On this episode of Reveal, we bring you one reporter’s dispatch from a treacherous migrant rescue operation.
Immigration
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.
How the ICE crackdown is affecting immigrant victims of crime
A new survey of judges, prosecutors, law enforcement and advocates suggests immigrant victims are less willing to report crimes or go to court.
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.
Flood of US citizenship applications increases wait times, anxiety
Immigration advocates are concerned that the slowdown is deliberate, a move to “suppress the vote” of these potential citizens.
DOJ’s California sanctuary suit doesn’t challenge ICE detainers
Putting an end to honoring detainers filed by ICE is a cornerstone of California’s sanctuary law. But DOJ’s new lawsuit doesn’t challenge that.
Here are 8 ways Melania Trump’s parents could have received green cards
Of the ways they could have received green cards, family reunification, dubbed “chain migration” by President Donald Trump, is most likely.
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.
Police: Immigration policies making it harder to catch criminals
A majority said it has become harder to investigate cases of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking involving immigrant victims.
Border Patrol won’t tell us how they send people back. So we sued
The Border Patrol gives agents wide latitude to immediately deport migrants. We want to know what kind of guidance it offers those agents.