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Mauricio Posadas Andrade is detained at Port Isabel Detention Center, near Brownsville, Texas. He was separated from his son on June 12.

Immigration Detention

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Closing Argument
Not In Our Backyard: Some Pro-Trump Towns Push Against Detention Centers
Opposition to an immigration detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas, illustrates a tension playing out across the country.
The CoreCivic corporate headquarters in Brentwood, Tennessee, in 2023. The private prison operator is proposing to run an immigration detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Boston University police officers conferred while students protested outside of the office of the dean of students on April 3, demanding that the university pledge to protect students from the federal government regardless of their immigration status.
Closing Argument April 5
Trump Is Targeting International Students Over Pro-Palestinian Protests. But Is It Legal?
After the administration revoked 300 students’ visas, the courts will have to decide if the Constitution protects the free speech of noncitizens.
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A large crowd held signs at a protest in New York City, some of which read: "Release Mahmoud Khalil" and "Billionaires are the real enemy, not immigrants".
Closing Argument March 15
How Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants With Legal Status Departs From the Norm
Mahmoud Khalil is just one of many people with legal or protected status detained and facing deportation.
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An officer in a navy uniform holds a walkie talkie while walking through a hall. There is an open gate in the foreground. Two people in orange uniforms with towels are walking in the background.
Closing Argument February 15
How Trump Is Trying to Expand the Already Colossal U.S. Prison System
The administration’s efforts — from mass deportation to harsher punishments for some crimes — rely on access to more prison and jail cells.
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Three men, wearing orange and red uniforms, talk on telephones in a payphone booth area.
Analysis January 23
How Trump’s Immigration Orders Represent a Seismic Shift on Enforcement
The president’s actions move the federal government toward his promised hardline position. But some executive orders will face court challenges.
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A group of men wearing white uniforms, seen from the back, walk toward a fenced area. A guard stands by the entrance.
Analysis January 22
What Will Trump’s Executive Order on Private Prisons Really Do?
The order reverses Biden’s ban on private prison contracts with the Justice Department. Private immigrant detention never stopped and is expected to grow.
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Butler County Jail in Hamilton, Ohio, in 2023.
Closing Argument January 4
‘Perverse’ Incentives: How Local Governments Might Cash In on Trump’s Migrant Detention
Some local officials see President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations as an answer to their budget woes.
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Former President Donald Trump, a White man in a red tie and navy suit, claps his hands as he walks off a stage during a rally inside an arena. He walks down a red rug between U.S. flags. In the background, there are signs that read "VOTE EARLY!" and hundreds of supporters sitting the stands.
Closing Argument October 26, 2024
The True, Massive Cost of Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans
Along with immense human suffering, deporting millions of people could cost billions and damage the economy, according to several recent analyses.
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Silhouettes of about 11 people stand in a line outside. An overpass bridge and parked cars can be seen in the background.
Closing Argument August 24, 2024
How a Drop in Border Crossings May Change the Presidential Campaign
The Democratic National Convention sought to address one of the party’s biggest weaknesses with voters.
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A man in an orange uniform looks out of a small window in his solitary confinement cell, which contains a narrow bed, a sink and attached toilet, and a small desk and chair.
Closing Argument April 20, 2024
The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)
Isolation’s damaging effects are widely known. But many facilities confine people — even youth — virtually all day, sometimes in shower stalls.
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