News
September 13
Thousands of cases have been filed since President Trump started forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico.
Analysis
August 23
Most of the increase comes from immigration charges, not violent crime or drugs, a new report finds.
News
July 16
A series of policy changes has failed to reduce the ever-growing backlog of cases waiting to be resolved.
The Lowdown
June 27
A proposal by Julián Castro would make unauthorized border crossing a civil offense, not a crime.
News
June 18
About 750 federal inmates will be transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody starting in mid-July.
News
May 8
‘Voluntary departure’ applications surge as immigrants decide it’s better to return to their native countries than languish in a detention facility.
Analysis
February 12
The number of people in immigration detention has increased under every presidential administration for more than 25 years.
Justice Lab
August 14, 2018
Can neuroscience predict how likely someone is to commit another crime?
Feature
July 23, 2018
How Donald Trump’s war on immigrants is playing out in his hometown.