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Second Trump administration

News June 9
25 Babies and Toddlers Are in ICE Custody on an Average Day
On an average day under Trump, ICE has 25 children aged 3 or younger in custody. In total, at least 500 babies and toddlers have been detained.
By , , Kay Guerrero and Jacob Soboroff
A photo shows a White woman, Sandra Hafraoui, with medium-length blonde hair, standing outside Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center. She is wearing a black, zip-up hoodie sweatshirt, and metal fencing and a two-story building is visible behind her.
The Frame June 3
108 Days Apart: A Wife’s Fight to Free Her Husband From Delaney Hall
Sandra Hafraoui spent months trying to bring her husband home after ICE detained him on a 16-year-old deportation order he didn’t know existed.
By Corrie Aune and
A black-and-white illustration shows a room of mirrors with blank white pages scattered on the floor. A white silhouette stands inside each mirror.
Feature June 1
ICE Detained Them, and Then They Vanished
Under Trump, the U.S. increasingly sends immigrants all over the nation with little warning, leaving families and attorneys unsure where they are.
By and
A silhouette of a person looks out of a window of a detention facility surrounded by barbed wire. Two agents with helmets and protective gear stand in the foreground.
Closing Argument May 30
Bad Food. Poor Care. No Toilets. ICE Detention Misery Pushes Immigrants to ‘Voluntarily’ Depart.
As evidence of poor detention conditions grows, voluntary departures have skyrocketed since President Donald Trump returned to office.
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A photo shows smoke from an explosion rising in the middle of a cityscape.
News May 29
The U.S. Deported Them to Iran Just Before American Bombs Started Falling
Trump’s State Department told Americans to avoid Iran, Venezuela, Ukraine, South Sudan and other nations where the U.S. simultaneously deported people.
By
A collage shows images of clippings of court cases, a silhouette of a person with long hair, a logo of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, an image of cracked pavement and an image of courthouse pillars.
Analysis May 20
How a Centuries-Old Legal Tool Helped Immigrants Leave ICE Detention
In four Midwestern states, immigrants routinely won habeas corpus cases in federal courts. But the legal landscape is changing.
By and Luke Nozicka
A photo illustration shows a still image from police bodycam footage, with a man with a medium skin tone handing his driver’s license to a deputy, and excerpts of records in blue and black tones.
Feature May 11
They Called 911 for Help. Police Sent Them to ICE Detention Instead.
As more local police collaborate with ICE, even some crime victims and people who call 911 are facing arrest.
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An illustration shows multiple panels related to immigration detention, such as the back of a girl with braided hair holding a teddy bear, a man cutting a speech bubble with scissors, a hand drawing a sad stick figure, barbed wire and a man with a hand on his chest.
Analysis May 4
When Do ‘Detention Centers’ Become ‘Concentration Camps’? Experts Look to History
Concentration camps, often associated with Nazi killing centers, existed before WWII in several countries.
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A black-and-white photo shows a Black woman holding a folder speaking to a Black man holding paperwork in front of a desk with piles of forms. A group of Black women and children stand nearby. A sign for the "Immigration & Naturalization Service" is in the background, with the agency's logo.
Closing Argument April 25
Behind Haitians’ Supreme Court Immigration Fight, a Long History Looms
Trump’s move to end Haitians’ protected status is the latest chapter in a long history of the government treating them differently from other immigrants, some argue.
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Three Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, wearing civilian clothes, beanies and vests with labels that read "POLICE ICE," exit out of a gas station.
Closing Argument April 11
DHS Paying Local Police Millions in Quieter Approach to Immigration Enforcement
Facing public backlash, the Trump administration is outsourcing more immigration enforcement to local agencies and politically connected contractors.
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