Analysis March 30

The Myth of the Criminal Immigrant

The link between immigration and crime exists in the imaginations of Americans, and nowhere else.

By Anna Flagg

Life Inside February 1

The Day ICE Knocked on My Door

He completed his prison sentence. Then immigration officers came calling.

By Khalil A. Cumberbatch

The Frame January 19

Bridge to Nowhere

Photographer Kirsten Luce captures the challenges facing migrants who arrive at a U.S. border crossing in Laredo, Texas.

By Julia Preston and Celina Fang

News August 28, 2017

How ICE Uses Secret Police Databases to Arrest Immigrants

Recent lawsuits claim the agency is targeting people for deportation based on spurious allegations of gang connections.

By Christie Thompson

News August 8, 2017

When the U.S. Deports You — And Keeps All Your Stuff

Border officials are supposed to return personal belongings to people who are deported to Mexico but often don’t.

By John Carlos Frey

Feature July 30, 2017

Fearful of Court, Asylum Seekers are Banished in Absentia

Under Trump, an Obama strategy unravels

By Julia Preston

News July 5, 2017

One Bit of Good News for Immigrants in Detention

As a federal program grows, more mentally ill immigrants have access to attorneys.

By Christie Thompson

News June 20, 2017

How ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Are Helping Immigrants Outwit ICE

Communities across the country are defying the Trump administration on immigration.

By John Carlos Frey

Analysis March 2, 2017

Trump’s Radical Departure on Immigration

A softer tone from the White House belies a harsher reality.

By Julia Preston

Commentary February 28, 2017

How Immigrants Make Communities Safer

Immigrants may actually bring down crime in areas where they live.

Chiraag Bains

Analysis February 20, 2017

The Opposite of Sanctuary

Where the local lawmen serve as immigration enforcers.

By Anna Flagg

Analysis February 20, 2017

Trump’s First Roundup

What we learned from that surge of immigrant arrests

By Julia Preston

Analysis February 3, 2017

Decoding Trump’s Immigration Orders

What to watch as the system prepares for mass deportations.

By Julia Preston

Graphics January 31, 2017

Stranded in Trump's America

Hundreds of thousands of people from seven barred nations live in all parts of the U.S.

By Anna Flagg and Tom Meagher

News January 18, 2017

24,000 Defendants Get a New Chance at Justice in Drug-Lab Scandal

Some deportees gain, too, but no one knows how many are affected.

By Christie Thompson

Feature December 12, 2016

America’s Toughest Immigration Court

Welcome to Stewart Detention Center, the black hole of the immigration system.

By Christie Thompson

Analysis September 26, 2016

Who is ICE Deporting?

Obama’s promise to focus on “felons not families” has fallen short

By Christie Thompson and Anna Flagg

The Lowdown September 25, 2016

What Trump and Others Get Wrong About ‘Sanctuary Cities’

Ahead of the presidential debate, setting the record straight on a hot-button immigration issue.

By Christie Thompson

Feature July 22, 2016

The Strange Death of José de Jesús

Lost in America’s deportation bureaucracy.

By Marlon Bishop and Fernanda Echávarri

Analysis July 22, 2015

The Nonviolent Offenders Congress Forgot

While prison reform gains momentum, the immigration debate remains “tough on crime.”

By Christie Thompson

Feature June 17, 2015

The Long and Winding Detainment of Diana Ramos

Why did this undocumented woman spend more than four years in detention?

By Christie Thompson

News June 16, 2015

Get Caught with Pot, Face Deportation

As states loosen marijuana laws, the consequences for noncitizens remain as strict as ever.

By Christie Thompson

Commentary May 21, 2015

The ‘South Texas Family Residential Center’ Is No Haven

It’s an internment camp.

By Carl Takei

News April 17, 2015

Long Shorts and Baggy Shirts

An immigration detention facility tries a new method for curbing sexual assault: Make the women dress differently.

By Maurice Chammah

Commentary March 4, 2015

Lost in Detention

Where suspects, by the thousands, disappear.

By Alison Parker

News November 21, 2014

Deporting ‘Felons, Not Families’

Obama’s immigration plan has no room for criminals. But what’s a criminal?

By Christie Thompson