Separated families won a second chance to seek asylum under an agreement in federal court, but lawyers say the government has backed off its pledge.
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Rep. John Lewis calls for end to ‘unjust’ immigrant detention system
He sent a letter to fellow members of Congress, calling on them to “end an unjust detention system” and citing Reveal’s investigation.
Immigration numbers illustrate lives affected by Trump-era policies
Key numbers show how policy changes have touched people of all ages, some just arriving, others who have lived in the U.S. for most of their lives.
Staff describe Georgia immigrant detention center as ‘ticking bomb’
Stewart Detention Center, where two immigrants died, had no psychiatrist and dangerously low staffing levels, internal records show.
Here’s how ICE sent children seeking asylum to adult detention centers
Two teens fleeing violence in war-torn countries sought asylum in the U.S. A Texas dentist’s report helped ICE send them to adult detention centers.
ICE isn’t following its own handbook on how to deport kids
ICE’s handbook says agents can order exams of immigrant kids to determine age “as a last resort.” That rule isn’t always followed, advocates say.
1 year ago, we asked for border spending records. We’re still waiting
With so much tax money at stake, Reveal wants to know how much the government already spent on the border. Customs and Border Protection won’t say.
In 3-way deal, ICE is paying Arizona town to hold detainees in Texas
Taxpayers are paying $438,000 each year for an Arizona city to be the middleman between ICE and a Texas private prison for detainees.
We’re suing the government over border wall spending records
With so much taxpayer money at stake and few details about how it would be used, we wanted to know how much the government had already spent.
Watchdog agency criticizes immigrant detention conditions
Immigrants are being denied medical care, strip-searched and threatened at six ICE detention facilities, a new watchdog report finds.