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Immigration

How Policy Impacts Migrants

260 stories published since 2016

The Administration Rushed on a Sweeping Immigration Policy. We Found Substantive, Sloppy Mistakes.

by Dara Lind and Yeganeh Torbati,

“Dirtbag,” “Savages,” “Subhuman”: A Border Agent’s Hateful Career and the Crime That Finally Ended It

by A.C. Thompson,

The Case That Made an Ex-ICE Attorney Realize the Government Was Relying on False “Evidence” Against Migrants

by Melissa del Bosque,

Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza revela la realidad de ser guardia de niños migrantes

por Ginger Thompson,

A Border Patrol Agent Reveals What It’s Really Like to Guard Migrant Children

by Ginger Thompson,

Revelations About a Secret Facebook Group Spawn Investigation of 70 Current and Former Border Patrol Employees

by Ginger Thompson,

Border Patrol Official Circulates Article That Deems Our Reporting on Secret Facebook Group a Threat

by Ginger Thompson,

Border Patrol Agents Are Passing Around A Commemorative Coin Mocking Care for Migrant Kids

by Dara Lind,

Inmigrantes menores enviados a albergues de Chicago están traumatizados y enfermos, a veces con varicela o tuberculosis

por Melissa Sanchez, Jodi S. Cohen y Duaa Eldeib,

Border Patrol Condemns Secret Facebook Group, but Reveals Few Specifics

by A.C. Thompson,

Immigration Officials Use Secretive Gang Databases to Deny Migrant Asylum Claims

by Melissa del Bosque,

People Are Using Secret Facebook Groups To Spread Hate We Can’t See. We Need Your Help.

by Ariana Tobin, Thalia Beaty and Lucas Waldron,

En un grupo secreto en Facebook, agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza se burlan de inmigrantes muertos y publican memes sexistas

por A.C. Thompson,

Investigation of Secret Border Patrol Group Launched as New Degrading Facebook Posts Surface

by A.C. Thompson and Dara Lind,

Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes

by A.C. Thompson,

ACLU Sues Pennsylvania State Police, Alleging They’ve Overstepped in Acting as Immigration Authorities

by Jeff Gammage and Angela Couloumbis, The Philadelphia Inquirer,

Years Ago, the Border Patrol’s Discipline System Was Denounced as “Broken.” It’s Still Not Fixed.

by A.C. Thompson,

Over 200 Allegations of Abuse of Migrant Children; 1 Case of Homeland Security Disciplining Someone

by A.C. Thompson,

Una de las pediatras que atendió a niños inmigrantes describe un patrón de brechas en la atención médica proporcionada en los albergues

por Michael Grabell,

Pediatrician Who Treated Immigrant Children Describes Pattern of Lapses in Medical Care in Shelters

by Michael Grabell,

Zero Tolerance: Inside the Secretive Network of Immigrant Youth Shelters in Illinois

by Logan Jaffe,

Atrapados en persecuciones mortales

por Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, y Brittny Mejia y James Queally, Los Angeles Times,

Trapped in a Deadly Chase

by Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, and Brittny Mejia and James Queally, Los Angeles Times,

If Trump’s Border Wall Becomes Reality, Here’s How He Could Easily Get Private Land for It

by T. Christian Miller,

5 Things You Need to Know About the Closing of Immigrant Youth Shelters in Illinois

by Logan Jaffe,

Después de la controversia, Heartland va a cerrar cuatro albergues para jóvenes inmigrantes en Illinois

por Melissa Sanchez, Duaa Eldeib y Jodi S. Cohen,

After Controversy, Heartland to Close Four Illinois Shelters for Immigrant Youth

by Melissa Sanchez, Duaa Eldeib, and Jodi S. Cohen,

Senators Demand Investigation Into Sexual Abuse at Immigrant Children’s Shelters

by Michael Grabell and Topher Sanders,

A pesar de sus duras palabras contra traficantes de migrantes, Trump ha socavado esfuerzos para frenarles

por Sebastian Rotella y Tim Golden,

Despite Trump’s Tough Talk About Migrant Smugglers, He’s Undercut Efforts to Stop Them

by Sebastian Rotella and Tim Golden,

The Lucky Ones

by Adriana Gallardo,

Pennsylvania Police Now Limited in Flagging Undocumented Immigrants to ICE

by Kavitha Surana,

Former MS-13 Member Who Secretly Helped Police Is Deported

by Hannah Dreier,

Long Island Schools Move to Curb Police Role in Detaining Immigrant Students

by Hannah Dreier,

Can the U.S. Military Build a Border Wall Even as It Struggles to Rebuild Itself?

by Joe Sexton,

Para un niño inmigrante, ¿cómo resulta vislumbrar el sueño americano para que luego se lo arrebaten?

by Ginger Thompson,

The Hunted

by Kavitha Surana and Hannah Dreier,

What’s It Like for an Immigrant Child to Have a Glimpse of the American Dream, Then Have It Taken Away?

by Ginger Thompson,

He Drew His School Mascot — and ICE Labeled Him a Gang Member

by Hannah Dreier,

Salvadoran Girl Whose Cries Highlighted the Cruelty of Family Separation Policy Embraces New Life

by Ginger Thompson,

En los albergues para menores inmigrantes, los casos de agresión sexual se abren y cierran en un dos por tres

por Michael Grabell y Topher Sanders, ProPublica, y Silvina Sterin Pensel, en reporte especial para ProPublica,

In Immigrant Children’s Shelters, Sexual Assault Cases Are Open and Shut

by Michael Grabell, Topher Sanders, Silvina Sterin Pensel for ProPublica,

6-Year-Old Separated From His Father Tells Judge He Wants to Go Home

by Eva Ruth Moravec for ProPublica,

Agency Policing Tent City for Immigrant Kids Lacks Experience Investigating Sex Crimes Involving Children

by Topher Sanders and Michael Grabell,

Government Reverses Course, Sending 4-Year-Old Boy Back to His Father

by Ginger Thompson,

Todavía hay familias que están siendo separadas en la frontera, meses después de haberse revocado la “cero tolerancia”

por Ginger Thompson,

Un encausado se presenta solo al tribunal de inmigración. Tiene 6 años de edad.

por Eva Ruth Moravec, en reporte especial para ProPublica, junto con Ginger Thompson, ProPublica,

A Defendant Shows Up in Immigration Court by Himself. He’s 6.

by Eva Ruth Moravec, special to ProPublica, and Ginger Thompson, ProPublica,

Families Are Still Being Separated at the Border, Months After “Zero Tolerance” Was Reversed

by Ginger Thompson,

¿Conoces a un estudiante que fue detenido por ICE después de tener problemas en la escuela? Cuéntanos.

por Hannah Dreier y Adriana Gallardo,