Credit Scores and the Growing Pervasiveness of Personal Metrics
The Department of Homeland Security wants to use credit scores to determine immigration cases. That sets a dangerous precedent.
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The Far-Reaching Effect of the Trump Administration's Proposed Changes to the 'Public Charge' Rule
A new analysis concludes the proposed changes could affect over 175 million people.
DACA Has Not Been Saved—and It May Be in Its Last Days
The program protecting Dreamers from deportation has achieved a string of victories in the courts. But legal experts—and DACA recipients—worry that not much has changed.
A Judge Blocks Trump's Asylum Ban on Migrants Caught Crossing the Border
A federal judge in San Francisco has issued an injunction against the Trump administration, temporarily suspending the administration's policy of denying asylum to migrants caught crossing the southern border illegally.
California Rights Groups Are Demanding Answers About a New, DHS-Backed Surveillance Program
Months after Los Angeles denied federal funding to surveil its communities, the California government is poised to pay non-profits to do the same.
Civil Rights Groups Immediately Sue as Trump Tries to Block Asylum Seekers
Multiple civil rights groups sued the administration on Friday, arguing that a new executive policy violates both United States and international law.
Family Separations at the Border May Have Started Long Before This Year
A new report reveals disorganization and a lack of communication between the government agencies responsible for apprehending undocumented migrants and caring for migrant children separated from their families.
With Family Plots and Migratory Hubs in Its Crosshairs, the Border Wall Looms Large in Texas
After securing over $500 million in March to build a border barrier, the Department of Homeland Security has begun laying the foundation for the first miles of Donald Trump's long-promised wall. The blueprint bisects federally protected public lands and dismembers private property that's been passed down for generations.
A New Report Reveals How Family Separation Led Border Officials to Break the Law
Unprepared for the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy, overwhelmed border officials illegally detained children in unfit facilities, among other failures.
'Families Are Living in Fear': How a Trump Administration Proposal Is Harming Immigrants
Fear of repercussions is keeping immigrant families from using public benefit programs like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
A Memo Reveals How the Trump Administration Built a Family Separation Policy While Denying the Policy Existed
A redacted memo released on Tuesday outlines the administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, which ensured that every adult apprehended crossing the border would be detained and prosecuted.
Trump Officials Claim to Be Unaware of the Psychological Trauma of Family Separation
High-ranking officials said on Tuesday that they did not feel qualified to speak on the growing mountain of warnings that detention could be permanently harming children.
The Government May Have Deported 463 Migrant Parents Whose Children Remain in the U.S.
A progress reports shows that hundreds of migrant parents whose children remain in United States shelters may have been deported.
The Trump Administration Deems Dozens of Migrant Children 'Ineligible' for Reunification
Immigration officials provided a litany of reasons as to why the remaining 46 children were ineligible for reunification.
Key Takeaways From the House's 'Compromise' Immigration Bill
The Republican proposal would end family separation at the border.
Advocates Fear the New Trump Administration Rule Will Keep Migrant Children in Detention for Even Longer
The ACLU warns that a new rule allowing the government to look into potential guardians' immigration status will leave the children with nowhere to go but detention facilities.
U.S. Border Stations Are Now Overflowing With Migrant Children
Customs and Border Protection agents are running out of space to shelter the hundreds of migrant children who have been separated from their parents at the United States border as part of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy.
The White House's Decision to Terminate Hondurans' Temporary Protected Status May Aid Lawsuits Against Its Immigration Policy
Lawsuits challenging earlier TPS cancelations charge the Trump administration was guided not by calculations over the nations' safety, but by racism.
Inside the ACLU's Suit to Stop ICE From Separating Immigrant Families
The Department of Homeland Security maintains that it does not habitually separate detained asylum-seekers from their children without just cause.
The Trump Administration Is Reportedly Separating Hundreds of Immigrant Children From Their Parents
A lawsuit filed Monday aims to reunite a Congolese mother and her daughter, ripped apart at separate detention facilities as part of an apparent plan to discourage new asylum seekers.
The Trump Administration's Revised Immigration Rule Could Penalize American Citizens for Using Social Services
The Department of Homeland Security says a new draft rule saves taxpayers money. Activists warn that it targets immigrants and the poor.
Kickbacks, Corruption, and a Texas Border Wall
How one Texas family allegedly made millions off the construction of a border fence funded by the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump Now Wants the Department of Homeland Security to Pursue Voter Fraud
After getting rid of his Commission on Election Integrity, the president is pointing toward DHS to pick up the mantle.
Eight Immigration Advocacy Groups File Complaint Against DHS
They say that a cluster of ICE raids violate domestic and international refugee laws.