ICE Defied Direct Order From Federal Judge and Re-Detained Elderly Palestinian
A judge said the 77-year-old grandfather's detention was unlawful. Then ICE seized him again and tried to rush him onto a deportation flight.
The War on Immigrants
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“Warehousing Human Beings”
Former immigration judge Andrea Sáenz and American Immigration Council’s Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on the conditions at Delaney Hall and other ICE detention centers across the U.S.
Chilling Dissent
ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting “Horrific Conditions” in Delaney Hall Jail
Detainees told a visiting member of Congress that the attacks were “retribution for the ongoing hunger strike.”
Judge Sanctioned Private Prison Giant for Destroying Evidence in ICE Death Suit
The first known sanction of its kind held CoreCivic responsible for destroying video in a case alleging wrongful death of an ICE detainee.
ICE Recruitment Tweets Are So Racist That Cops Feared They Could Incite Neo-Nazi Violence
A newly uncovered police bulletin warns that white supremacists may interpret ICE social media content as a call to violence.
FBI Redirected a Quarter of Staff to Target Immigrants Under Trump's Deportation Push
Over 9,000 FBI personnel were assigned to immigration after Trump returned to office — a massive diversion that experts warn could put national security at risk.
Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall
DHS was in talks with the wildlife refuge that hosts the ancient site to make sure it was protected, a local archeologist said.
Who Decided to Indict Kilmar Abrego Garcia Over a Years-Old Traffic Stop?
A DOJ prosecutor insists he charged Abrego based strictly on evidence of human smuggling. A federal judge seems skeptical.
ICE Is Looking for Parking in New York City — For a 150-Vehicle Deportation Fleet
With its last contract expiring, activists say garage owners should spurn ICE to avoid becoming complicit in Trump’s deportation blitz.
Two-Thirds of People Arrested by ICE in Minnesota Surge Had No Criminal Records, New Data Reveals
The White House had said all the thousands of people arrested were “dangerous criminal” immigrants.