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Raw Chicken, Malnutrition and Fear: The ‘Nightmare’ of Being Pregnant in an ICE Detention Camp
News and Awards
The Marshall Project and El País Join Forces to Expand Coverage of Criminal Justice and Immigration Systems
Closing Argument
For Unhoused People, ID Laws Go Beyond Voting. Without Documents, ‘You Can’t Do Anything.’

The Marshall Project

A video screenshot shows a dark-skinned man, wearing a white tank top and black pants, tilting his head as he sits on the floor. Two individuals standing next to him bend down to check on his condition. One person on the side is on the phone. Another person is exiting their car. A police officer stands in the foreground.
Analysis October 9
‘Normalize Bad Tactics’: ICE Keeps Shooting at People in Cars
The shooting of Oscar Belgal in New York City adds to the tally of similar incidents since Trump began his second term.
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A photo of a quilt shows, at center, two arms with raised fists in handcuffs reaching out from behind prison bars. There is a phoenix rising from the center of the handcuffs, where there is a starburst. Multi-colored pieces surround the center, and the edges of the quilt are lined with a pattern of musical notes on a staff.
Life Inside October 9
Despite the Machismo of Prison, These Men Collaborated on a Quilt
A quilting workshop united men at Vermont’s Southern State Correctional Facility. The result? A museum-quality piece of art.
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A photo shows a young boy with medium skin tone wearing a denim jacket and holding a Buzz Lightyear toy. A woman with medium-light skin tone stands behind him, and masked agents stand around them in a hallway.
News October 8
ICE Is Detaining Children in Hotels Where Families and Lawyers Can’t Find Them
Families described constant surveillance, poor access to food and threats of separation if they told anyone where they were being kept.
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Analysis October 8
Tracking Trump’s Immigration Crackdown on Children
How many kids has ICE arrested, detained, and deported under the second Trump administration?
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A black-and-white photo shows dozens of gravestones in a cemetery at night. In the background are a number of tall trees.
Analysis October 8
How America’s Patchwork of Death-In-Custody Rules Is Failing Families
Bodies of people who die in custody can be cremated, even when it violates their religion, or be donated to science without consent, finds new report.
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A photo shows a woman in a green dress pushing a stroller with a toddler down a hall. Federal agents, some of whom are masked, stand along the side of the hallway.
Analysis October 8
ICE Has Arrested Twice As Many Children This Year
In total, more than 8,500 kids have been arrested by ICE in Trump’s second term.
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A photo shows state troopers in riot gear at night facing two protesters whose backs are to the camera.
News October 7
Immigrants in Texas ICE Camp Begin Hunger Strike to Protest Indefinite Detention
They are demanding to be moved out of the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has allowed the government to hold immigrants indefinitely.
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A photo shows cars driving at night in a blur past a Flock camera, which is situated at the top of a pole. There is a square plate at the top of the pole.
Closing Argument October 3
The Flock Backlash Catches Up to the Tech
From statehouse bans to audit workarounds, governments are scrambling to police the license-plate readers they rushed to install.
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An illustration shows a person in black and blue colors, standing in front of a backdrop of prison bars, a bird, and figures that could be construed as the friends of the main figure. There are some spikes along the edge of parts of the illustration.
Life Inside October 2
Here’s What Happens When You Become Institutionalized
“Everyday changes frighten me,” writes Lexie Handlang. “I am way more comfortable in places where everything is structured.”
By Lexie Handlang
A photo shows a sun setting in between a building and barb wired fences. Dusk lighting make the building appear as a silhouette. In the foreground is a close-up of a wired fence.
Closing Argument September 26
From Sweltering Cells to Frigid Tents: The Extreme Temperatures of Incarceration
While Texas faces a 2029 deadline to install AC and California debates workplace exemptions, incarcerated people endure extreme heat and freezing detention camps.
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