immigration

  • They Endured Child Separation. Now ICE Is Trying to Deport T…

    [ad_1] The 23-year-old Honduran man was legally living and working in the U.S. and had the documents to prove it. The U.S. government had allowed him to enter the country as part of a legal settlement for families who suffered under the first Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that separated children from their parents at…

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  • ICE Has Abruptly Deported Thousands of Kids. Their Families …

    [ad_1] For two months after their arrest, Yerson and Kelly Vargas and their 6-year-old daughter, Maria Paula, were held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, a family detention facility in Texas. One day, they said, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents confronted them with chains and handcuffs and threatened to drag them away by force if…

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  • 7 Best K-1 Visa Law Firms for Immigration Support

    [ad_1] Applying for a K-1 fiancé(e) visa is an exciting step for couples, but it can also bring a great deal of stress. There’s the emotional weight of being separated from your fiancé and wondering if everything will work out. There’s the practical challenge of gathering documents, filling out forms correctly, and tracking embassy timelines…

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  • ICE Is Buying Warehouses. Communities Are Fighting Back.

    [ad_1] Filed 12:00 p.m. EST 02.14.2026 The agency wants to warehouse immigration detainees. Local residents and officials are raising concerns. A 400,000 square-foot warehouse in Surprise, Arizona, purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Residents asked the city council earlier this month to stop the warehouse from becoming an ICE detention center. Jamiles Lartey/The…

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  • Why It’s Hard for Civilians to Sue ICE for Abuse

    [ad_1] In 1871, bands of masked men were riding through southern states, terrorizing Black people with murders, beatings and rapes. Local officials did little to stop the violence because many of them supported, or in some cases were members of, the Ku Klux Klan. In response, Congress passed a law, often referred to as the…

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  • ICE Data on Raids Hidden During Shutdown

    [ad_1] This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. Like previous government shutdowns, the one that ended this week didn’t halt federal agencies’ work across the board. Some things were paused; others kept chugging…

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  • Border patrol chief Greg Bovino says Chicago violence is ‘of…

    [ad_1] CHICAGO — Border cops deployed to Chicago are doing their best to put a lighthearted spin on the dangerous situation on the ground. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Midway Blitz has resulted in agents being shot at and met with resistance and violence daily — including being rammed with cars — as they round…

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  • Will ICE Hiring Bonuses Turn More Cops Into Agents? Florida …

    [ad_1] Filed 12:00 p.m. EDT 10.18.2025 The agency’s aggressive recruiting, including a $50,000 signing bonus, is hurting staffing in local agencies. People line up to speak with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruiters during a hiring event in Provo, Utah, in September 2025. George Frey/AFP, via Getty Images This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument…

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  • How Trump’s Immigration Focus Hinders Federal Crime Fighting

    [ad_1] Filed 12:00 p.m. EDT 10.04.2025 “It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers wait in Federal Plaza Immigration Court in New York City to detain noncitizens after their status hearings, regardless of…

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  • Even Before Dallas ICE Shooting, Immigration Detention Death…

    [ad_1] Filed 12:00 p.m. EDT 09.27.2025 Recent incidents include a man who died awaiting surgery in Georgia and a woman’s miscarriage in California. Meanwhile, suicide attempts are rising. A woman prays after learning that her husband, who is in ICE custody, would be transferred to a Georgia detention center without a right to a hearing…

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