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Border Patrol agents shine a light through the border wall as migrants search for a way to cross.

The Government’s Numbers Show Increasing Border Arrests. Does That Mean the U.S. Is Facing an Illegal Immigration Crisis?

As with any data set, understanding Customs and Border Protection's new statistics means looking at more than just the numbers.

Jack Herrera

Central American migrants walk as they are detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents at the border wall in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on May 7th, 2019.

A Court Just Handed Trump an Immigration Victory. What Will It Mean for Asylum Seekers?

A federal court has decided to allow the administration to continue sending asylum seekers back to Mexico as the lawsuit against the Remain in Mexico plan makes its way through the legal system.

Jack Herrera

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrive at a home in search of an undocumented immigrant on April 11th, 2018, in New York City. New York is considered a "sanctuary city" for undocumented immigrants, and ICE receives little or no cooperation from local law enforcement.

News in Brief

Has ICE Found a Way to Get Around Sanctuary Policies?

The agency announced a new policy meant to combat sanctuary city policies, but legal experts say ICE's actual motives might be different.

Jack Herrera

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest an undocumented Mexican immigrant during a raid in Bushwick, Brooklyn, in April of 2018.

Social Justice

No One Agrees on the Map of Sanctuary States. We Made One Anyway.

We collected a list of states with sanctuary—and anti-sanctuary—policies. But it was more complicated than you might think.

Jack Herrera

Detained migrants wait to be transported by U.S. Border Patrol at the border of the United States and Mexico on March 31st, 2019, in El Paso, Texas.

Why Is Border Patrol Planning to DNA Test Asylum Seekers?

The Department of Homeland Security will use the tests to identify what it calls fraudulent families. But advocates say the plan raises privacy concerns.

Jack Herrera