may sacrifice migrant rights to win the presidency.
Recognizing the Economic Need for California’s Undocumented Immigrants
A new study finds 1.6 million undocumented workers created 1.25 million jobs and produced 5% of the state’s GDP.