Immigrants are being denied medical care, strip-searched and threatened at six ICE detention facilities, a new watchdog report finds.
National Security
Our system of national security is full of holes – on the border, at the airports and inside our computers, where the fight against cyberterrorism rages.
Border agents in training
Border Patrol work is a complicated affair for Mexican American families, bringing with it questions of allegiance and identity.
Detained immigrant girl released, but future remains uncertain
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro: “The United States should not be a place where children seeking life-sustaining medical care are at risk of apprehension.”
Immigrant girl who challenged Trump administration policy gets abortion
Jane Doe said in a statement: “People I don’t even know are trying to make me change my mind. I made my decision and that is between me and God.”
Government must allow abortion access for migrant girl, judge rules
The ruling is the first test of a Trump administration policy of denying abortion access for immigrant minors in federally funded shelters.
DOJ sets deadline for jurisdictions to prove they’re not sanctuaries
The latest deadline sets up yet another showdown between the Trump administration and local authorities over immigration enforcement.
Judge denies ACLU effort to release detained migrant girl for abortion
“The government may not want to facilitate abortion, but it cannot block it. It is doing that here,” the federal judge also writes in her ruling.
ICE issues plan to detain 1,000 more migrants in Texas
“This would continue the trend of this administration’s giveaways to the private prison industry at the expense of immigrants,” one advocate says.
ICE violates own policy by locking up pregnant women, complaint alleges
Nine pregnant women were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for as long as three months, according to the complaint.
Contractors named to build border wall prototypes
President Donald Trump’s border wall is coming a little bit closer to reality, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces its chosen contractors.