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Insurrectionists broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in Washington, DC.
Analysis January 14, 2021
White Terrorism Often Leads to Harsher Punishment for People of Color
Amid calls for tougher laws after the Capitol assault, research shows that measures addressing White violence usually fall harder on Black people.
By Eli Hager
A guard escorts an immigrant detainee at the Adelanto Detention Facility in 2013 in Adelanto, Calif.
News November 17, 2020
Think Private Prison Companies Are Going Away Under Biden? They Have Other Plans
CoreCivic and GEO Group have been shifting away from prisons toward other government contracts, like office space and immigration detention.
By Jamiles Lartey
A still from The Marshall Project’s “We Are Witnesses: Becoming an American”.
News and Awards October 16, 2020
The Marshall Project Wins Three Edward R. Murrow Awards
Honored for overall excellence and two multimedia features.
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Feature August 11, 2020
“Nowhere Else to Go”
A Marshall Project / FRONTLINE film that follows an undocumented family’s struggle to survive homelessness, immigrant detention and a rapidly spreading virus.
By Emily Kassie
Feature July 10, 2020
How ICE Exported the Coronavirus
An investigation reveals how Immigration and Customs Enforcement became a domestic and global spreader of COVID-19.
By Emily Kassie and Barbara Marcolini
People slept wrapped in blankets in front of the Otay border crossing in Tijuana in May. The U.S. government decided to limit the opening hours of the border crossing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and many commuters sleep for hours on the Mexican side of the border to get to work on time in the morning.
Analysis July 9, 2020
Biden Inches Leftward On Immigration
A task force designed to forge unity and turn out Sanders voters proposes ambitious rollback of Trump policies.
By Julia Preston
Salomón Medina-Calderón is being detained for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Yuba County Jail in Marysville, Calif.
Coronavirus April 8, 2020
“I Do Not Want to Die Somewhere Like This.”
Medically vulnerable immigrants in ICE detention sue for release before coronavirus arrives.
By Emily Kassie
At Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, pictured here in 2008, a staff member recently tested positive for COVID-19, the first known case in the U.S. immigration detention system.
Coronavirus March 24, 2020
“Everybody’s Scared”: Panic At Immigrant Detention Center After Positive Coronavirus Test
Detainees say officials give them little information and are not doing enough to reduce their risk.
By Emily Kassie
Officials toured an area where detainees live at the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey in 2008.
Coronavirus March 19, 2020
First ICE Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Case confirmed at Elizabeth, N.J., facility currently holding almost 200 detainees.
By Emily Kassie
Colin Absolam, who was facing deportation after being released on parole from prison, was pardoned on Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
News January 30, 2020
Colin Absolam, an Immigrant Facing Deportation, Pardoned by Gov. Cuomo
His lawyer said he remained in custody in an ICE detention facility.
By Marshall Project Staff
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