Ignoring Violence in El Salvador, Trump Ends Years of Special Protective Status for Immigrants
The current iteration of the TPS program for El Salvador has been in place for nearly 20 years, and many of its beneficiaries have American families.
The War on Immigrants
The Intercept has been reporting from the front lines and the borderlines — exposing the lies and the inhumanity of U.S. immigration enforcement agencies.
“They’re Taking Everybody” — Videos Show Texas Troopers Ripping Apart Immigrant Families During Traffic Stops
Dashcam videos obtained via open records requests show the Texas Highway Patrol is now actively participating in Donald Trump's deportation machine.
Top Trump Official John Kelly Ordered ICE to Portray Immigrants as Criminals to Justify Raids
A February directive to ICE officials across the country to portray undocumented immigrants as criminals came directly from then-DHS Secretary John Kelly.
Leaked ICE Guide Offers Unprecedented View of Agency’s Asset Forfeiture Tactics
An internal “Asset Forfeiture Handbook” instructs ICE agents on how to appraise property before seizing it.
ICE Detainee Sent to Solitary Confinement for Encouraging Protest of “Voluntary” Low-Wage Labor
A Haitian immigrant held at a privately run facility was disciplined for encouraging a work stoppage despite ICE requirements that all work be voluntary.
Texas Sheriff Broke Promise To Keep ICE Out of Local Jails
The fight over "sanctuary" cities prompted a policy reversal on cooperating with ICE — imperiling Austin’s immigrants and at least one U.S. citizen.
Internal Emails Show ICE Agents Struggling to Substantiate Trump’s Lies About Immigrants
ICE officials were instructed to find examples of "egregious" cases in a campaign to portray undocumented immigrants as hardened criminals.
These Are the Technology Firms Lining Up to Build Trump’s “Extreme Vetting” Program
ICE's Homeland Security Investigations division hosted an “industry day” for technology companies interested in building a new tool for “extreme vetting.”
Texas Police Say “Show Me Your Papers” Law Is Damaging Public Safety — Before Even Taking Effect
Thanks to SB4, which lets police check the immigration status of anyone they detain, residents are “afraid to call us or be witnesses to crimes,” a Houston officer says.
How Sanctuary Cities Can Protect Undocumented Immigrants From ICE Data Mining
ICE’s increased use of data mining to identify and locate undocumented people is reflected in the enforcement operations since Donald Trump’s inauguration.